Women's Tennis

Cardinal Open Dual Match Season with Victory

January 24, 1999

STANFORD, Calif. - After a one-day postponment due to rain, the fifth-ranked Stanford Cardinal women's tennis team defeated Illinois State 8-1 Sunday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Center.

Playing in the No. 1 spot, Stanford freshman Marissa Irvin defeated Illinois State's Naoko Moore 6-1, 6-2. Senior Marisa MacLennan returned to competition with a victory over the Redbirds Brigette Zarazee 7-5, 6-2, after spending the fall quarter studying in Italy. She was the only upperclassman in a Cardinal lineup that featured four freshmen and one sophomore.

The team will begin Pac-10 play next weekend when it hosts Washington State on Fri., Jan. 29 at 1:30 p.m.; Washington on Sat., Jan. 30 at 1:30 p.m.; and Oregon on Sun., Jan. 31 at noon. All matches will be played at Taube Family Tennis Center.

SINGLES

(1) Marissa Irvin (S) def. Naoko Moore (ISU) 6-1, 6-2
(2) Gabriela Lastra (S) def. Zana Friganovic (ISU) 6-1, 6-0
(3) Keiko Tokuda (S) def. Jennifer Liepa (ISU) 6-3, 6-1
(4) Sarah Pestieau (S) def. Flora Karsai (ISU) 7-5, 6-0
(5) Lauren Kalvaria (S) def. Larissa Fostiak (ISU) 6-1, 6-0
(6) Marisa MacLennan (S) def. Brigette Zarazee (ISU) 7-5, 6-2

DOUBLES

(1) Gabriela Lastra/Lauren Kalvaria (S) def.
 Jennifer Liepa/Flora Karsai (ISU) 8-3
(2) Jennifer Heiser/Keiko Tokuda (S) def.
 Naoko Moore/Zana Friganovic (ISU) 6-5
(3) Larissa Fostiak/Brigette Zarazee (ISU) def.
 Sarah Pestieau/Julia Sherbakov (S) 8-5