PORTLAND- The No. 23 ranked Loyola Marymount University women's tennis team (12-2) earned their third straight WCC win against the Portland Pilots, winning on the road, 4-0.
The Lions produced dominating wins in doubles against the Pilots, asÂ
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade/
Wiktoria Rutkowska and Â
Eva Marie Voracek/Ulyana Shirokova gave the Lions an early 1-0 boost in the match.
In singles, the Lions finished the sweep winning on courts 1 through 3 as No. 88 ranked
Veronika Miroshnichenko,
Eva Marie Voracek, and
Wiktoria Rutkowska defeated the Pilots in a quick fashion to win the match 4-0.
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The Lions have only allowed 1 point in their last four matches, outscoring their opponents 16-1.
#23 Loyola Marymount 4, Portland 0
Doubles competition
1.
Wiktoria Rutkowska/
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade (LMU) def. Sally Pethybridge/Rimona Rouf (POR) 6-2
2.
Veronika Miroshnichenko/
Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) vs. Angela Schuster/Iva Zelic (POR) 3-4, unfinished
3.
Eva Marie Voracek/
Ulyana Shirokova (LMU) def. Aleks Dimitrijevic/Neli Sunjic (POR) 6-0
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Singles competition
1. #88
Veronika Miroshnichenko (LMU) def. #108 Iva Zelic (POR) 6-2, 7-5
2.
Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) def. Sally Pethybridge (POR) 6-4, 6-3
3.
Wiktoria Rutkowska (LMU) def. Neli Sunjic (POR) 7-5, 6-0
4.
Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) vs. Rimona Rouf (POR) 6-2, unfinished
5.
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade (LMU) vs. Aleks Dimitrijevic (POR) 6-2, unfinished
6..
Ulyana Shirokova (LMU) vs. Angela Schuster (POR) 6-2, unfinished
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Match Notes:
Loyola Marymount 13-2, 3-1 WCC; National ranking #23
Portland 6-10, 1-4 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,2,1)
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Up next:Â The Lions will travel to Spokane, Wash. for their fifth West Coast Conference match on Saturday, Apr. 9 against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The matchup is set to start at 11:00 a.m. PST.
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