Photo: Kelly Young
On Saturday, Occidental's Women's Tennis Team came out hot to defeat College of the Canyons in their second match of the season. The Tigers had a big win, 8-1 over the Cougars to keep their winning streak going.
The match featured a doubles sweep by the Tigers to give them an early lead. Partners Andei Fukushige and Sarah Fleming had a strong match in the one spot to win 8-1 to grab the first point for the team. All six seniors started in doubles and won to give the team a 3-0 lead going into the singles portion of the match.
Junior Alexis Matabhena won at number one in singles with an easy two set match, 6-1, 6-2. First-Year Nicole Anderson didn't drop a game in her singles match in the five spot, winning 6-0, 6-0 both sets to secure a quick point for the Tigers. Final Score 8-1 Tigers.
The Women's Tennis Team will have their next match on Saturday, February 25th at 2pm where they will face Colorado College at home. Go Tigers!
Occidental College 8
College of the Canyons 1
February 18, 2023
Doubles
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Andei Fukushige/Sarah Fleming (Oxy) def. Ashley Villarta/Lexi Paunovic (CoC) 8-1
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Emma Silber/Lillian Lin (Oxy) def. Jennifer Russell/Ellie Wingo (CoC) 8-5
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Courtney Saqueton/Neha D'Souza (Oxy) def. Marie Arana Llosa/Faith Abt (CoC) 8-1
Singles
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Alexis Matabuena (Oxy) def. Ashley Villarta (CoC) 6-1,6-2
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Julia Chun (Oxy) def. Lexi Paunovic (CoC) 6-3,6-1
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Emma Silber (Oxy) def. Jennifer Russell (CoC) 6-2,6-1
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Mathilde Depery (Oxy) def. Ellie Wingo (CoC) 6-2,6-4
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Nicole Anderson (Oxy) def. Marie Arana Llosa (CoC) 6-0,6-0
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Faith Abt (CoC) def. Isla Hall (Oxy) 3-6,6-4,10-3
