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by Frank Mercogliano

Lobos Sweep Doubles on Day 1 of CSUN Hidden Duals

Lobos Sweep Doubles on Day 1 of CSUN Hidden DualsLobos Sweep Doubles on Day 1 of CSUN Hidden Duals

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The Lobo women's tennis squad swept doubles over the University of the Pacific to highlight the opening day of the CSUN Hidden Duals.

Overall, the Lobos went 3-6 in singles and 4-0 in doubles for a 7-6 opening day. UNM played singles against players from CSUN, BYU, and Arkansas State.

In doubles, Vivica and Vianca Corley won 6-4, Ana Veroux and Lea Malazdra won 6-1, and Sarah L'Allier and Ramona Petre won 6-4. The only taut match was with Coumba Ben Niangadou and Yu Yun "Kathy" Tsai, who needed a tiebreaker but prevailed 7-6 (7-3), giving UNM a 4-0 start in doubles.

Singles wins went to Veroux, Malazdra, and Petre. Veroux won 7-5, 6-2 over Emma Moratalla Sanz of host Northridge, and Malazdra won 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in a comeback over BYU's Karina Mohamed. Petre was matched with Vitoria Solis Urdiales of the hosts, winning 7-5, 6-4.

Day 1          
           
Singles  vs. BYU/CSUN/Arkansas State      
           
1 Vianca Corley vs. Sue Yan Tan (BYU) L 4-6, 0-6
2 Ana Veroux vs. Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN) W 7-5, 6-2
3 Kathy Tsai vs. Sage Bergeson (BYU) L 3-6, 6-4, 2-6
4 Lea Malazdra vs. Karina Mohamed (BYU) W 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
5 Coumba Ben Niangadou vs. Bella Lewis (BYU) L 0-6, 0-6
6 Ramona Petre vs. Vitoria Solis Urdiales (CSUN) W 7-5, 6-4
7 Vianca Corley vs. Meghna Arun Kuma (Arkansas State) L 4-6, 4-6
8 Sarah L'Allier vs. Sarah Millard (Arkansas State) L 5-7, 5-7
Extra Match Vianca Corley vs. Paulina Franco Martinessi (Long Beach State) L 3-6, 3-6
           
Doubles vs. UOP        
           
1 Corley/Corley vs. Maiorova/Ung W 6-4
2 Veroux/Malazdra vs. Sugai/McLeod W 6-1
3 Niangadou/Tsai vs. Hoe/Hirota W 7-6 (7-3)
4 L'Allier/Petre vs. Cheam/Lerminiaux W 6-4