FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHAPMAN WOMEN ELIMINATED FROM TENNIS PLAYOFFS

ORANGE, Calif. –  The Chapman University women’s tennis team fell to U.C. Santa Cruz in the first round of the NCAA West Region playoffs, losing 5-0 at Pomona-Pitzer College on Friday. The Banana Slugs clinched the victory after sweeping the doubles matches and earning a pair of singles victories from their No. 1 and No. 6 seeds, halting the play of the other four singles matches.

The loss snapped the Panthers two-match winning streak. Chapman ends the season 4-9 overall. It was the second time in seven years Chapman has reached the NCAA postseason.

Doubles:
1) Sweeney/Ruth (UCSC) def. Robinson/Kaden (CU) 8-1
2) Furlong/Rowe (UCSC) def. Ezekiel/Sorensen (CU) 8-2
3) Emily Cook/Lauren Tisdale (UCSC) def. Cristina Meyer/Jessica Silverman (CU) 8-5

Singles:
1) Jessica Ruth (UCSC) def. Laura Robinson (CU) 6-0, 6-1
2) Angel Zabala (UCSC) led Sabrina Ezekiel (CU) 6-1, 5-0
3) Megan Sweeney (UCSC) led Roxanne Kaden (CU) 6-2, 3-0
4) Marjorie Youn (UCSC) led Melissa Sorensen (CU) 6-2
5) Chayla Furlong (UCSC) led Patty Wenkart (CU) 6-0, 3-2
6) Kyla Rowe (UCSC) def. Sara Foster (CU) 6-0, 6-0

 
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