Women’s Tennis Falls to Louisiana State, 5-2 – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 23, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s tennis team fell to Louisiana State Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., 5-2. The Buckeyes’ two points came at No. 1 and 2 singles, as No. 59 Sadhaf Pervez (Warren, N.J.) remained perfect at No. 1 singles (12-0). Louisiana State snapped Ohio State’s season long record of earning the doubles point by sweeping all three doubles matches. The No. 31 Buckeyes fall to 9-3 (3-0 Big Ten) on the season as the No. 50 Tigers improve to 8-8.
Ohio State’s season long streak of clinching the doubles point was snapped at 11-consecutive matches. The Tigers swept the Buckeyes by recording victories at No. 1, 2 and 3 doubles.
The Buckeyes posted their only victories at No. 1 and 2 singles. No. 59 Pervez remains undefeated at No. 1 singles as she topped Rocio Fantilli, 6-2, 6-2. Buckeye Erica Fisk (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) recorded her third-consecutive win by defeating Jessica Ferguson, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Ohio State will travel to Orlando, Fla., where it will face Central Florida at the UCF Tennis Complex Wednesday.
No. 31 Ohio State 2 No. 50 Louisiana State 5 Baton Rouge, La.
DOUBLES No. 1 Rocio Fantilli/Lauren Seaman def. Sadhaf Pervez/Lindsay Williams, 9-8 (6) No. 2 Jessica Ferguson/Amanda Mang def. Erica Fisk/Jackie Leskovar, 8-5 No. 3 Camilla Caliari/Daisi Espinal def. Lindsey Adams/Meaghan Colville, 8-4
SINGLES No. 1 #59 Pervez def. Fantilli, 6-2, 6-2 No. 2 Fisk def. Ferguson, 7-6 (4), 6-3 No. 3 Mang def. Williams, 6-4, 6-3 No. 4 Chiarelli def. Leskovar, 6-2, 6-2 No. 5 Espinal def. DeCamilla, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 No. 6 Caliari def. Adams, 6-3, 6-4
