Lewis-Clark St. (Idaho) 3
AZUSA, Calif. -- The NAIA’s No. 4-ranked Azusa Pacific took 2 of 3 doubles to get out to a quick lead and then held on for a 6-3 win over No. 13 Lewis-Clark St. (Idaho) in a match-up between Top 15 teams Wednesday in Azusa.
With the win, the Cougars improve to 11-2 overall. The Warriors fall to 7-6.
After Mayu Sato and Jennifer Dao downed Jana Puzova and Maria Resende, 8-0, at No. 1 doubles, Bay Daniels and Peggy Bell defeated Rachel Moorhead and former Cougar Hephzi Segura, 8-5, at No. 2 to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead.
Dao, Bell, Sato and Lynn Quitoriano then put the match away with wins in singles’ play. Bell, Sato and Quitoriano won in straight sets.
Singles
1 – Jennifer Dao (APU) d. Jana Puzova (LCSC) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
2 – Peggy Bell (APU) d. Maria Resende (LCSC) 6-1, 6-0
3 – Hephzi Segura (LCSC) d. Bay Daniels (APU) 7-5, 6-7 (10-6)
4 – Mayu Sato (APU) d. Carla Jones (LCSC) 7-5, 6-2
5 – Lynn Quitoriano (APU) d. Khaliun Enkhjargal (LCSC) 6-4, 6-1
6 – Rachel Moorhead (LCSC) d. Christiana Scolinos (APU) 5-7, 6-4 (10-6)
Doubles
1 – Dao/Sato (APU) d. Puzova/Resende (LCSC) 8-0
2 – Daniels/Bell (APU) d. Segura/Moorhead (LCSC) 8-5
3 – Sonam Yangchen/Enkhjargal (LCSC) d. Quitoriano/Hiatt (APU) 8-3
