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CALIFRONIA (March 27) – The No. 11 California University of Pennsylvania tennis team cruised to a 9-0 win over Edinboro in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play on Tuesday afternoon at Roadman Park, losing only three games in the entire match.

With the victory, the Vulcans improve to 12-5 overall and open divisional action with a 1-0 record. The Fighting Scots, who are in only their second year as a varsity sport, drop to 6-10 this year with a 0-1 mark in league play.

Cal U opened the match in dominating fashion, losing only one game in doubles play. Seniors Martina Rubesova (Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Dr. Vaclava Smejkala) and Franziska Steinhardt (Bad Lausick, Germany/St. Augustin Gymnasium) claimed an 8-1 victory at the first position against Edinboro's Oranza Carrillo and Angela Pelehac. Playing as a doubles team for the first time in two years, senior Anastassiya Zherdeva (Almaty, Kazakhstan/Gumnasia Number 60) and junior Jade Pondicas (Johannesburg, South Africa/British International Distance) cruised to an 8-0 win at the second slot. Freshmen Jolien Borrenberghs (Hasselt, Belgium/KA2 Sportschool) and Jesse Burrell (Perth, Australia/Presbyterian Ladies' College) completed the sweep with an 8-0 victory at third doubles.

At first singles, Rubesova blanked Carrillo by a 6-0, 6-0 margin for her 18th singles win of the season. Pondicas registered a 6-1, 6-1 victory at the second position against Pelehac, while Zherdeva posted a 6-0, 6-0 win against Emily Meier at the third slot.

Steinhardt added a 6-0, 6-0 victory at fourth singles on Tuesday, while Burrell and Borrenberghs posted wins by a 6-0, 6-0 margin at the fifth and sixth positions, respectively.

The Vulcans return to the courts tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28, when they travel to face BIG EAST-member Pittsburgh at the Alpha Tennis and Fitness Club, starting at 12 p.m.