IRVINE, Calif. - The No. 29 Point Loma women's tennis team swept doubles to earn a 6-3 victory on the road over Concordia (CA) on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
 
The Sea Lions are now 5-1 on the season, including a 3-1 mark on the road. The loss dropped Concordia to 4-2 and snaps their three-game winning streak. ­­­
 
The match began in singles play where Regina von Koch remained undefeated this season (6-0), edging Luma Schwab in three sets 6-4, 1-6 and 6-2. Shelby Groeneveld and Ellie Gamble also earned singles victories in straight sets at the No. 3 and No. 6 spots, respectively. However, CUI also picked up three singles wins to send the match to doubles knotted at 3-3.
 
Just as they did a little over a week ago against Azusa Pacific, Point Loma swept all three doubles to take the match. Nikki Newell and von Koch improved to 5-1 on the season with an 8-3 win at No. 1s. Michelle Torres and Groeneveld also improved to 5-1 as a doubles pair with an 8-5 win at No. 2s to capture the decisive match point. Nicole Camaratta and Ellie Gamble added their fourth win in six pairs with an 8-6 win at No. 3s.
 
Point Loma will now prepare to host Western New Mexico on Friday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. 

Point Loma 6, Concordia University Irvine 3
2/22/2017 at Costa Mesa Tennis Courts 
Singles competition
1. Anastasiia Kuprina (CUIWT) def. Nikki Newell (PLNU-WT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Regina von Koch (PLNU-WT) def. Luma Schwab (CUIWT) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
3. Shelby Groeneveld (PLNU-WT) def. Johanna Keeline (CUIWT) 6-1, 7-5
4. Samantha Schuster (CUIWT) def. Taylor McGowan (PLNU-WT) 6-2, 6-7, 7-6
5. Ghada Al-ajeely (CUIWT) def. Michelle Torres (PLNU-WT) 6-0, 6-1
6. Ellie Gamble (PLNU-WT) def. Katherine Jensen (CUIWT) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Nikki Newell/Regina von Koch (PLNU-WT) def. Anastasiia Kuprina/Luma Schwab (CUIWT) 8-3
2. Michelle Torres/Shelby Groeneveld (PLNU-WT) def. Johanna Keeline/Samantha Schuster (CUIWT) 8-5
3. Nicole Camaratta/Ellie Gamble (PLNU-WT) def. Ashley Glick/Ghada Al-ajeely (CUIWT) 8-6

Match Notes
Point Loma 5-1
Concordia University Irvine 4-2