TULSA, Okla. – Louisiana Tech swept all doubles and singles matches on Sunday against Omaha, finishing with a 7-0 victory to close out the Hurricane Invite at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
 
LA Tech (2-1) went with the same doubles lineups for all three matches in the round robin event.  Alexia Romero and Valentina Vazquez were the first to finish, winning 6-1 at No. 3.  Clinching the opening point was Leonie Schuknecht and Najah Dawson with a 6-2 victory at No. 1.  Olga Bienzobas and Ana Rodrigues made it 3-for-3 as the duo came out on top, 6-4, at No. 2.
 
And just like their match against Wyoming, the top of the singles lineup came through to clinch the team victory right off the bat against Omaha (1-2).  Schuknecht continued her winning ways, surrendering just four games to down Jessica Aragon by a score of 6-2, 6-2 on court one.
 
Bienzobas was able to outlast Zoe Adkins on court two with a 6-4, 7-5 win.  Then clinching it was Tiffani Nash who came back against Ines Absisan to win 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 on court three.
 
The bottom of the singles lineup was dominant in helping produce the shutout.  Courts 4-6 allowed just 13 total games between the three.  Romero prevailed 6-0, 6-3 versus Addison Miller, Ilana Tetruashvili delivered a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Keegan VanPelt in her first action of the weekend, and Vazquez grabbed her first dual singles win as a Lady Techster with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Lillian Tiemeyer.
 
Prior to LA Tech's match with Omaha, the Lady Techsters dropped all three doubles courts to Tulsa (3-0) who ended up taking the match, 6-1.

QUOTABLES
Head coach Amanda Stone

"I love opening up the season in Tulsa because it pushes our team both mentally and physically. We stress how we need to be a team that shows up fired up and performs at a high level consistently no matter who the opponent is. This event gives the opportunity to play a team that's about even with us, one we should beat, and one that is a little better than us. I really feel like we passed the test this weekend. We had an impressive win over Wyoming, took care of business against a scrappy Omaha team, and pushed Tulsa in a way we have not done before. Individually, Leonie really stood out and I am proud she is carrying over all the confidence she earned in the fall. What I am really excited about is how we performanced consistently as a team. Everyone was able to contribute in the wins and competed hard."
 
NOTABLES

• With the 7-0 victory, LA Tech now leads the all-time series over Omaha, 1-0. This was the first ever meeting between the two programs.
• LA Tech is now 4-2 at the Hurricane Invite over the last two seasons.
• Leonie Schuknecht went a combined 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles at the event. She improved to 11-3 in singles for the 2022-23 season.
• Olga Bienzobas reached double-digit wins in singles for the 2022-23 season with two victories.
• Ilana Tetruashvili registered her 43rd career dual singles victory, putting her in a tie for ninth most in program history.

UP NEXT
LA Tech will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 21 when they play host to Stephen F. Austin in their 2023 home opener.  First serve is set for 10 a.m. at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.
 
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