NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The LMU women's tennis team capped its road weekend with an impressive 5–2 victory over CSUN on Sunday morning at the Matador Tennis Complex, winning the doubles point and taking four of six singles matches to secure the win.
The Lions set the tone early by claiming the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. Ada Piestrzynska and
Anastasia Bozova opened doubles play with a 6–4 win at the top spot, while
Kim-Michaela Zahraj and
Helene Schnack followed with a matching 6–4 victory on court three to clinch the point.
LMU carried that momentum into singles play and continued to build separation.
Anastasia Bozova delivered a straight-sets win on court four, and
Sofia Perovani followed with a strong three-set victory at No. 5 singles.
Kim-Michaela Zahraj added another point for the Lions with a composed comeback win on court six.
With the match hanging in the balance, Ada Piestrzynska sealed the victory in dramatic fashion at No. 2 singles, rallying from a first-set deficit to win a second-set tiebreaker before closing out the super tiebreak to clinch the match for LMU.
The win highlights the Lions' depth and resilience as they continue to gain momentum early in the spring season.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
- Ada Piestrzynska / Anastasia Bozova (LMU) def. Angela Ho / Nicole West (CSUN) – 6-4
- Emma Moratalla Sanz / Sandra Arguelles (CSUN) vs. Sofia Perovani / Lidia Gonzalez (LMU) – 5-3, unfinished
- Kim-Michaela Zahraj / Helene Schnack (LMU) def. Madison Shepperson / Tallia Harper (CSUN) – 6-4
LMU wins the doubles point
Order of finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
- Angela Ho (CSUN) def. Lidia Gonzalez (LMU) – 6-4, 6-2
- Ada Piestrzynska (LMU) def. Nicole West (CSUN) – 1-6, 7-6 (9-7), 10-4
- Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN) def. Helene Schnack (LMU) – 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
- Anastasia Bozova (LMU) def. Tallia Harper (CSUN) – 6-4, 6-2
- Sofia Perovani (LMU) def. Sofia Dermenjyan (CSUN) – 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
- Kim-Michaela Zahraj (LMU) def. Annette Robertson (CSUN) – 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 4, 5, 6, 2, 3
