CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Point Loma women's tennis team took two of three doubles matches from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps but the Athenas handily won singles to prevail in the match over the Sea Lions 6-3 on Friday (Mar. 1).

PLNU picked up a point at No. 2 doubles when Kiersten Steinhauer and Wileen Chiu edged Sarah Kikino and Yvonne Likomanova in a tiebreaker 9-8. Maika Adair and Kirsty Mountain added to the Sea Lions' point total with an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles.

Sharon Reibstein was the lone singles winner for Point Loma on Friday. She swept Likomanova in the No. 5 singles position, 6-1 and 6-2.

At No. 1 singles, Maika Adair pushed Kristin Lim to a third set tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets (6-7 and 6-2). Lim was then able edge Adair in the decisive set 10-8 to come away with the match and the point for the Athenas.  

PLNU will return home on Saturday to host Villanova. The Sea Lion and Wildcat women will face off at 1:00 p.m., and the men will play at 4:00 p.m.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 6, Point Loma 3
Singles
#1. Kristin Lim (CMS) def. Maika Adair (PLNU) 6-7, 6-2, 10-8
#2. Crystal Lim (CMS) def. Hope Penner (PLNU) 6-1, 6-3
#3. Caroline Ward (CMS) def. Preethika Venugopal (PLNU) 6-2, 6-0
#4. Sarah Kukino (CMS) def. Wileen Chiu (PLNU) 6-4, 6-0
#5. Sharon Reibstein (PLNU) def. Yvonne Likomanova (CMS) 6-1, 6-2
#6. Chloe Dobbert (CMS) def. Kirsty Mountain (PLNU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
#1. K. Lim/Hayley (CMS) def. Penner/Venugopal (PLNU) 8-1
#2. Steinhauer/Chui (PLNU) def. Kikino/Likomanova (CMS) 9-8
#3. Adair/Mountain (PLNU) def. Coughlan/Nichols (CMS) 8-3