LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola swept all three doubles matches, but fell short in singles en route to a 4-5 loss to Colorado Christian on Thursday.
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The Eagles won all three doubles matches for the second time this season, with the last occurrence coming in a 8-1 win against Hope International on Feb. 10.
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"The girls played fabulous in doubles," said Head Coach
Dee Henry. "They had great positioning and took charge at the net."
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Madeline Heer and
Kelsey Post combined for an 8-5 win at No. 1,
Kathryn Ashford and
Brooke Sanford posted an 8-4 win at No. 2 and
Taylor Dantuma and
Lauren Vogel combined for an 8-3 victory in the third doubles pairing.
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Singles was much more of a challenge for Biola. The Eagles got just one win in the six matches, but forced three sets in two of its five losses, remaining competitive throughout.
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Brooke Sanford was the lone Eagle to earn a win in singles competition, beating her opponent in straight-sets, 7-5; 6-3, at No. 4. Sanford improves to 4-8 this season with the victory.
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"Brooke was down 1-4 in the first set and took the points one at a time to win that set 7-5," said Henry. "Our players battled to the last shot."
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Kelsey Post and
Lauren Vogel each took a set from their opponent, but were unable to get third-set victories to clinch the match for Biola. Also,
Jax Mota got her first on-court action of the season, playing No. 6 singles.
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Biola falls to 2-10 on the season after this latest loss. The season resumes on Friday with a 4:00 p.m. match at No. 9 Arizona Christian (14-0, 6-0 GSAC).
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