FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PANTHERS SHUTOUT HOPE INTERNATIONAL; IMPROVE TO 2-1

ORANGE, Calif. – Out to a 2-1 start for the first time since 2004, the Chapman University women’s tennis team has already half of the team’s total number of wins last season (4-9 overall). The Panthers’ most recent victory was a 9-0 shutout over NAIA-opponent Hope International at the Chapman Tennis Courts on Wednesday afternoon.

Freshman No. 1 seed Liz Lewis improved to 2-1 in singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Minetto Steyn. Meanwhile, fellow freshman Kelley Fox also earned her second singles win as No. 2 seed, going three sets to beat Alexandra Weiss 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 for Chapman. Prior to that Lewis and Fox teamed up to earn a double victory 8-4 to lead off the Chapman sweep.

Chapman travels to Riverside on Friday to face La Sierra University.

Doubles:
1) Lewis/Fox (CU) def. Steyn/Weiss (HIU) 8-4
2) Kaiden/Robinson (CU) def. Brock/Munoz (HIU) 8-4
3) Ezekiel/Meyer (CU) def. Hamel/Holtz (HIU) 8-2

Singles:
1) Liz Lewis (CU) def. Minetto Steyn (HIU) 6-1, 6-0
2) Kelley Fox (CU) def. Alexandra Weiss (HIU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
3) Sheenan Trippel (CU) def. Kristine Brock (HIU) 6-3, 6-3
4) Roxanne Kaiden (CU) def. Brittany Munoz (HIU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
5) Laura Robinson (CU) def. MacKenna Hamel (HIU) 5-7, 6-4 (13-11)
6) Sabrina Ezekiel (CU) def. Allison Holtz (HIU) 6-0, 6-0

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