Jan. 24, 2010

Season Stats

Box Score vs. Texas State

DALLAS (SMU) - The No. 23 SMU Women's Tennis team improved to 4-0 after a 7-0 sweep of Louisiana Tech and a 4-0 victory over Texas State on Sunday. The Mustangs are a combined 21-1 in the first four dual matches. Up next, the Mustangs head to NCAA Regional Indoor Championships on Jan. 29-30 in Gainesville, Fla. SMU faces Florida International in the first round and then Florida or BYU in the second match.

No. 47 Marta Lesniak (11-3) won 48 games against just seven losses in her first four dual matches at No. 1 singles. In No. 2 singles, No. 76 Aleksandra Malyarchikova (9-3, 4-0 dual) went 48-11 in games over the first four dual matches of the season. Pavi Francis improved to 6-3 (3-0 dual) at No. 3 singles.

In doubles, the No. 15 duo of Lesniak and Malyarchikova (8-2) improved to 3-0 in dual matches going 24-2 in games over the opening weekend.

SMU 4, Texas State 0

DOUBLES
1. Marta Lesniak / Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Andrea Giraldo / Melissa Hadad (TXST), 8-1
2. Pavi Francis / Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) def. Mariana Perez / Gabi Rojas (TXST), 8-1
3. Casey Kennedy / Sophie Quist (SMU) vs. Kiki Kruse / Nyssa Peele (TXST), 5-1 (DNF)

SINGLES
1. Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. Andrea Giraldo (TXST), 6-0, 6-1
2. Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Melissa Hadad (TXST), 6-1, 6-2
3. Pavi Francis (SMU) def. Mariana Perez (TXST), 6-2, 6-1
4. Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) vs. Kiki Kruse (TXST), 6-2, 4-5 (DNF)
5. Casey Kennedy (SMU) vs. Nyssa Peele (TXST), 6-4, 4-4 (DNF)
6. Sophie Quist (SMU) vs. Gabi Rojas (TXST), 6-4, 1-6, 2-1 (DNF)

SMU 7, Louisiana Tech 0

DOUBLES
1. Marta Lesniak / Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Vivian ten Dolle / Maartje de Wit (LT), 8-0
2. Pavi Francis / Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) def. Cecile Vichery / Rocio Juarez (LT), 8-1
3. Casey Kennedy / Sophie Quist (SMU) def. Alena Erofeyeva / Laura Rodriguez (LT), 8-0

SINGLES
1. Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. Vivian ten Dolle (LT), 6-1, 6-1
2. Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Cecile Vichery (LT), 6-2, 6-1
3. Pavi Francis (SMU) def. Maartje de Wit (LT), 6-0, 6-2
4. Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) def. Alena Erofeyeva (LT), 6-1, 6-0
5. Casey Kennedy (SMU) def. Rocio Juarez (LT), 6-1, 6-7 (8) (11-9)
6. Sophie Quist (SMU) def. Laura Rodriguez (LT), 6-1, 6-0