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GREENSBURG, Pa. (April 1) – The No. 16 Vulcans won their third-straight match on Monday afternoon, posting a 7-0 victory over Mercyhurst in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play at the Greensburg Racquet Club.

With the victory, the California University of Pennsylvania tennis team improves to 9-8 overall with a 4-0 mark in divisional action. Meanwhile, Mercyhurst falls to 12-3 this season and 2-2 in league play. The Lakers opened the year with 10-consecutive victories before losing three of five matches in just over a week.

The match was moved to an indoor facility due to weather conditions and opened with singles play due to limited court time. In a match between two of the top-five players in the region, junior Lucie Sipkova (Pardubice, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Pardubice Mozartova) earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory at the first position against Caroline Bristol. Sophomore Ramona Czakon (Trier, Germany/Tampereen Lyseon Lukio) collected a 6-1, 6-0 win over Courtney Thompson at second singles, while freshman Alexandra Borgenhoff (Alingsas, Sweden/Katrinelund) recorded a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the third slot against regionally-ranked Rebecca Haener. At the fourth position, sophomore Lucie Rey (Geneva, Switzerland/Colombieres) tallied a 6-1, 6-1 win over Sarah Baich and senior Jade Pondicas (Johannesburg, South Africa/British International Distance) outlasted Taylor Wedlake at fifth singles by a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 margin. Freshman Maxime Colen (Breda, Netherlands/Newman) blanked Katelyn Caniford by a 6-0, 6-0 count at the sixth slot.

The Vulcans and Lakers were then only able to complete one doubles match due to time constraints on Monday. Borgenhoff and Czakon recorded an 8-3 victory against Haener and Thompson at the second position and have now won 12 of their last 13 matches with their only loss coming at No. 4 Barry.

Cal U returns to action this weekend with matches against a pair of NCAA Division I opponents, starting on Friday, April 5, against Georgetown in Washington, D.C.