Paula Alcantara Taisiia Andrieieva
Rob Garcia
4
Winner Academy of Art AAU-WT (11-4)
0
Dominican University of Calif. DUC (3-13)
Winner
Academy of Art AAU-WT
(11-4)
4
Final
0
Dominican University of Calif. DUC
(3-13)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Perfect Singles Blanks Penguins

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- On a Sunday morning at Castellucci Family Tennis Center, No. 9 Academy of Art completely overwhelmed Dominican, winning the match without dropping a single set or point in singles, to extend their winning streak to three and improve to 11-4.

The Urban Knights got off on the right foot with dominant doubles play. Seniors Paula Alcantara and Taisiia Andrieieva quickly took a 6-1 victory from Alex Wartenberg and Michelle Li. Senior twins Alma Thell-Lenntorp and Klara Thell-Lenntorp came next with a 6-0 rout of Kaitlyn Nguyen and Ofelia Lopez Camarena. This is the eighth time this season the twins have held opponents to less than two points. Although the point was clinched junior Mariacristina Andrisani and freshman Sofia Ragona wrapped up the pairs play with a 6-2 win to sweep doubles. The Italian duo improves to 10-3 and is now on a six match winning streak.

In ART U's most dominant singles play of the year, Alcantara made light work of Sierra Shackelford with back to back 6-0 sets. Alcantara has yet to lose a match on anything other than retirement in 2019 and is 6-4 in singles. A Thell-Lenntorp followed suit with another 6-0, 6-0 thrashing of Ofelia Lopez Camarena to extend her lead as the all-time singes win leader for  the Urban Knights. Andrisani put away Nicole Bermudez, and the match, with yet another 6-0, 6-0 trouncing to send Academy of Art to a 4-0 win without surrendering one point in singles and only surrendering three points across doubles.

No. 9 ART U improves to 11-4 after the annihilation of Dominican and will take on Holy Names in next in their final regular season match of the season before the PacWest Championship starting April 17 in Surprise, Ariz.