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Penguins top Dixie State to set new program marks

Emily Prescott and Irina Morozova won the No. 1 doubles and the top two singles matches on Friday.
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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's tennis team topped Dixie State University on Friday to win its fourth consecutive match and surpass its win total from 2013. The four-match win streak set program records for most wins in a season and longest winning streak in the NCAA Division II era.

The No. 10 regionally-ranked Penguins (8-4) took an early 2-1 lead with an 8-1 doubles victory by Irina Morozova and Emily Prescott and an 8-5 doubles victory by Chloe Vicari and Caitlin Aloia. Francesca Katafias and Kelly Zwicker nearly made it a clean sweep but fell in a close 9-8, 7-5 decision to Sierra Smith and Zenja Draca.

Morozova secured the No. 1 singles victory by taking the tiebreaker, 5-7, 7-5, 10-1, while Emily Prescott took No. 2 singles with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep. Aloia, and Katafias won their No. 3 and No. 6 singles matches, respectively.

Dominican will look to upset the newest member of the PacWest in women's tennis, No. 35 nationally-ranked Sonoma State, on Saturday, April 5. First serve is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at the John F. Allen Athletics Complex.

Singles competition
1. Irina Morozova (DUC) def. Stormy Dvorak (DSU) 5-7, 7-5, 10-1
2. Emily Prescott (DUC) def. Summer Child (DSU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Caitlin Aloia (DUC) def. Joy Naigeon (DSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Laura Hartle (DSU) def. Chloe Vicari (DUC) 6-3, 7-5
5. Zenja Draca (DSU) def. Kelly Zwicker (DUC) 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
6. Francesca Katafias (DUC) def. Sierra Smith (DSU) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Irina Morozova/Emily Prescott (DUC) def. Stormy Dvorak/Summer Child (DSU) 8-1
2. Chloe Vicari/Caitlin Aloia (DUC) def. Joy Naigeon/Laura Hartle (DSU) 8-5
3. Sierra Smith/Zenja Draca (DSU) def. Francesca Katafias/Kelly Zwicker (DUC) 9-8, 7-5


 
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