LMU Lions Defeat Wildcats 4-0

Los Angeles - No. 51 Arizona took a tough loss against No. 27 Loyola Marymount in a 4-0 sweep for the Lions. 

The Cats were unsuccessful in securing the doubles point or any singles points. 

First off for doubles was Veronika Miroshnichenko and Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik who defeated Parker Fry and Kirsten Prelle 6-4. LMU finalized the doubles point after Belen Nevenhoven and Midori Castillo lost 7-5 against Ulyana Shirokova and Eva Marie Voracek. 

Only three Wildcats finished in singles play. Fry finished first with a 1-6, 1-6 loss against Rogozinska-Dzik, and Salma Ziouti was next off the court after a 3-6, 1-6 upset against Miroshnichenko. Nevenhoven finished last for the Cats with a 3-6, 2-6 defeat against Shirokova. 

The Wildcats remain in California for two more matches against No. 14 UCLA on Friday, March 11, and No. 20 USC on Saturday, March 12. 

Results 

Doubles competition: 
1. Wiktoria Rutkowska/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade (LMU) vs. Kayla Wilkins/Khim Iglupas (ARIZ) 6-6, UF
2. Veronika Miroshnichenko/Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) def. Parker Fry/Kirsten Prelle (ARIZ) 6-4
3. Ulyana Shirokova/Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) def. Belen Nevenhoven/Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 3 

Singles competition:
1. Veronika Miroshnichenko (LMU) def. Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-1
2. Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) vs. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 5-7, 3-2, UF
3. Wiktoria Rutkowska (LMU) vs. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) 6-3, 4-5, UF
4. Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) def. Parker Fry (ARIZ) 6-1, 6-1
5. Isabella Tcherkes-Zade (LMU) vs. Khim Iglupas (ARIZ) 4-6, 3-4, UF
6. Ulyana Shirokova (LMU) def. Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 1, 6