Box Score DENVER – Dominican women's tennis fell 7-0 Thursday in its first road match of the season against Metro State at Denver Tennis Park.

Snowy conditions forced the teams to move the match inside, a first for the Penguins (1-5). The Roadrunners (2-5) took advantage as Brooklyn Ross and Isabel Heras took the No. 1 doubles match 6-1 with Helena Steenberg and Lilly Stienemeier clinching the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court two. Marie Cool and Gala Castello capped off doubles with a 6-2 victory for Metro State.

Dominican was able to adjust to the new conditions in singles led by freshman Zoe Coggins efforts in No. 5 singles versus Stienemeir. The two traded games for most of the match with Coggins taking the narrow 6-3 victory in the first set before Stienemeier eeked out a 7-6 (6) victory in the second set. The tiebreaker proved just as narrow with Stienemeir pulling out the narrow 10-6 victory for the singles point. 

Sophomore Kamar Alajeely also had a tight battle with Castello on the fourth court, but Castello was able to hold her off for the 6-2, 7-5 match victory. On the top court, Ross narrowly defeated the Penguins Amber Del Rosario 6-3 in the first set and used that momentum for the 6-1 victory in the second set.

Dominican will return to the court Friday as it takes on Colorado Mesa at 10 a.m. MST as the teams compete indoors at the Randy Ross Tennis Center in Englewood, Colorado.