MOBILE, Ala. – The Lewis-Clark State College women’s tennis team opened the NAIA National Championships in dominant fashion on Tuesday. The No. 14-ranked Warriors swept No. 19 University of Northwestern Ohio by a score of 9-0.
“We pulled out four tie-breakers to clinch the 9-0 sweep,” head coach Kai Fong said. “It is nice that everyone got a win at nationals considering that half of the Warriors are newcomers to Mobile.”
LCSC’s No. 1 Dominika Jasova, the No. 10 singles player in the NAIA according to the ITA rankings, started the singles contests off on the right foot with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep, however, not all of the matches were won that easily.
Dorothy Chong (at No. 2 singles), Miranda Duggan (No. 4), and Bryn Oliveira (No. 6) each came out on top after narrow tie breaks. Chong won her tie breaker 12-10, Duggan won 11-9, and Oliveira was victorious 10-8.
In doubles, LCSC took Nos. 1 and 2 smoothly and then battled its way to a 9-8 win at No. 3.
Northwestern Ohio, which was making its first appearance at the national tournament, ends the season at 16-10 overall.
With the win, the Warriors improve to 8-14 and advance to the second round where they’ll face No. 3 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Wednesday at 7 a.m., PDT. Fong described the difficulty of the challenge awaiting his young team very succinctly.
“Tomorrow is an uphill climb with oil on the slopes.”
Lewis-Clark State College 9, University of NW Ohio 0
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Singles competition
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1. Dominika Jasova (LCSC) def. Andrea Arango (UNOH) 6-0, 6-0
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2. Dorothy Chong (LCSC) def. Shaleigh McClintock (UNOH) 3-6, 6-4, 12-10
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3. Barb Sneckner (LCSC) def. Shaye Warman (UNOH) 6-0, 6-1
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4. Miranda Duggan (LCSC) def. Nathalia de Silva (UNOH) 6-2, 1-6, 11-9
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5. Samantha Teigen (LCSC) def. Jessie Stambaugh (UNOH) 6-1, 6-0
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6. Bryn Oliveira (LCSC) def. Tara Carr (UNOH) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8
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Doubles competition
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1. Dominika Jasova/Dorothy Chong (LCSC) def. Shaye Warman/Shaleigh McClintock (UNOH) 8-0
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2. Miranda Duggan/Barb Sneckner (LCSC) def. Jessie Stambaugh/Nathalia de Silva (UNOH) 8-4
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3. Samantha Teigen/Bryn Oliveira (LCSC) def. Andrea Arango/Tara Carr (UNOH) 9-8
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