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Lidia and Sofia High Five
6
Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB (6-7)
1
Loyola Marymount LMU (5-5)
Winner
UC Santa Barbara UCSB
(6-7)
6
Final
1
Loyola Marymount LMU
(5-5)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Lions Open Strong in Doubles, Gauchos Rally for 6-1 Win

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The LMU women's tennis team opened the match with a strong showing in doubles on Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Center, but UC Santa Barbara rallied in singles play to claim a 6-1 victory over the Lions. 

LMU started the day with momentum, securing the doubles point behind wins on courts one and three. Anastasia Bozova and Ada Piestrzynska delivered a 6-4 victory at the No. 1 position over Shanelle Iaconi and Isabella Wong, while Kim-Michaela Zahraj and Helene Schnack followed with a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles against Shachf Liebermann and Lily Pradkin. The match at No. 2 doubles between Lidia Gonzalez and Sofia Perovani and the Gaucho duo of My-Anh Holmes and Raphaelle Leroux was left unfinished at 4-4 as LMU secured the early 1-0 advantage heading into singles. 

UC Santa Barbara responded quickly in singles play, picking up straight-set victories at courts four, five, and six to shift the momentum of the match. My-Anh Holmes defeated Schnack at the No. 4 spot, while Lily Pradkin topped Zahraj at No. 5 and Caroline Beard earned the win over Perovani at No. 6. 

The remaining courts featured tightly contested battles that extended to decisive third-set tiebreaks. At the top of the lineup, Lidia Gonzalez pushed her match to a super tiebreak after splitting the opening two sets before falling to Shachf Liebermann. Ada Piestrzynska also forced a third set at No. 2 singles but was ultimately edged by Isabella Wong, while Anastasia Bozova battled through a pair of close sets before dropping her match to Emma Tutoveanu. 

Despite the setback, LMU showed strong doubles play and resilience throughout the lineup, competing in multiple three-set contests as the Lions continue their early-season slate. 

RESULTS

DOUBLES
#1 - Bozova / Piestrzynska (LMU) def. Iaconi / Wong (UCSB) - 6-4
#2 - Gonzalez / Perovani (LMU) vs. Holmes / Leroux (UCSB) - 4-4, unfinished
#3 - Zahraj / Schnack (LMU) def. Liebermann / Pradkin (UCSB) - 6-3
LMU wins doubles point
Order of finish: 3, 1

SINGLES
#1 - Liebermann (UCSB) def. Gonzalez (LMU) - 5-7, 6-5, 10-6
#2 - Wong (UCSB) def. Piestrzynska (LMU) - 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
#3 - Tutoveanu (UCSB) def. Bozova (LMU) - 7-6, 6-7, 10-4
#4 - Holmes (UCSB) def. Schnack (LMU) - 6-2, 6-0
#5 - Pradkin (UCSB) def. Zahraj (LMU) - 7-5, 6-3
#6 - Beard (UCSB) def. Perovani (LMU) - 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: 4, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1
 
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