GLENDALE, AZ -- Cal State L.A.'s women's tennis team got its three-day, four-match trip to Arizona off to a good start.
The Golden Eagles won all three doubles matches and then took all six singles contests in straight sets to post a 9-0 victory over Dixie State on Thursday. Cal State L.A. (3-0), ranked 15th in the NCAA Division II, recorded its third consecutive shutout.
Christie Lau and
Leora Hemmerich got the Golden Eagles off to a quick start with an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles over Dixie State's Joy Naigeon and Paige Nisson.
Tiffani Shaik and
Sydney Postal won at No. 2 doubles, 8-2, over Ashley Anderson and Sierra Smith, while
Jill Sangria and
Samantha Sismundo won at No. 3 doubles, 8-4, over Anna Cronquist and Lindsey Jones.
Lau recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over Naigeon at No. 1 singles, Hemmerich beat Nisson, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 2 singles, Sangria won at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0, over Anderson, Shaik won at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-0, over Smith,
Tiffany Leung won at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-3, over Jones and Sismundo won at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-0, over Cronquist.
Cal State L.A. will continue play in Arizona on Friday with a match against Grand Canyon.
CAL STATE L.A. 9, DIXIE STATE 0
Singles
1.
Christie Lau (CSULA) def. Joy Naigeon (DSC), 6-1, 6-2
2.
Leora Hemmerich (CSULA) def. Paige Nisson (DSC), 6-0, 6-0
3.
Jill Sangria (CSULA) def. Ashley Anderson (DSC), 6-0, 6-0
4.
Tiffani Shaik (CSULA) def. Sierra Smith (DSC), 6-0, 6-0
5.
Tiffany Leung (CSULA) def. Lindsey Jones (DSC), 6-1, 6-3
6.
Samantha Sismundo (CSULA) def. Anna Cronquist (DSC), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Lau/Hemmerich (CSULA) def. Naigeon/Nisson (DSC), 8-0
2. Shaik/Postal (CSULA) def. Anderson/Smith (DSC), 8-2
3. Sangria/Sismundo (CSULA) def. Cronquist/Jones (DSC), 8-4