RAYMOND, Miss. – The Louisiana Christian University women's tennis program was victorious for the first time in just under five years, notching the opening two (of hopefully many) wins during the Alexandra Starkova era, taking care of business with a 7-2 triumph over Copiah-Lincoln CC followed immediately by a shutout of Hinds CC in a true road match by a tally of 9-0.

The Basics:
 

• Score (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
  • Louisiana Christian – 7
  • Copiah-Lincoln CC – 2

 

• Score (Hinds CC)
  • Louisiana Christian – 9
  • Hinds CC – 0

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (2-2, 0-0 Red River)
  • Copiah-Lincoln CC (3-1, 0-0 MACCC)
  • Hinds CC (1-2, 0-0 MACCC)

 

• Location
  • Raymond, Mississippi – Cleon McKnight Tennis Center

  

• Series History (Both Teams)
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 1-0 (0%)

 

• Winning Streak (Both Teams)
  • Louisiana Christian (W1) | Copiah-Lincoln CC / Hinds CC's Last Win: N/A

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Patricia Principal Pineda was close to flawless on the afternoon, sweeping Hanna Hoop of Hinds (6-0, 6-0) in the second slot and winning the top flight vs. Co-Lin by a 6-2, 6-4 count over Camila Mordiz.

 

• Ana Sofia Ferrer Martinez also won both of her singles matches against #3 Ally Everett (6-1, 6-0) as well as #4 Macie Shelton (6-1, 6-1).

 

• Raquel Coelho Rodrigues was fourth and third in the matchups with the Wolves and Eagles, taking the games 6-1, 6-0 (Makaela Rummels) and 6-2, 6-3 (Fabiola Guedez), respectively.

 

• Chloe Batterton was the #5 Wildcat in each, becoming the final student-athlete to sweep their pair of singles contests, taking down Adyson Parks (6-2, 6-2) and Sydnee Teague (6-1, 6-1).

 

• Tanit Cevada Cruz defeated Lucy Warner (6-0, 6-0) and Emili Rebecca Maljawskij Mkhitaryan beat Sophie Sisson (6-0, 6-2) out of the six hole as both went 1-0 while Alexandra Cedeno won via Alara Akgul's retirement (6-1, 1-0, Retirement).

 

• In terms of doubles action, the Orange and Blue claimed five of its six showdowns with a trio of those being shutouts.

 
Next:
  

• In a race to beat the rain, the Wildcats and Millsaps Majors will now face off at 10 a.m. in Jackson, Mississippi Saturday morning.

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