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Fresno State claimed its fourth-straight WAC Women's Tennis Championship, defeating Rice, 4-0, at the Hawaii Tennis Complex in Honolulu. The second-seeded Bulldogs used their best match of the year to knock off top-seeded Rice. Fresno State ties BYU for most overall WAC titles with five and for consecutive titles with four.
The Bulldogs (ITA #53) grabbed the doubles point with 8-3 victories at the Nos. 1 and 3 courts. Fresno State's top duo of Lucia Sainz and Courtney Jantz, ranked No. 51 in the ITA national rankings, defeated Kimberley Patenaude and Medeja Egic.
Fresno State took a commanding 3-0 lead as Lucia Tallo and Jacqui Haskett made quick work of their matches at the Nos. 2 and 5 courts. With three singles matches closely contested, Katarina Winterhalter pulled out a 7-5, 7-6 (2) victory over Blair DiSesa at No. 1 to clinch the championship.
The WAC also announced its 2005 Post-Season Honors. Tulsa junior Daniela Muscolino earned the WAC's Player of the Year Award. Fellow Golden Hurricane, Carla Zabaleta brought home the WAC Freshman of the Year hardware. Rice head coach Roger White earned WAC Coach of the Year, leading the Owls to their first-ever WAC title match appearance.
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Fresno State def. Rice, 4-0
Doubles
1. Sainz/Jantz, Fresno St. def. Patenaude/Egic, Rice, 8-3
2. Tallo/Haskett, Fresno St. vs. Chong/Karas, Rice, DNF
3. Winterhalter/Masiyazi def. Dao/DiSesa, Rice, 8-3
Singles
1. Katarina Winterhalter, Fresno St. def. Blair DiSesa, Rice, 7-5, 7-6 (2)
2. Lucia Tallo, Fresno St. def. Kimberley Patenaude, Rice, 6-0, 6-2
3. Tracie Chong, Rice vs. Lucia Sainz, Fresno St., DNF
4. Domonique Karas, Rice vs. Courtney Jantz, Fresno St., DNF
5. Jacqui Haskett, Fresno St. def. Christine Dao, Rice, 6-3, 6-0
6. Mageja Egic, Rice vs. Fadzai Masiyazi, Fresno St., DNF
2005 POST-SEASON HONORS
First-Team all-WAC
Singles
Daniela Muscolino, Tulsa
Blair DiSesa, Rice
Lauren Fitzgerald, Hawaii
Katarina Winterhalter, Fresno State
Jenny Langer, SMU
Lucia Sainz, Fresno State
Doubles
Lucia Sainz/Courtney Jantz, Fresno State
Daniela Muscolino/Carla Zabaleta, Tulsa
Alissa Ayling/Megan Biorkman, Boise State
Second-Team all-WAC
Singles
Carla Zabaleta, Tulsa
Svetlana Kouzmenko, SMU
Carolina Pongratz, Boise State
Ashley Tavita, San Jose State
Tracie Chong, Rice
Nadja Woscheck, Boise State
Doubles
Nadja Woschek/Tiffany Coll, Boise State
Courtney Koenigsfeld/Ashley Tavita, San Jose State
Tracie Chong/Kimberley Patenaude, Rice
Player of the Year:
Daniela Muscolino, Jr., Tulsa
Freshman of the Year:
Carla Zabaleta, Tulsa
Coach of the Year:
Roger White, Rice
BRACKET
Thursday, April 21
Opening Round
Match 1
(9) San Jose State def. (8) Louisiana Tech, 4-1
Match 2
(7) UTEP def. (10) Nevada, 4-1
Quarterfinals
Match 3
(5) Boise State def. (4) Tulsa, 4-2
Match 4
(3) SMU def. (6) Hawaii, 4-0
Match 5
(1) Rice def. (9) San Jose State, 4-0
Match 6
(2) Fresno State def. (7) UTEP, 4-0
Friday, April 22
Semifinals
Match 7
(1) Rice def. (5) Boise State, 4-0
Match 8
(2) Fresno State def. (3) SMU, 4-2
Saturday, April 23
Finals
(2) Fresno State def. (1) Rice, 4-0