Utah Defeated By No. 55 Long Beach State, 5-2

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March 19, 2004

LONG BEACH, Calif. - The University of Utah women's tennis team was defeated 5-2 by No. 55 Long Beach State at 49er Campus Courts.

The 49er's swept the doubles matches and took an early 1-0 lead over the Utes. Senior Sheri Esrock and freshman Cinthia Saucedo lost to Nicole Bouffler and Sandra Rocha (8-3) at the No. 1, while freshman Whitney Eber and sophomore Jenessa Jackson fell to Alanah Carrol and Kelly Chan (8-2) at the No. 2. At the No. 3, the duo of senior Rachel Alder and freshman Jessica Watts were defeated by Lindsey Marvel and Krystina Katayama (8-3).

In singles play, Long Beach continued to sweep Utah. The Utes picked up two wins. Competing at the No. 3 spot, Saucedo took care of Rocha in three sets (6-2, 4-6, 10-6). Watts' opponent Carroll retired after two sets, giving the win to Utah (6-4, 2-1, ret.) at the No. 5. Eber dropped to Bouffler (6-1, 6-1) at the No. 1 and Esrock dropped to Chan (6-1, 6-3) at the No. 2. At the No. 4, Alder took a (6-2, 6-1) loss to Marvel and Jackson fell to Emmanuelle Tabatruong (6-1, 6-1) at the No. 6.

The Utes conclude their spring break, road trip against UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, March 21.

Long Beach State 5, Utah 2

DOUBLES#1-Bouffler/Rocha def. Saucedo/Esrock               8-3#2-Carroll/Chan def. Eber/Jackson                   8-2#3-Marvel/Katayama def. Watts/Alder                 8-3
SINGLES#1 Nicole Bouffler  def. Whitney Eber               6-1, 6-1#2-Kelly Chan def. Sheri Esrock                     6-1, 6-3#3-Cinthia Saucedo def. Sandra Rocha                6-2, 4-6, 10-6#4-Lindsey Marvel def. Rachel Alder                 6-2, 6-1#5-Jessica Watts def. Alanah Carroll                6-4, 2-1, ret.#6-Emmanuelle Tabatruong  def. Jenessa Jackson      6-1, 6-1

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