RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech tennis team remained undefeated at home this season, riding strong singles play to defeat Incarnate Word, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.
 
LA Tech (12-4) did all of its damage in singles, getting victories on courts two, three, four, five, and six to extend their home winning streak to eight.
 
Incarnate Word (8-5) struck first though in doubles, securing wins of 6-2 and 6-3 on courts one and three, respectively.  The lone doubles win for the Lady Techsters came from the duo of Olga Bienzobas/Alexia Romero who won 6-2 on court two, playing together for the first time this season.
 
And just like Friday against Northwestern State, LA Tech got two quick points in singles to grab the momentum. 
 
Tiffani Nash needed only an hour to give the Lady Techsters their first point, taking care of business on court four with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Estefania Gonzalez.  Just a few minutes later, Olga Bienzobas gave LA Tech a 2-1 edge after she proved too much for her opponent, Gargi Pawar, in a 6-0, 6-0 win on court three.
 
Making it 3-1 was Ilana Tetruashvili as the veteran disposed of Sophia Kermet on court six by a score of 6-3, 6-1.  The wins kept coming as Najah Dawson provided the clincher with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Amelie Montalvo on court two.  The fifth point came from Ana Rodrigues who outlasted Lyric Bonilla on court five 6-3, 7-6 (4). 
 
QUOTABLES
Head coach Amanda Stone
 
"It was a good weekend for us at home.  There was a lot of good energy today with the track meet going on and that was fun to see our team feed off of that.  We are at a point now where teams are gearing up for our matches and playing their best tennis against us.  We really stepped up the intensity in singles after losing the doubles point.  We showed this weekend that we are becoming really tough throughout our lineup."
 
NOTABLES

• With the 5-2 victory, LA Tech now leads the all-time series over Incarnate Word, 5-1. They improved to 3-0 at home versus the Cardinals.
• LA Tech remained undefeated at home with a perfect 6-0 record. The Lady Techsters have won eight straight at the LA Tech Tennis Complex going back to last season.
• LA Tech is now 30-10 over its last two seasons.
• LA Tech is 58-23 in dual singles this season.
• Tiffani Nash reached double-digit singles wins as she picked up victory No. 10.
• Ilana Tetruashvili, Najah Dawson, and Olga Bienzobas each won their third straight singles match.

UP NEXT
LA Tech returns to the courts next weekend with a trio of home matches.  They will take on Houston on Friday, March 24 at 2 p.m. and then a doubleheader on Saturday, March 25 versus Tyler Junior College and LSU-Alexandria starting at 10 a.m. 
 
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