Box Score April 22, 2018 Box Score
Capturing a share of second place with Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference standings in the process, LMU women's tennis (15-5, 7-2 WCC) defeated San Francisco, 5-0, on Saturday from the Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.
The second-place finish in the WCC is the best since LMU placed second in 2006.
LMU seemingly cruised to the victory, capturing 6-2 and 6-3 victories on courts one and two in doubles. #28 Veronica Miroshnichenko / Eva Marie Voracek won on court two, followed by Anna Romeka / Siobhan Anderson with the win on court two.
Miroshnichenko, the #51 singles player in the nation, posted a 6-0, 6-4, win over Emily Maxfield on court one, as LMU won four singles matches on the day.
At the second spot in the order, Voracek nailed down a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Anna Sokiran. Freshman Yesica De Lucas defeated Hanna Borjeson, 6-4, 6-1 at #4 in the order, while Elvira Juravliova knocked off Shanna Dos Santos, 6-3, 6-4, on court five to hand LMU one more point.
The Lions, the third seed in next week's WCC Championship, will open play from the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, Calif. with a 1 p.m. match against the sixth seed on Thursday.
LMU vs San Francisco (Apr 21, 2018)
LMU 5, San Fransisco 0
Apr 21, 2018 at San Francisco, Calif. (Olympic Club)
Singles competition
1. #51 V. Miroshnichenko (LMU) def. Emily Maxfield (USF) 6-0, 6-4
2. Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) def. Anna Sokiran (USF) 6-3, 6-4
3. Mya Bui (USF) vs. Siobhan Anderson (LMU) 7-6, 2-2, unfinished
4. Yesica De Lucas (LMU) def. Hanna Borjeson (USF) 6-4, 6-1
5. Elvira Juravliova (LMU) def. Shanna Dos Santos (USF) 6-3, 6-4
6. Alexa Meyer (USF) vs. Camila Tumosa (LMU) 6-2, 1-6, 0-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #28 V. Miroshnichenko/Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) def. Mya Bui/Emily Maxfield (USF) 6-2
2. Anna Romeka/Siobhan Anderson (LMU) def. Shanna Dos Santos/Anna Sokiran (USF) 6-3
3. Hanna Borjeson/Margarita Treyes (USF) vs. Elvira Juravliova/Yesica De Lucas (LMU) 4-5, unfinished
Match Notes
LMU 15-5, 7-2 WCC
San Francisco 3-17, 1-8 WCC