AZUSA, Calif.-- For the first time this season the Azusa Pacific women's tennis team posted a sweep, improving to 4-0 on the year with a 9-0 win against Concordia on Monday afternoon at the Munson & Bavougian Tennis Complex. The Cougars opened the day with five straight-set wins in singles, and won each of their doubles matches 8-1 to tab their third 4-0 start in the past three years. 

Match Results

Emily Harris and Natalie Johnson each kept their perfect records intact, while Bethany Duval logged her first victory of the season. After Harris notched a smooth 6-0, 6-0 win over Summer Beaird at No. 1, Duval put the Cougars ahead 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-1 defeat of Kristin Lampe at No. 6.

Lindsey Yeom beat No. 41 ranked Ellie Johnson 6-0, 6-1 in the four spot, and Stephanie Quan recorded a 6-3, 6-1 sweep of Caitlyn Uzzi at No. 5. A 6-4, 6-2 win from Natalie Johnson against No. 25 ranked Mona Piller at No. 2 put Azusa Pacific ahead 5-0 before Danae Ingwaldson registered a 3-6, 6-0, 10-6 come-from-behind victory against 29h ranked Ulrike Hahn. 

In doubles action the 20th ranked team of Harris and Ingwaldson closed the day with an 8-1 win at No. 1 against 15th ranked Hahn/Piller, while Yeom and Quan posted an 8-1 win at No. 3. Kim Koetterheinrich and Johnson also notched an 8-1 win, defeating Beaird/Johnson at No. 2. 

The Cougars will now go on the road for a weekend trip to Glendale, Ariz., where they'll take on Western New Mexico and Sonoma State on Friday and Saturday.