SAN DIEGO - The No. 29 Point Loma women's tennis team continued its winning ways early in the 2017 season with a 9-0 sweep of PacWest foe Holy Names on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
 
The Sea Lions are now 4-1. All four victories have come via the sweep or in a one-point match. The loss drops Holy Names to 1-3.
 
The match opened with some tough matches in doubles but PLNU was able to pull out all three, including Michelle Torres and Shelby Groeneveld who earned an 8-6 win at No. 2s. Point Loma went on to win all six doubles matches in straight sets.
 
The Sea Lions will be back on the court at Concordia (CA) on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The match will start at 2 p.m. 

#29 Point Loma 9, Holy Names 0
Feb 21, 2017 at San Diego, CA (PLNU Tennis Courts) 
Singles competition
1. Nikki Newell (PLNU-WT) def. Jahan Bayramova (HNU-WT) 6-3, 6-2
2. Regina von Koch (PLNU-WT) def. Eliza McKean (HNU-WT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Nicole Camaratta (PLNU-WT) def. Dominique Ernst (HNU-WT) 6-3, 6-2
4. Taylor McGowan (PLNU-WT) def. Taylor Barajas (HNU-WT) 6-1, 6-2
5. Michelle Torres (PLNU-WT) def. Julia Golub (HNU-WT) 6-0, 6-2
6. Ellie Gamble (PLNU-WT) def. Marlayna Durant (HNU-WT) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Nikki Newell/Regina von Koch (PLNU-WT) def. Dominique Ernst/Eliza McKean (HNU-WT) 8-3
2. Michelle Torres/Shelby Groeneveld (PLNU-WT) def. Taylor Barajas/Jahan Bayramova (HNU-WT) 8-6
3. Nicole Camaratta/Ellie Gamble (PLNU-WT) def. Rutendo Gwaze/Amandine Clouvel (HNU-WT) 8-3

Match Notes
Holy Names 1-3
Point Loma 4-1; National ranking #29
T-3:44 A-49