No. 18 Bulldog Women's Tennis Blanks Occidental College

No. 18 Bulldog Women's Tennis Blanks Occidental College

The No. 18 University of Redlands women's tennis team made the trek to Glendale on Friday afternoon to take on the Tigers of Occidental College in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) match at the Scholl Canyon Golf and Tennis Club.  With dominating results at nearly every spot in the line-up, the Bulldogs cruised to a solid 9-0 victory.

The No. 3 doubles duo of senior Maddie Morton (Henderson, NV) and junior Gabriela Vasquez (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) fired off an 8-1 win to initiate the scoring for the Bulldogs.  Senior Julia Pollak (Holland, PA) and junior Lauren Villanueva (El Segundo, CA) quickly followed suit with their 8-1 decision at the No. 2 spot, while senior Ceara Sumida (Hilo, HI) and junior Natalie Etchegaray (Placentia, CA) captured an 8-3 victory at the top slot.

In singles, Redlands won eight of its 12 sets by a score of 6-0.  Vasquez, sophomore Emily Murnin (Salt Lake City, UT), and Villanueva all won their respective matches without dropping a single game, while Pollak cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 6.  Furthermore, Sumida recorded a 6-0, 6-4 triumph at No. 2 to complete the straight-set performances.

Redlands (9-5, 2-1 SCIAC) heads to Anaheim Hills Racquet Club on Saturday, March 28, to square off against No. 33 Chapman University in a SCIAC showdown at 2 p.m.