RUSTON – Louisiana Tech flexed its muscle on a sunny Saturday afternoon with a pair of shutout victories over Tyler Junior College and LSU-Alexandria at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.
 
LA Tech first claimed a 6-0 victory over TJC, the No. 3-ranked junior college team in the country, followed by a 7-0 win versus LSUA, the No. 4-ranked NAIA team in the country.
 
MATCH ONE
The Lady Techsters mixed up its doubles lineup on courts one and three and that is where they picked up their victories to tally the opening point.  Najah Dawson and Ana Rodrigues won, 6-1, at No. 1 while Leonie Schuknecht and Ilana Tetruashvili prevailed, 6-0, at No. 3.  
 
LA Tech then posted straight-set singles victories on courts one, two, three, four, and six.  Olga Bienzobas was the first to finish, outdueling Sydney Stone at the No. 2 spot with a 6-2, 6-1 win.
 
Her court neighbor at the No. 3 position, Dawson, made it 3-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Yeva Kononovych.  The clincher came on the back courts with Ilana Tetruashvili winning her 50th career dual singles match, downing Hrudaya Shah by a score of 6-0, 6-3.
 
Tiffani Nash added to the win total with a 6-1, 6-1 victory versus Yeva Kramarova at No. 5.  The sixth and final point was courtesy of Leonie Schuknecht who came through at the top position with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Zoi Spyrou.
 
MATCH TWO
The new duos of Dawson/Rodrigues and Schuknecht/Tetruashvili came through again in the second match with wins of 6-3 and 6-2, respectively.
 
LA Tech proceeded to win all six singles courts via straight sets.  After only surrendering two games in her first singles match of the day, Nash won all 12 games to take it 6-0, 6-0 over Annemart Kleijn on court three. 
 
Valentina Vazquez made quick work of her lone match Saturday, defeating Patricia Martinez by a final score of 6-1, 6-1 on court six.  Dawson brought home the clinching point with a 6-3, 6-1 victory versus Alicia Romero Gomez on court two.
 
The wins kept coming with Alexia Romero delivering a 7-5, 6-1 win on court five, followed by a 6-1, 6-3 win by Tetruashvili on court four.  Closing it out was Bienzobas who outlasted Candela Bonivardi at No. 1 with a 6-4, 6-4 win.
 
QUOTABLES
Head coach Amanda Stone
 
"It was a good doubleheader today.  We shook some things up in the doubles lineup and I think we showed a lot of promise and potential there.  Both Tyler Junior College and LSU-Alexandria are top teams in their respective divisions so we were prepared for both to come in with confidence and fight.  We were the favorite in both matches and we performed like it.  I am proud of the high standard our team is setting for ourselves."
 
NOTABLES

• LA Tech improved to 14-4 on the season, the eighth most victories in a single season in program history.
• LA Tech remains undefeated at home this season with an 8-0 record. The Lady Techsters have won 10 straight at the LA Tech Tennis Complex, the second longest streak in program history.
• LA Tech has won six straight, tied for the eight longest in program history.
• Ilana Tetruashvili collected wins No. 50 and 51 in dual singles for her career, tying for the third most in program history.
• Leonie Schuknecht won her 20th singles match of the season (fall and spring combined).She is now 12-2 in dual singles.
• Leonie Schuknecht picked up two doubles victories, bringing her career total to 37 wins (tied for the eighth most in program history).

UP NEXT
LA Tech will head to the state of Alabama to play two true road matches next weekend.  The Lady Techsters will first face Conference USA opponent UAB on Saturday, April 1 at noon followed by a matchup versus West Alabama on Sunday, April 2 at 10 a.m.
 
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