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Loyola Marymount
Women's Tennis Team Downs LMU, 7-0
February 18, 2010 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 18, 2010
LOS ANGELES - The fourth-ranked UCLA women's tennis team swept doubles play and then won all six singles matches in straight sets to defeat Loyola Marymount, 7-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Bruins improve to 8-1 overall, while LMU drops to 1-4.
Bruin players Maya Johansson and Pamela Montez each posted wins to extend their winning streaks. Johansson downed Melissa Valenzuela, 6-3, 6-3 at court No. 4, and Montez beat Elisaveta Pironkova, 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 3 spot. Both Johansson and Montez have six-match winning streaks.
It was also business as usual for fifth-ranked Yasmin Schnack at court No. 1, as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jasmin Heckel. Schnack also teamed with Andrea Remynse in doubles to defeat Heckel and Bliss Nixon, 8-0 at the top spot. Remynse and Schnack are ranked No. 11 in the country according to the new ITA Rankings released on Thursday.
Next up for UCLA is a Sunday match with Cal Poly at the LATC beginning at Noon.
#4 UCLA 7, LMU 0
Feb 18, 2010 at Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Tennis Center)
| Doubles |
| 1. #11 Andrea Remynse/Schnack (UCLA) def. Heckel/Nixon (LMU) 8-0 |
| 2. Hickey/Pantic (UCLA) def. Pringle/Valenzuela (LMU) 8-1 |
| 3. Montez/Seguso (UCLA) def. LaPorte/Pironkova (LMU) 8-3 |
| Singles |
| 1. #5 Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. Jasmin Heckel (LMU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. #48 Noelle Hickey (UCLA) def. Jane Pringle (LMU) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. Pamela Montez (UCLA) def. Elisaveta Pironkova (LMU) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 4. Maya Johansson (UCLA) def. Melissa Valenzuela (LMU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 5. Nina Pantic (UCLA) def. Estelle LaPorte (LMU) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Carling Seguso (UCLA) def. Bliss Nixon (LMU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Match Notes |
| LMU 1-4 |
| UCLA 8-1; National ranking #4 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,3,5,1,6,4) |
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