Los Angeles, CA – In a challenging encounter, the Occidental women's tennis team faced off against the formidable nationally ranked No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps squad.  Despite putting up a spirited effort, Oxy ultimately fell short with a final score of 9-0.

The doubles matches kicked off the competition, with CMS exerting dominance early on.  Doubles two proved to be a hard-fought battle as Sydney Sasaki and Sebaga Kombo pushed their opponents to a 8-7 score, forcing a tiebreaker, but falling 7-2.

Moving on to the singles matches, Oxy continued to compete against the Athenas.  On court one, Kristina Lee battled against Lindsay Eisenman, who is the No. 2 nationally ranked player, before succumbing to a final score of 6-2, 6-4.  Elina Shalaev displayed her skill and resilience by taking her opponent to a tiebreaker in the first set of her singles match, but ultimately finished with a final score of 7-6 (7-1), 7-1.  

 

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9

Occidental College 0

April 6, 2024

 

Doubles:

 

1. Nikolina Batoshvili/Alisha Chulani (CMS) def. Kristina Lee/Elina Shalaev (OXY) 8-3

2. Ella Brissett/Lindsay Eisenman (CMS) def. Sydney Sasaki/Sebaga Kombo (OXY) 8-7 (7-2)

3. Muduo Zhou/Sena Selby (CMS) def. Alexis Matabuena/Mathilde Depery (OXY) 8-0

 

Singles:

 

1. Lindsay Eisenman (CMS) def. Kristina Lee (OXY) 6-2, 6-4

2. Ella Brissett (CMS) def. Elina Shalaev (OXY) 7-6 (7-1), 7-1

3. Nikolina Batoshvili (CMS) def. Sebaga Kombo (OXY) 6-1, 6-1

4. Anna Petrescu (CMS) def. Alexis Matabuena (OXY) 6-0, 6-0

5. Muduo Zhou (CMS) def. Julia Chun (OXY) 6-0, 6-1

6. Arushi Malik (CMS) def. Mathilde Depery (OXY) 6-0, 6-1