Match Score: California 8, Arizona 0
Arizona (9-9, 3-3), California (16-5, 6-1)
BERKELEY, Calif. - California's sixth-ranked doubles team of Karoline
Borgersen and Anita Kurimay outlasted Arizona's 10th-ranked duo of
sophomore Lindsay Blau and junior Michelle Gough, 8-6, highlighting an 8-0
victory for No. 8 Cal over No. 18 Arizona Saturday.
In singles play, five of the six matches went a full three sets that the
Golden Bears would eventually prevail in. At the No. 1 position,
35th-ranked Anita Kurimay bested UA's 73rd-ranked Blau, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
California's 60th-ranked Claire Curran topped Wildcat senior Vanessa Abel,
6-2, 3-6, 6-4 at the No. 2 spot. In search of her second win in as many
days, Arizona freshman Uzma Khan came up short falling to Cal's Morisa
Yang, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(6).
In the other doubles contest, California's duo of Amy Jensen and Claire
Curran logged an 8-1 win over UA's Khan and sophomore Laresa Marino.
Arizona will return home for its final regular season match of the year
when it plays host to in-state rival Arizona State Saturday, April 22, at 1
p.m. MST.
Results
Singles
1. #35 Anita Kurimay (Cal) def. #73 Lindsay Blau (UA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
2. #60 Claire Curran (Cal) def. Vannesa Abel (UA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3. Karoline Borgersen (Cal) def. Michelle Gough (UA) 7-5, 6-4
3. Morisa Yang (Cal) def. #88 Uzma Khan (UA) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (6)
5. Christina Fusano (Cal) def. Laresa Marino (UA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Jenny Lee (Cal) def. Joanna Buczkowska (UA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Doubles
1. #6 Borgersen/Kurimay (Cal) def. #10 Blau/Gough (UA) 8-6
2. Jensen/Curran (Cal) def. Khan/Marino (UA) 8-1
3. Did not play
