SAN DIEGO - The month of March has been a good one for the Point Loma women's tennis team as it has gone 6-2 since the calendar turned, including winning a season-best four straight matches. The Sea Lions' latest victory came on Saturday, Mar. 22 at Westmont where PLNU prevailed with a convincing 7-2 victory over the No. 12 ranked team in the NAIA, Westmont.

PLNU is now 9-7 on the season while Westmont fell to 6-7.

The Sea Lions won at every spot besides No. 1 singles and doubles. Both doubles points were hard earned as Hillary Ramage and Maika Adair edged the Warriors' duo at No. 2s, 8-6, while Kaitlyn Murray and Preethika Venugopal prevailed at No. 3s, 8-4.

In singles PLNU won four of its five points in straight sets. Venugopal did not even drop a game in her match with Grace Davis as she swept her 6-0 and 6-0 at No. 5. Regina von Koch had nearly as convincing a victory at No. 2 singles with a 6-1 and 6-0 win. Hope Penner also made quick work of her opponent with a 6-2 and 6-0 win at No. 3s.

Hillary Ramage was challenged a bit at No. 6 singles by Emily Keach but still won in consecutive sets, 6-3 and 6-3. Sharon Reibstein's match was the only one to go three sets, but the Sea Lions' senior was able to pull out the victory, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-2.

The Sea Lions will now host DePaul on Thursday, Mar. 27 at 2:30 p.m. 

#31 Point Loma 7, #12 Westmont 2
Singles competition
1. STRATMAN, Lauren (WC) def. Adair, Maika (PLNU-WT) 6-1, 6-1
2. von Koch, Regina (PLNU-WT) def. STRATMAN, Kate (WC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Penner, Hope (PLNU-WT) def. STRANDNESS, Haley (WC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Reibstein, Sharon (PLNU-WT) def. CEDILLO, Jessica (WC) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Venugopal, Preethika (PLNU-WT) def. DAVIS, Grace (WC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ramage, Hillary (PLNU-WT) def. KEACH, Emily (WC) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. STRATMAN, Kate/STRATMAN, Lauren (WC) def. Penner, Hope/von Koch, Regina (PLNU-WT) 8-5
2. Adair, Maika/Ramage, Hillary (PLNU-WT) def. STRANDNESS, Haley/CEDILLO, Jessica (WC) 8-6
3. Murray, Kaitlyn/Venugopal, Preethika (PLNU-WT) def. KEACH, Emily/DAVIS, Grace (WC) 8-4

Match Notes
Point Loma 9-7; National ranking #31; Regional ranking #8
Westmont 6-7; National ranking #12 (NAIA)