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Photo Credit: Adolfo Vasquez
Photo Credit: Adolfo Vasquez
Posted: Feb 07, 2025

No. 6 Women's Tennis Sweeps Johnson in AAC Opener

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Olivia Alcala / Astrid Staksrud def. Paola Testa / Marina Lasneaux Pereira FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Julia Richardet / Honoka Tsuji def. Isabella Stigall / Maria Gracia Ponce 6-0
  • Paula Cigarran / Jenn Maria Gjoes def. Caroline Rhoton / Berkley Clark 6-1
Singles
  • Olivia Alcala def. Marina Lasneaux Pereira 6-0, 6-1
  • Jenn Maria Gjoes def. Paola Testa 6-1, 7-5
  • Ivet Prat def. Berkley Clark 6-0, 6-1
  • Astrid Staksrud def. Maria Gracia Ponce 6-0, 6-4
  • Paula Cigarran def. Caroline Rhoton 6-0, 6-2
  • Julieta Beltramino def. Isabella Stigall 6-0, 6-1

ATHENS, Tenn.- The women's tennis team played at home for the first time on Friday. The sixth-ranked team in the NAIA hosted the Johnson University Lady Royals in their AAC opener, sweeping the match 7-0.

Scores of 6-0 in the No 2 doubles by Julia Richardet, and Honoka Tsuji and 6-1 in the No. 3 doubles by Jenn Maria Gjos and Paula Cigarran helped the team win the doubles point. The win gave the team a 1-0 lead. 

The sweep was completed with wins in all the singles matches. The wins for the Lady Bulldogs came from Olivia Alcala (6-0, 6-1, No. 1), Gjos (6-1, 7-5, No. 2), Ivet Prat (6-0, 6-1, No. 3), Astrid Staksrud (6-0, 6-4, No. 4), Cigarran (6-0, 6-2, No. 5) and Julieta Beltramino (6,0, 6-1, No. 6).

The Lady Bulldogs (2-2, 1-0) goes on the road for their first true road match of the season against Truett McConnell University on Thursday. The conference match is set to begin at 2:00 p.m.