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Bruins Down UC Irvine, 6-1
February 08, 2001 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 8, 2001
LOS ANGELES -- The sixth-ranked UCLA women's tennis team won the doubles point then took five of six singles matches en route to a 6-1 win over UC Irvine at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Thursday.
UCLA's Petya Marinova was the Bruins' top performer on the afternoon as she beat UCI's Natalie Exon, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. She also teamed with Lauren Fisher at No. 1 doubles, winning 8-5.
The Anteaters lone point came at No. 1 singles where UCLA's Sara Walker was forced to retire due to injury. UCI's Jonni Seymour was leading 6-5 in the first set when play was suspended.
Next up for UCLA will be No. 9 Pepperdine this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Malibu.
Doubles
1. Fisher/Marinova (UCLA) def. Chappell/Seymour (UCI) 8-5
2. Hawley/Walker (UCLA) def. Exon/Tranckino (UCI) 8-1
3. Fritz-Krockow/Donahue (UCLA) def. Jones/Kabe (UCI) 9-8(5)
UCLA Wins Doubles Point
Singles
1. Jonni Seymour (UCI) def. Sara Walker (UCLA) 6-5, ret.
2. Catherine Hawley (UCLA) def. Darian Chappell (UCI) 6-1, 6-0
3. Petya Marinova (UCLA) def. Natalie Exon (UCI) 6-0, 6-0
4. Lauren Fisher (UCLA) def. Nickole Kabe (UCI) 6-3, 6-1
5. Mariko Fritz-Krockow (UCLA) def. Amy Tranckino (UCI) 6-3, 6-0
6. Jennifer Donahue (UCLA) def. Christie Posner (UCI) 6-4, 6-4
