LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola picked up its third win of the season on Tuesday afternoon with a dismantling of Principia College, which made the trip all the way from Illinois.
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The Eagles dominated the match throughout, winning all but one match of singles and one match of doubles.
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The Panthers picked up a big win against the Eagles at No. 1 doubles, pushing back against the otherwise stellar performances by the Eagles big hitters.
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Biola stormed back after the 8-2 loss at No. 1 to shutout the Panthers in the second doubles spot behind the strong teamwork of
Kathryn Ashford and
Susan Carmichael.
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"Kat and Susan blend well in every aspect," said Head Coach
Dee Henry. "One sets it up and the other closes, and then the other partner set it up a little differently and their partner closed."
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Ashford and Carmichael are now 6-2 on the season, and they have won five consecutive matches.
Paige Erickson and
Lauren Vogel combined for just the second time this season to get the Eagles' second win in doubles.
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Those four and the Eagles' No. 6,
Maura Lopez, got Biola's five wins at singles to take the huge advantage they ended with. Lopez won her match in a final third set after splitting the first two with Principia's Caitlin Carney.
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"Maura maintained the calmness needed to come back and win the super breaker," said Henry. "Our depth was the key to our match today."
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Biola sits at 3-8 and has a chance to improve when they face No. 14 Concordia at home on Thursday.