SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Dominican University of California women's tennis team dropped its opening round match of the PacWest Championships 5-0 to No. 25 Academy of Art on Wednesday.

ART U (9-10) took the early lead over the Penguins (7-10) with a sweep of doubles action, with the Penguins coming up just short 8-6 at No. 3 doubles. Solveig Karlsen and Cori Beeby both fell 6-0, 6-0 in their No. 5 and 6 singles matches against the Thell-Lenntorp sisters. Rickimae Torres won her first set 6-2 but that match went unfinished once ART U secured a fifth match.

The Penguins continue to the consolation bracket, where they'll finish the season out on Thursday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. They'll take on Holy Names, who fell 5-0 to No. 24 Sonoma State in those two teams' opening round match.

Singles competition
1. Taisiia Andrieieva (ART U) vs. Rickimae Torres (DUC) 2-6, 1-0, unfinished
2. Paula Alcantara (ART U) vs. Brooke Briseño (DUC) 6-1, 0-2, unfinished
3. Michelle Dandik (ART U) vs. Alex Wartenberg (DUC) 6-3, unfinished
4. Annika Schneider (ART U) vs. Kelly Zwicker (DUC) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished
5. Klara Thell-Lenntorp (ART U) def. Solveig Karlsen (DUC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Alma Thell-Lenntorp (ART U)) def. Cori Beeby (DUC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Alma Thell-Lenntorp/Klara Thell-Lenntorp (ART U) def. Brooke Briseño/Alex Wartenberg (DUC) 8-0
2. Taisiia Andrieieva/Annika Schneider (ART U) def. Solveig Karlsen/Rickimae Torres (DUC) 8-1
3. Paula Alcantara/Michelle Dandik (ART U) def. Cori Beeby/Kelly Zwicker (DUC) 8-6