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Lauren Shafer

Women's Tennis

SSU Women's Tennis Defeats Dominican In Season Opener, 5-4

Senior Lauren Shafer won both matches on Sunday, contributing to Sonoma State's narrow 5-4 win over Dominican.
Sonoma State 5, Dominican (CA) 4

ROHNERT PARK -- After falling behind 2-1 in doubles play, the Sonoma State women's tennis team battled back against Dominican to knot the match at 4-4 and, after losing the first set 3-6, Sheena Johnson rallied to earn hard-fought wins in the second (6-3) and third (6-4) sets to clinch the 5-4 victory for the Seawolves in their season-opening match on Sunday at the SSU Tennis Courts.

In doubles play, Megan White and Lauren Shafer recorded a dominating 8-2 win over Ariana Paradis and Francesca Katafias at No. 3 doubles, but Dominican would earn victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take the early 2-1 match lead.

In the singles competition, Sara Celma (6-0, 6-1), Lauren Ha (6-4, 6-2) and Shafer (6-1, 6-1) grabbed wins in straight sets at the No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively, while the Penguins' Marissa Frazer won at No. 3 singles to tie the match at four apiece.

Then, it was at No. 4 singles that Johnson fell behind after losing her first set before coming back to claim victory in the next two sets to start the Seawolves' season off with an exciting 5-4 win.

Sonoma State heads to Arizona this week to compete in the Grand Canyon Invitational on Feb. 7-10, beginning with a matchup with host Grand Canyon on Thursday.

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Sonoma State 5, Dominican (CA) 4
Feb. 3, 2013 at Rohnert Park, CA (SSU Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1.  Sara Celma (SSU) def. Irina Morozova (DUC) 6-0, 6-1
2.  Gaby Verspieren (DUC) def. Megan White (SSU) 6-2, 6-3
3.  Marissa Frazer (DUC) def. Chloe Jolliff (SSU) 3-0 Ret.
4.  Sheena Johnson (SSU) def. Emily Prescott (DUC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
5.  Lauren Ha (SSU) def. Ariana Paradis (DUC) 6-4, 6-2
6.  Lauren Shafer (SSU) def. Francesca Katafias (DUC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1.  Irina Morozova/Marissa Frazer (DUC) def. Sara Celma/Lauren Ha (SSU) 8-6
2.  Gaby Verspieren/Emily Prescott (DUC) def. Spencer Trotta/Sheena Johnson (SSU) 8-1
3.  Megan White/Lauren Shafer (SSU) def. Ariana Paradis/Francesca Katafias (DUC) 8-2

Match notes
Sonoma State 1-0
Dominican (CA) 0-2