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Women's Tennis

Kitto Grabs School Record Against La Verne

LA VERNE, CA - In Caltech's women's tennis match with La Verne on Saturday afternoon Rebekah Kitto made school history.

Kitto remained undefeated in her 14 matches at the No. 2 singles spot. Her 14 wins set a new school record for most singles wins in a season. She pass the mark set by Natsuko Kagawa and Alexis Johnson.

La Verne won the team match 8-1 as they swept five of the six singles matches in straight sets.

The top doubles match saw a pair of regionally ranked teams square off. The Leopards duo of Laina Matsuda and Jeanette Losaria came into the match ranked 10th while Kitto and Monica Li had a ranking of eight. The La Verne combo won the match by an 8-5 tally.

Caltech continues SCIAC play when they host Pomona-Pitzer next Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.

 

Tennis Match Results
Caltech vs La Verne
4/6/2013 at La Verne, CA
(Leopard Tenins Courts)
La Verne 8, Caltech 1

Singles competition
1. Andrea Madrigal (ULV) def. Monica Li (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-1
2. Rebekah Kitto (CALTECH) def. Jeanette Losaria (ULV) 6-0, 6-2
3. Laina Matsuda (ULV) def. Stephanie Kwan (CALTECH) 6-1, 6-4
4. Brooke Hines (ULV) def. Michelle Lee (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-2
5. Allison Moncrief (ULV) def. Jessica Yeung (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-1
6. Shenelle Trujillo (ULV) def. Michelle Tang (CALTECH) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Laina Matsuda/Jeanette Losaria (ULV) def. Monica Li/Rebekah Kitto (CALTECH) 8-5
2. Allison Moncrief/Andrea Madrigal (ULV) def. Michelle Lee/Jessica Yu (CALTECH) 8-2
3. Brooke Hines/Valerine Lezin (ULV) def. Stephanie Kwan/Valerie Pietrasz (CALTECH) 9-7

Match Notes:
Caltech 5-9, 1-4; Regional ranking #20
La Verne 10-5, 3-2; Regional ranking #7
Official: N/A T-3:12 A-37

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Players Mentioned

Jessica Yu

Jessica Yu

5' 7"
Junior
Stephanie Kwan

Stephanie Kwan

5' 3"
Senior
Monica Li

Monica Li

5' 5"
First-Year
Michelle Lee

Michelle Lee

5' 3"
Sophomore
Michelle Tang

Michelle Tang

5' 3"
Junior
Rebekah Kitto

Rebekah Kitto

5' 8"
Junior
Valerie Pietrasz

Valerie Pietrasz

5' 1"
First-Year
Jessica Yeung

Jessica Yeung

5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jessica Yu

Jessica Yu

5' 7"
Junior
Stephanie Kwan

Stephanie Kwan

5' 3"
Senior
Monica Li

Monica Li

5' 5"
First-Year
Michelle Lee

Michelle Lee

5' 3"
Sophomore
Michelle Tang

Michelle Tang

5' 3"
Junior
Rebekah Kitto

Rebekah Kitto

5' 8"
Junior
Valerie Pietrasz

Valerie Pietrasz

5' 1"
First-Year
Jessica Yeung

Jessica Yeung

5' 5"
Junior