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No. 40 Women's Tennis Wins Handily at Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif. (Apr. 22, 2017) – The No. 40 Caltech women's tennis team completed a clean sweep of of Whittier College in Saturday's SCIAC match.

Junior Sarah Cai (Livermore, Calif. / West Lafayette Jr./Sr.) won her match in the quickest and most convincing fashion, 6-0, 6-1, at #5 singles. Fellow junior Vinci Chen (Austin, Texas / Westwood), meanwhile, handled her opponent as well at #6 singles, winning 6-1, 6-3.

Head Coach Mandy Gamble continued to break away from convention with her doubles pairings and came away with three wins. Sophomore Kana Moriyama (Redmond, Wash. / Redmond) and junior Erin Wang (Auburn, Calif. / Del Oro) united at #1 doubles to earn a 9-7 victory over the top Whittier doubles team. The #3 doubles team of freshman Alexandra Bodrova (Russia / Kurchatovskaya School) and senior Sophia Chen (Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar) especially clicked as they won their match, 8-1.

Gamble and the Beavers will next participate in the Ojai Valley Tournament, set to begin this Thursday, Apr. 27 at the Pierpoint Racquet Club in Ventura, Calif.

 

 

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Players Mentioned

Alexandra Bodrova

Alexandra Bodrova

5' 4"
First-Year
Sarah Cai

Sarah Cai

5' 6"
Junior
Sophia Chen

Sophia Chen

5' 3"
Senior
Vinci Chen

Vinci Chen

5' 5"
Junior
Kana Moriyama

Kana Moriyama

5' 1"
Sophomore
Erin Wang

Erin Wang

5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alexandra Bodrova

Alexandra Bodrova

5' 4"
First-Year
Sarah Cai

Sarah Cai

5' 6"
Junior
Sophia Chen

Sophia Chen

5' 3"
Senior
Vinci Chen

Vinci Chen

5' 5"
Junior
Kana Moriyama

Kana Moriyama

5' 1"
Sophomore
Erin Wang

Erin Wang

5' 4"
Junior