TIGERS MAKE QUICK WORK OF BEES IN OPENING ROUND OF CCAC TOURNAMENT

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University women's tennis team cruised to a 4-0 win over the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees in the opening round of the CCAC Tournament Monday afternoon.

Olivet Nazarene 4, St. Ambrose 0

The Tigers flew through the opening round of the CCAC Tournament, sweeping all three doubles matches and not dropping a single set in singles to take the match.

Nirval Patel and Natasha Nieto teamed up for a 6-2 win in the top doubles match. Chieh-Yu Chen and Audrey Zoeteman then won 6-1 at No. 2 doubles and Mia Schwada and Rachel Shuflit got the 6-2 win at No. 3 to take the doubles point.

In singles, Nieto set the tone with a quick 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2. Chen then made quick work at No. 3, not dropping a single game en route to a 6-0, 6-0 win. Zoeteman then locked up the 4-0 win for ONU with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3 to advance them to the semifinal round of the tournament.

Singles

2. Natasah Nieto (ONU) def. Paige Bily, 6-2, 6-1
3. Chieh-Yu Chen (ONU) def. Alison Hanson, 6-0, 6-0
4. Audrey Zoeteman (ONU) def. Kate Jones, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Patel/Nieto (ONU) def. Camp/Sullivan, 6-2
2. Chen/Zoeteman (ONU) def. Bily/Hanson, 6-1
3. Schwada/Shuflit (ONU) def. Jones/Pender, 6-2

WHAT'S NEXT?

The win advances the Tigers to the semifinal round of the CCAC Tournament, where they will face No. 1-seeded Holy Cross on the road Wednesday afternoon.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu