TUCSON, Ariz.– Arizona kicked off their weekend at the NOLA Classic with two wins. The Cats started their day taking the duel against Tulane 3-2 before finishing out the day with a 5-0 sweep over Louisiana Monroe.
Game 1 Arizona 3, Tulane 2
Jamie Streit and
Sophia Winter got the day going for Arizona picking up their match in straight sets, 21-18, 21-8 and giving Arizona the early 1-0 lead.
Ashlyn Zilliken and
Madeline Walker followed with a two-set, 17-21, 19-21, loss to give Tulane it's first point and tie the duel up at 1-1.
Carlie Cisneros and
Regan Holmer also followed up with a two-set loss, 14-21, 19-21, to give Tulane the lead in the duel.
Sadie Moore and
Brooke Boyko put Arizona back in the duel taking the match in straight-sets, 21-18, 21-16, to even the duel at 2-2.
Meghan O'Meara and Adriana Nieves got the clinching point for the Cats taking their match in straight-sets, 22-20, 21-19, and giving Arizona the 3-2 win.
Game 2 Arizona 5, Louisiana Monroe 0
Jamie Streit and
Sophia Winter got things going in the second match for Arizona taking their match in straight-sets, 21-16, 21-14. The #2 pair of Zilliken and Walker kept it going early dominating their match in straight-sets, 21-9, 21-12, giving Arizona a 2-0 lead.
Carlie Cisneros and
Regan Holmer got the clinching point for the Cats winning in straight-sets, 21-16, 21-17, extending the lead to 3-0.
Sadie Moore and
Brooke Boyko kept the momentum going as they won their match in straight-sets, 21-10, 21-10, making the score 4-0.
Adriana Nieves and
Meghan O'Meara completed the sweep for the Cats winning in straight-sets, 21-9, 21-15.
Arizona will be back in action tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. CDT to face New Orleans and Florida International.
Arizona – 3, Tulane – 2
Match 1: Skylar Ensign def. Molly Trodd (TU) def.
Regan Holmer and
Carlie Cisneros (ARIZ), 21-14, 21-19
Match 2: Â Katherine Hansen and Emma Morris (TU) def
. Ashlyn Zilliken and
Madeline Walker (ARIZ), 21-17, 21-19
Match 3:
Meghan O'Meara and
Adriana Nieves Papaleo (ARIZ) def. Amirah Ali and Tawny Ensign (TU), 22-20, 21-19
Match 4:
Sophia Winter and
Jamie Streit (ARIZ) def. Avery Burks and Giselle "Gigi" Gallegos (TU), 21-18, 21-8
Match 5:
Sadie Moore and
Brooke Boyko (ARIZ) def. McKenzie Cutler and  Sam O'Connor (TU), 21-18, 21-16
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Arizona – 5, Louisiana Monroe– 0
Match 1:
Regan Holmer and
Carlie Cisneros (ARIZ) def. Abby Ryno and Claire Williamson (ULM), 21-16, 21-17
Match 2:
Ashlyn Zilliken and
Madeline Walker (ARIZ) def. Katie Felts and Avery Hunter (ULM), 21-9, 21-12
Match 3:
Meghan O'Meara and Adri Nieves Papaleo (ARIZ) def. Paige Ingersoll and Izabela Zukowska (ULM), 21-9, 21-15
Match 4:
Sophia Winter and
Jamie Streit (ARIZ) def. Brooke Bankston and Maddie Peterson (ULM), 21-16, 21-14
Match 5:
Sadie Moore and
Brooke Boyko (ARIZ) def. Calliandra Otjen and Ava Sondrup (ULM), 21-10, 21-10
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