LOS ANGELES- The No. 20 ranked Loyola Marymount University women's tennis team (11-2) earned their second WCC win on the season by defeating the Pacific Tigers, 4-0, to make them 9-0 at home before hitting the road.
The Lions swept the Tigers in doubles play, with impressive wins by
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade/
Wiktoria Rutkowska and
Veronika Miroshnichenko/
Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik as they both were able to produce 6-0 wins to give them the early, 1-0 edge.
In singles, the Lions used their momentum to pick up wins on courts 1,3, and 5 as
Veronika Miroshnichenko,
Wiktoria Rutkowska, and
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade to give LMU their 12
th win on the season.
#20 LMU Women's Tennis 4, Pacific Tigers 0
Doubles Results
1.
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade/
Wiktoria Rutkowska (LMUW) def. Klara Kosan / Miaangelina Ruja (PAC) 6-0
2.
Veronika Miroshnichenko/
Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMUW) vs. Alexis Sam / Maile Brilhante (PAC) 4-1, UF
3.
Eva Marie Voracek/
Ulyana Shirokova (LMUW) def. Danielle Zamora / Megan Carmichael (PAC) 6-0
Singles Results
1.
Veronika Miroshnichenko (LMUW) def. Miaangelina Ruja (PAC) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Eva Marie Voracek (LMUW) vs. Klara Kosan (PAC) 5-7, 4-4, UF
3.
Wiktoria Rutkowska (LMUW) def. Zoe ClydesdaleEberle (PAC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
4.
Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMUW) vs. Danielle Zamora (PAC) 6-1, 4-4, UF
5.
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade (LMUW) def. Maile Brilhante (PAC) 6-3, 6-1
6.
Ulyana Shirokova (LMUW) vs. Alexis Sam (PAC) 3-6, 5-4, UF
Match Notes:
Loyola Marymount 12-2, 2-1 WCC; National ranking #20
Pacific 8-7, 0-3 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,5,3)
Up next: The Lions will travel to Portland, Ore. for their fourth West Coast Conference match on Friday, Apr. 8 against the Portland Pilots. The matchup is set to start at 1:00 p.m. PST.