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Women's Tennis: Pomona-Pitzer Open Season With Oxy Sweep

CLAREMONT, CA. – The 2019 season got off to a rocking start for the No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer Women's Tennis Team on Thursday night as the Sagehens defeated SCIAC opponent Occidental College 9-0. The Sagehens dominated for majority of the match, as none of the players surrendered more than two set points per match.

In the doubles, No. 1 pair Arianna Chen and Lucy Jiang won first over Jane Wright and Katie Wolber with an 8-0 sweep. Rebecca Salaway and Jacinta Chen followed in No. 3 doubles with an 8-1 victory over Sydney Leiweke and Nicole Pelletier. No. 2 Caroline Casper and Yurie Heard completed the doubles sweep with an 8-2 victory against Andrea Dawsonn and Alana Adelman.

Over in the singles competition, first year Melisha Dogra earned her first SCIAC victory in no. 5 singles with a 6-1 and 6-0 win over Adelman. Salaway followed with a 6-0 and 6-1 win in no. 6 singles over Leiweke, and later Jiang took down Pelletier in no. 4 with the scores of 6-0 and 6-1. First year Maria Lyven also earned her first victory with a 6-0 and 6-1 win in no. 2 singles over Wright, and Casper concluded the night with a 6-2 and 6-0 domination in no. 1 singles against Wolber.

Up Next: The Sagehens will next face Westmont on Saturday, February 9th at 8:30 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Casper

Caroline Casper

5' 5"
Senior
Pomona
Arianna Chen

Arianna Chen

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Jacinta Chen

Jacinta Chen

5' 8"
Sophomore
Pomona
Yurie Heard

Yurie Heard

5' 9"
Junior
Pomona
Lucy Jiang

Lucy Jiang

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Rebecca Salaway

Rebecca Salaway

5' 7"
Junior
Pomona
Melisha Dogra

Melisha Dogra

5' 5"
Senior
Pitzer
Maria Lyven

Maria Lyven

5' 8"
Senior
Pomona

Players Mentioned

Caroline Casper

Caroline Casper

5' 5"
Senior
Pomona
Arianna Chen

Arianna Chen

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Jacinta Chen

Jacinta Chen

5' 8"
Sophomore
Pomona
Yurie Heard

Yurie Heard

5' 9"
Junior
Pomona
Lucy Jiang

Lucy Jiang

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Rebecca Salaway

Rebecca Salaway

5' 7"
Junior
Pomona
Melisha Dogra

Melisha Dogra

5' 5"
Senior
Pitzer
Maria Lyven

Maria Lyven

5' 8"
Senior
Pomona