Pilot Women’s Tennis Defeats College of Idaho, 5–2
SHREVEPORT, La. – LSU Shreveport women's tennis earned a 5–2 victory over the College of Idaho on Saturday afternoon at the LSUS Tennis Court, using strong doubles play and depth across the singles lineup to secure the home win.
The Pilots opened the match by claiming the doubles point, winning two of three matches. At No. 1 doubles, Lucia Lucas and Maike Tiersma set the tone with a decisive 6–1 victory over Hristina Ljuba and Nicole Tran. Lidia Gomez and Ana Julia De Paula Mandrot followed with a 6–3 win at No. 2 doubles. College of Idaho picked up its lone doubles win at the No. 3 position.
LSUS carried that momentum into singles play, earning four victories to clinch the match. Tiersma secured a straight-sets win at No. 1 singles, defeating Lina Boylan 6–4, 6–2. At No. 2, Gomez delivered a dominant performance, cruising past Hristina Ljuba 6–0, 6–3.
Additional points came from the lower half of the lineup, as Ana Julia De Paula Mandrot earned a 7–6, 6–2 victory over Kinsey Lockhart at No. 5 singles, and Jade Derks capped the scoring for the Pilots with a hard-fought three-set win at No. 6 singles, rallying past Alyssa Johnson 2–6, 6–3, 7–6.
College of Idaho earned its two points with wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles.
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