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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

LMU Advances in Style, Tops Portland 4-1 at WCC Tournament

FAIRFIELD, Calif. - The No. 4 seed LMU women's tennis team opened West Coast Conference Championship play with a strong performance on Thursday afternoon, defeating Portland, 4-1, at Green Valley Country Club in the first round of the WCC Tournament.

The Lions secured the early advantage by claiming the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Anastasia Bozova and Ada Piestrzynska set the tone with a dominant 6-1 victory at the No. 1 position, before Kim-Michaela Zahraj and Helene Schnack clinched the point with a 6-3 win on court two.

In singles, LMU extended its lead with quick and decisive play from the bottom half of the lineup. Helene Schnack was first off the court, delivering a strong 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 5 to give the Lions a 2-0 edge. Camilia Samel-Druz followed with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 6, pushing LMU ahead 3-0.

After Portland picked up a point at the top spot, Zahraj sealed the match for the Lions with a resilient comeback at No. 3. Dropping the opening set, she responded with a dominant 6-0 second set before closing out a 6-4 third-set victory to clinch the 4-1 win.

Matches on the remaining courts went unfinished following the clinch, with several Lions in competitive positions.

With the win, LMU advances to the semifinal round of the WCC Tournament and will face No. 1 seed Pepperdine on Friday, April 24, at 3:00 PM.

RESULTS

DOUBLES
#1 - Bozova / Piestrzynska (LMU) def. Rubio Perez / Galatescu (POR) - 6-1
#2 - Zahraj / Schnack (LMU) def. Arbaizar Martinez / Radulova (POR) - 6-3
#3 - Gonzalez / Samel-Druz (LMU) vs. Pearson / Canubida (POR) - 5-4, unfinished
LMU wins doubles point
Order of finish: 1, 2

SINGLES
#1 - Rubio Perez (POR) def. Gonzalez (LMU) - 6-1, 6-4
#2 - Piestrzynska (LMU) vs. Radulova (POR) - 7-6, 4-6, 3-0, unfinished
#3 - Zahraj (LMU) def. Arbaizar Martinez (POR) - 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
#4 - Bozova (LMU) vs. Galatescu (POR) - 6-7, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
#5 - Schnack (LMU) def. Pearson (POR) - 6-1, 6-2
#6 - Samel-Druz (LMU) def. Canubida (POR) - 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 6, 1, 3
 
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