No. 17 UC San Diego Defeats Western New Mexico, 9-0, in First Tritons' Sweep of 2010
Courtesy: UCSD Release: 03/10/10
Match Stats
UCSD 9, WNMU 0 (3/10/10)
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LA JOLLA, Calif. - The No. 17 UC San Diego women's tennis team, competing for the first time in nine days, cruised to a 9-0 home victory over Western New Mexico on Wednesday afternoon. For the Tritons, it was the first sweep of 2010 and the team's third-straight victory.

UCSD improves to 6-2 overall this season while WNMU falls to 2-4. Leading the way at the No. 1 singles position, junior Taskeen Bains defeated the Mustangs' Nikolina Vukadin, 6-1, 6-3. Behind Bains were Cindy Dao and Valerie Tang, both securing shutout 6-0, 6-0 wins over their opponents.

Dao has found success through the early stages of the 2010 season, compiling a 5-2 record thus far. Sophomore Samantha Yeung tallied her team-high sixth win with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at the No. 5 position on Wednesday.

In the doubles portion, the Tritons defeated the Mustangs by a combined score of 24-1. Both the No. 2 pair of Jacquelyn Davis and Anita Athavale and the No. 3 duo of Tang and Dao recorded 8-0 shutouts.

UCSD completes its homestand on Saturday when it hosts No. 41 Hawaii Hilo at 11 a.m.

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Singles competition
1. Taskeen Bains (UCSD) def. Nikolina Vukadin (WNMU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Cindy Dao (UCSD) def. Stephanie Shelton (WNMU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Valerie Tang (UCSD) def. Doris Berberic (WNMU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Anita Athavale (UCSD) def. Emily Lampman (WNMU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Samantha Yeung (UCSD) def. Sarah Nogan (WNMU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Jacquelyn Davis (UCSD) def. Vanessa Molina (WNMU) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Natalie Varnay/Taskeen Bains (UCSD) def. Nikolina Vukadin/Doris Berberic (WNMU) 8-1
2. Jacquelyn Davis/Anita Athavale (UCSD) def. Emily Lampman/Stephanie Shelton (WNMU) 8-0
3. Valerie Tang/Cindy Dao (UCSD) def. Sarah Nogan/Vanessa Molina (WNMU) 8-0

Match Notes
Western New Mexico 2-4
UC San Diego 6-2; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #3

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Junior Cindy Dao recorded a 6-0, 6-0 singles shutout Wednesday, helping the Tritons to a 9-0 sweep.
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Junior Cindy Dao recorded a 6-0, 6-0 singles shutout Wednesday, helping the Tritons to a 9-0 sweep.
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