LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Women's tennis dropped its second SCIAC match of the season, a 5-2 loss to Cal Lutheran on Tuesday, April 1.
 
The Tigers narrowly dropped the doubles point. After a Sebaga Kombo and Sydney Sasaki 6-2 win to capture second doubles, first and third doubles lost in close 4-6 finishes.
 
The Regals picked up the first two singles points, but Sasaki got the Tigers on the board in third singles, sweeping in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. Sasaki is 8-3 on the season, 5-3 in her typical third singles slot, with wins in second and first singles.
 
Elina Shalaev added the Tigers' final point of the evening, winning second singles in a tiebreaker. She won the first set 6-3, dropped set two 2-6, then closed with a 10-8 tiebreaker win.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Ahmadi / Bufkin def. Nagy / Shalaev – 6-4
Sasaki / Kombo def. Limpias / Ford – 6-2
Rajan / Garcia def. Chun / Jay – 6-4
 
Bufkin def. Nagy – 6-1, 6-1
Shalaev def. Rajan – 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
Sasaki def. Ford – 6-2, 6-1
Limpias def. Kombo – 7-5, 6-3
Garcia def. Chun – 6-2, 6-1
Oltmans def. Jay – 6-2, 7-5
 
The Tigers are back in action on Saturday in their third SCIAC match. They face Claremont-M-S on the road at 10 a.m.