SAN DIEGO - The Point Loma women's tennis team celebrated moving up five spots in the most recent ITA rankings with a 9-0 win over Western New Mexico on Friday, Feb. 24.
 
The Sea Lions have now won three straight and are now 6-1 on the season. The loss drops WNMU to 2-4.
 
The match opened with PLNU sweeping doubles. Michelle Torres and Shelby Groeneveld stepped into the No. 1 doubles position and earned an 8-2 win. Ellie Gamble and Nicole Camaratta also moved up one spot in doubles, but still cruised to an 8-0 victory.  Regina von Koch and Taylor McGowan added the third doubles point with another 8-2 win.
 
The Sea Lions were without their No. 1 player in singles, Nikki Newell, but everyone stepped up at their new positions with a win. This included von Koch besting Newell's sister, Tiffany, at No. 1s 6-0 and 6-1.
 
Point Loma will be back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 28 to face the No. 2 team in the country, BYU-Hawaii, at 11 a.m.

#24 Point Loma 9, Western N.M. 0
Feb 24, 2017 at San Diego, CA (PLNU Tennis Courts) 
Singles competition
1. Regina von Koch (PLNU-WT) def. Tiffany Newell (WNMU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Shelby Groeneveld (PLNU-WT) def. Annely Heinze (WNMU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Nicole Camaratta (PLNU-WT) def. Gemma Goodland (WNMU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Taylor McGowan (PLNU-WT) def. Emma Siboni (WNMU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Michelle Torres (PLNU-WT) def. Nadia Justiniano (WNMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Ellie Gamble (PLNU-WT) def. Karina Diaz (WNMU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Michelle Torres/Shelby Groeneveld (PLNU-WT) def. Annely Heinze/Gemma Goodland (WNMU) 8-2
2. Nicole Camaratta/Ellie Gamble (PLNU-WT) def. Nadia Justiniano/Emma Siboni (WNMU) 8-0
3. Taylor McGowan/Regina von Koch (PLNU-WT) def. Tiffany Newell/Karina Diaz (WNMU) 8-2