PADUCAH, Ky. – It was another dominant day for Louisiana Tech at the Paul Rowton Indoor Tennis Center as the Bulldogs blanked SEMO, 4-0, on Friday afternoon. 
 
LA Tech (5-2) dropped only two total sets to reigning Ohio Valley Conference champion SEMO (1-5), claiming its fourth straight victory and third straight via shutout.
 
The Redhawks were the first to claim a win, which came on court two in doubles.  However, the duo of Mio Kozaki and Nina Skoric improved to 5-0 together this spring, winning the first five games before taking the match, 6-3, on court three.
 
The doubles point came down to court one where the duo of Ana Rodrigues and Zoie Epps were trailing 3-4 but reeled off three straight games to take the match, 6-4, to give LA Tech a 1-0 advantage.
 
The Bulldogs continued their strong singles play by taking the first set on five of the six courts.  It was Epps who provided the second point for LA Tech, improving to 7-0 this spring with another straight-sets victory.  This one was a 6-3, 6-0 win over Juliette Demunck at the No. 2 position.
 
Soon thereafter, Alice Brook made it 3-0 in favor of the 'Dogs.  The freshman surrendered only one game in her match against Claudia Casas at the No. 6 spot, winning 6-1, 6-0. 
 
Fellow freshman Maria Tsironi would clinch the match for LA Tech, defeating Maja Bajorek by a score of 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3. 
 
When the match was stopped, Kozaki was one game away from winning her match on court five while Rodrigues was two games away on court one. 
 
NOTABLES

• With the win, LA Tech now trails in the all-time series versus SEMO, 3-2.  This was the Bulldogs first win over the Redhawks since 2009.
• Amy Sargeant recorded her 20th career win as head coach of the Bulldogs.
• Ana Rodrigues claimed her 39th career dual doubles win, which is tied for the 10th most in program history.
• Zoie Epps won her 30th career singles match at LA Tech (fall and spring).
• Zoie Epps has won seven straight dual singles matches to start the 2025 season.  It is only the second time in the last 10 years that a Bulldog has won their first seven matches.
• Mio Kozaki and Nina Skoric have won five straight dual doubles matches, tied for the 11th longest streak since 2010.

UP NEXT
LA Tech will take on Murray State tomorrow at 10 a.m. CT at the Paul Rowton Indoor Tennis Center.
 
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