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Women's Tennis: No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer Sweeps No. 8 Occidental 9-0 In First Round Of SCIAC Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The No. 3 ranked Pomona-Pitzer women's tennis team started out the first round of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championships with a 9-0 win over Occidental on Friday afternoon at the Pauley Tennis Complex.

The Sagehens started out the day with a 3-0 lead as they swept the doubles competition. The No. 1 doubles team of sophomore Maryann Zhao and sophomore Emily Chen swept their match 8-0.

Senior Lea Lynn Yen and freshman Caroline Casper also swept their match in the No. 2 spot 8-0 and sophomore Grace Hruska and senior Marie Fleming defeated their opponents by the score of 8-1 in the No. 3 doubles match.

The Sagehens also went on to win all six of the singles matches as well. Zhao took the first singles match of the day in the No. 2 spot by the score of 6-0, 6-0.

Senior Mae Coyiuto finished off her opponent in the No. 4 spot 6-0, 6-0 and freshman Arianna Chen also won her singles match 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 6 spot.

Casper went on to win the No. 1 singles match with a 6-1, 6-1 victory and sophomore Shivani Doraiswami won her match in the No. 3 spot by the score of 6-1, 6-1.

The Sagehens ended the day as Yen won the final singles match of the afternoon as she defeated her opponent by the score of 6-1, 6-2.

The Sagehens will continue the SCIAC Championships tomorrow at the Pauley Tennis Complex as they play the winner of No. 5 La Verne and No. 4 Cal Lutheran at 11:00 a.m. 

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Casper

Caroline Casper

5' 5"
Freshman
Arianna Chen

Arianna Chen

5' 6"
Freshman
Emily Chen

Emily Chen

5' 5"
Sophomore
Mae Coyiuto

Mae Coyiuto

5' 4"
Senior
Shivani Doraiswami

Shivani Doraiswami

5' 4"
Sophomore
Marie Fleming

Marie Fleming

5' 6"
Senior
Grace Hruska

Grace Hruska

5' 8"
Sophomore
Lea Lynn Yen

Lea Lynn Yen

5' 7"
Senior
Maryann Zhao

Maryann Zhao

5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Caroline Casper

Caroline Casper

5' 5"
Freshman
Arianna Chen

Arianna Chen

5' 6"
Freshman
Emily Chen

Emily Chen

5' 5"
Sophomore
Mae Coyiuto

Mae Coyiuto

5' 4"
Senior
Shivani Doraiswami

Shivani Doraiswami

5' 4"
Sophomore
Marie Fleming

Marie Fleming

5' 6"
Senior
Grace Hruska

Grace Hruska

5' 8"
Sophomore
Lea Lynn Yen

Lea Lynn Yen

5' 7"
Senior
Maryann Zhao

Maryann Zhao

5' 6"
Sophomore