CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Western Carolina women’s tennis team opened a four-match homestand on Tuesday afternoon, tallying a 4-0 shutout win over Tusculum at the Catamount Athletics Complex. The match was played out in doubles competition and ended in singles play when the first team got to the winning four points.

WCU has now won three straight matches to begin the year marking the fourth time since the start of the 2023 season that the Catamounts have had at least a three-match win streak.

The Catamounts got off to a fast start as the pair of Andrea Redondo and Jade Groen picked up a commanding 6-1 victory at the No. 3 doubles spot. Chloe and Madison Schwarz continued the momentum at the No. 2 spot with a 6-3 win to allow WCU to secure the match’s opening point.

The Pioneers were able to claim the set tie-break at No. 1 to claim that match after WCU had already secured the doubles point.

In singles play, sophomore Dasha Osadova dominated in her singles bout, winning 6-1, 6-2 to push WCU’s lead to 2-0. Groen added a 6-4, 6-2 win in the second flight to extend the advantage to 3-0.

After dropping the second set, Madison Schwarz controlled the third to take it 6-0 en route to helping the Catamounts clinch their third straight victory on Tuesday.

Isabella Sambola led late in her second set before the match was called as WCU had sealed the victory.

The Catamounts continue their home stretch on Saturday, Feb. 3, against Milligan in a doubleheader set to begin at 11 a.m. WCU follows up with a match at Noon on Sunday, Feb. 4, against Davidson. All three matches will take place at the on-campus Catamount Athletics Complex.

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Doubles
No. 1 – Elodie Baechler/Valentina Loretz (TU) def. Angela Perez/Isabella Sambola (WCU), 7-6 (7-2)
No. 2 – Madison Schwarz/Chloe Schwarz (WCU) def. Paulina Loretz/YIva Frafjord Landa (TU), 6-3
No. 3 – Andrea Redondo/Jade Groen (WCU) def. Thilda Danielsson/Johanna Selde (TU), 6-1

Singles
No. 1 –Isabella Sambola (WCU) vs. Leonie Floeth (TU) – 7-6 (7-2), 5-4, UF
No. 2  – Jade Groen (WCU) def. Valentina Loretz (TU) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Angela Perez (WCU) vs. YIva Frafjord Landa (TU) – 6-3, 3-6, 3-4, UF
No. 4 – Madison Schwarz (WCU) def. Paulina Loretz (TU) – 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
No. 5 – Andrea Redondo (WCU) vs. Johanna Palacio (TU) – 5-7, 7-6, UF
No. 6 – Dasha Osadova (WCU) def. Thilda Danielsson (TU) – 6-1, 6-2

Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,2,4)