RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech tennis team won all six singles courts via straight sets, cruising to a 6-1 victory over I-20 neighbor ULM on Sunday afternoon at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.
 
The last three matches between LA Tech (6-1) and ULM (1-6) were all nail biters, concluding in 4-3 scores.  The Lady Techsters picked up a 4-3 win last season in Ruston versus the Warhawks, and improved on that result in dominating fashion Sunday.
 
It was the Warhawks though that struck first, snatching the doubles point with tiebreaker wins on courts one and three.  In doing so, they fought off a combined five match points to go up 1-0 in the team match.
 
However, it was all LA Tech in singles.  Olga Bienzobas set the tone at the No. 2 position, handing Alice Klinteby her first loss of the spring with a 6-2, 6-0 victory.
 
Her doubles partner, Ana Rodrigues, was equally as impressive at the No. 5 spot.  She surrendered just three games to defeat Tamara Bachmann 6-1, 6-2 to give LA Tech a 2-1 advantage.
 
Extending the Lady Techsters lead was Najah Dawson who took care of Angela del Campo at the No. 3 position, 6-2, 6-2.  Seconds later, Ilana Tetruashvili won five straight games in the second set to down Mariam Hatem, 6-1, 7-5 and clinch the victory for LA Tech.
 
While Tetruashvili remained undefeated in dual singles this spring, so did Leonie Schuknecht who outlasted Alessandra Anghel 6-4, 7-5 on court one.  Anghel battled back from down 2-5 to even it up at 5-all in the second set before Schuknecht closed things out with back-to-back game wins.
 
The last match to finish up was Tiffani Nash who collected her sixth singles win, claiming five straight games in the second set to win 6-2, 6-3 over Giovanna Pereira at No. 4.
 
QUOTABLES
Head coach Amanda Stone
 
"I was really happy with the overall result today.  I thought we rebounded well after the doubles.  ULM played really hard and we had to execute and win the points.  We are continuing to produce up and down the singles lineup and that is huge for us going forward into the next part of our schedule."
 
NOTABLES

• LA Tech defeated ULM for a second straight season.
• LA Tech extended its winning streak to five matches. The Lady Techsters have won at least five straight in four of their last five seasons.
• LA Tech extended its home winning streak to six games (dating back to last season). It is tied for the sixth longest streak in program history. They are a perfect 4-0 at home this season.
• The Lady Techsters have allowed no more than one point in each of their six victories.
• LA Tech improved to 33-6 in dual singles this spring.
• Leonie Schuknecht (6-0) and Ilana Tetruashvili (4-0) remained perfect in dual singles.
• Ilana Tetruashvili clinched the match for LA Tech for a second time this season.
• Ilana Tetruashvili collected her 46th career dual singles match, the seventh most in program history.
• Tiffani Nash extended her dual singles winning streak to five matches while Olga Bienzobas and Najah Dawson extended their streaks to four.

UP NEXT
LA Tech heads to Tulsa, Oklahoma to take on Wichita State (Feb. 19) and Oral Roberts (Feb. 20).   
 
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