RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech Tennis team did not drop a single set on Sunday, claiming a pair of shutout victories in defeating Louisiana Christian, 4-0, and Southern Arkansas, 5-0, in a home doubleheader at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.
 
While LA Tech (4-2) was in complete control of almost every match against LCU (0-1) and SAU (1-1), the Bulldogs ended up getting their points from the exact same lines in both doubles and singles.
 
Starting off the day was winning the doubles point versus the Wildcats with wins of 6-1 and 6-0 on courts two and three, respectively.  Collecting those victories were the tandems of Alexia Romero/Olga Bienzobas and Zoie Epps/Tiffani Nash.
 
In singles, Epps and Romero garnered the second and third points for LA Tech by winning all 12 games in their matches.  Epps defeated Elizaveta Mikhailova 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 while Romero overpowered Chloe Batterton 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.
 
The clincher was provided by Bienzobas who outdueled Alexandra Cedeno 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 1 position.  Play was stopped while Ana Rodrigues, Valentina Vasquez, and Nash were all up a set in their respectively matches.
 
The second match of the day against the Muleriders played out almost the exact same way, except this dual was played under the lights.  Romero/Bienzobas and Epps/Nash grabbed the opening doubles point for the Bulldogs, each winning 6-1. 
 
It was again the lower part of the lineup in singles picking up points as Epps cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Lisa Lochter while Romero raced to a 6-1, 6-2 win against Roksana Kokocha.  And then clinching point again was provided by Bienzobas at the top spot, taking a 6-1, 6-4 win versus Greta Wallin.
 
Tacking on another point was Nash who closed out her match a mere seconds later at the No. 4 spot, defeating Amelie Gindle by a score of 6-2, 6-2.  Both Rodrigues and Nash were up a set and a point or two away from winning before play was stopped.
 
NOTABLES

• With the wins, LA Tech now leads the all-time series over Louisiana Christian, 1-0, and Southern Arkansas, 22-0.
• LA Tech improved to 30-4 at home over the last 3-plus seasons.  The Bulldogs have now won 15 of their last 16 home matches.
• Olga Bienzobas and Alexia Romero extended their singles winning streaks to three matches.
• Olga Bienzobas won her 50th overall singles match and 30th dual singles match as a Bulldog.
• Alexia Romero now has 42 career dual doubles victories, which is tied for the fifth most in program history.

 
UP NEXT
LA Tech is back home on Wednesday, Jan. 31 to face LSU-Alexandria.  First serve is set for 3 p.m. CT at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.
 
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