Thursday, February 22
Ruston, LA
Noon
Louisiana Tech University
6
vs
0
Grambling State
LA Tech Dominates Grambling State
2/22/2024 3:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bulldogs defeat the Lady Tigers, 6-0, on Thursday afternoon at the LA Tech Tennis Complex
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech made quick work against Grambling State, claiming a 6-0 shutout victory on Thursday afternoon at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.
LA Tech (7-4) set the stone early in doubles as the duos of Olga Bienzobas/Alexia Romero and Valentina Vasquez/Tiffani Nash delivered wins of 6-0 and 6-1 on courts one and two, respectively.
After securing the doubles point, the Bulldogs won all five singles courts versus GSU (0-7). Romero made it 2-0 in favor of LA Tech by winning all 12 games in a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Leah Bryant at the No. 5 position. In doing so, she extended her dual singles winning streak to eight matches.
Nash did the same thing, going perfect with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Jovana Latinovich at the No. 3 spot to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 advantage. The clinching point came from court two where Vasquez overpowered Ekaterina Dziova by a score of 6-0, 6-1.
Just like Romero, Bienzobas also continued her singles winning streak, making it eight straight with a 6-0, 6-2 victory versus Claire Machisa at the top position. The final point came from Zoie Epps on court four who outdueled Taku Mawisire 6-3, 6-0.
NOTABLES
LA Tech will make the short trip to Natchitoches to face in-state rival Northwestern State on Sunday, Feb. 25. First serve is set for 1 p.m. CT at the Jack Fisher Lady Demon Complex.
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LA Tech (7-4) set the stone early in doubles as the duos of Olga Bienzobas/Alexia Romero and Valentina Vasquez/Tiffani Nash delivered wins of 6-0 and 6-1 on courts one and two, respectively.
After securing the doubles point, the Bulldogs won all five singles courts versus GSU (0-7). Romero made it 2-0 in favor of LA Tech by winning all 12 games in a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Leah Bryant at the No. 5 position. In doing so, she extended her dual singles winning streak to eight matches.
Nash did the same thing, going perfect with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Jovana Latinovich at the No. 3 spot to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 advantage. The clinching point came from court two where Vasquez overpowered Ekaterina Dziova by a score of 6-0, 6-1.
Just like Romero, Bienzobas also continued her singles winning streak, making it eight straight with a 6-0, 6-2 victory versus Claire Machisa at the top position. The final point came from Zoie Epps on court four who outdueled Taku Mawisire 6-3, 6-0.
NOTABLES
- With the win, LA Tech now leads the all-time series over Grambling State, 54-0.
- The Bulldogs improved to 4-1 at home this season.
- Olga Bienzobas and Alexia Romero both extended their singles winning streaks to eight matches, the third longest winning streak since 2020.
- Olga Bienzobas claimed her team-leading 10th dual singles win this season, improving to 10-1. It marks her third straight season with double-digit singles victories.
- Alexia Romero improved to 9-1 in dual singles. In doing so, she picked up her 47th career dual singles win, tied for the seventh most in program history.
- Alexia Romero registered her 45th career dual doubles win, the third most in program history.
- Alexia Romero has now won 140 career matches at LA Tech (singles and doubles combined for fall and spring).
- Tiffani Nash won her third straight singles match, improving to 7-3. The senior also improved to 5-0 all-time playing at the No. 3 spot.
- Valentina Vasquez won her first career match as a Bulldog at the No. 2 position in singles.
- Zoie Epps improved to 2-0 this season playing at the No. 4 spot in singles.
LA Tech will make the short trip to Natchitoches to face in-state rival Northwestern State on Sunday, Feb. 25. First serve is set for 1 p.m. CT at the Jack Fisher Lady Demon Complex.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Claire Machisa / 0 [GSU]
02
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Ekaterina Dziova / 0 [GSU]
01
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Jovana Latinovich / 0 [GSU]
00
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Taku Mawisire / 0 [GSU]
30
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Leah Bryant / 0 [GSU]
00
66
#6 Singles Match
1
/ 0 [GSU]
0
0
Order of Finish:
5,3,2,1,4
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