TUCSON, Ariz.– Arizona closed their weekend at the NOLA Classic with two dominant wins. The Cats started their day by sweeping their duel against New Orleans 5-0 before finishing out the day with another 5-0 sweep over Florida International.
Game 1 Arizona 5, New Orleans 0
Ashlyn Zilliken and
Madeline Walker got day two going for Arizona picking up their match in straight sets, 21-10, 21-11 and giving Arizona the early 1-0 lead.
Jamie Streit and
Sophia Winter followed with another dominant two-set win, 21-10, 21-15, to give Arizona a 2-0 lead.
Carlie Cisneros and
Regan Holmer kept it going for the SandCats by winning the clinching point, picking up the extended first set, 26-24, before taking the second set, 21-14, giving Arizona 3-0 lead.
Meghan O'Meara and Adriana Nieves
Brooke Boyko and
Sadie Moore were the only pair to go three sets but that didn't matter. The #5 pair got the job done winning their match, 23-21, 17-21, 15-5, completing Arizona's second sweep of the weekend.
Game 2 Arizona 5, Florida International 0
Jamie Streit and
Sophia Winter got things going in the second match for Arizona taking their match in straight-sets, 21-17, 21-12. The #2 pair of Zilliken and Walker kept it going early fighting their way through a hard-fought three set match, 21-14, 14-21, 15-13, making the score 2-0 in favor of Arizona.
Brooke Boyko and
Sadie Moore got the clinching point for the Cats winning in straight-sets, 21-16, 21-17, extending the lead to 3-0. Adriana Nieves and
Meghan O'Meara kept the momentum going as they won their match in three sets, 26-24, 21-23, 15-8, Â making the score 4-0.
Carlie Cisneros and
Regan Holmer completed the sweep for the Cats winning in a hard fought three set match, 21-18, 17-21, 15-10.
Arizona will be back in action next week (Apr. 23-24) as they host the Big 12 Championships on Bear Down Beach.
Arizona – 5, New Orleans – 0
Match 1:
Regan Holmer and
Carlie Cisneros (ARIZ) def. Cassie Sieling and Ellie Sieling (UNO), 26-24, 21-14
Match 2:
Ashlyn Zilliken and
Madeline Walker (ARIZ) def. Brooke Dow and Ashley Salazar (UNO), 21-10, 21-11
Match 3:
Meghan O'Meara and
Adriana Nieves Papaleo (ARIZ) def. Lucci Alexander and Renata Dykstra (UNO), 21-19, 21-17
Match 4:
Sophia Winter and
Jamie Streit (ARIZ) def. Kylie Lyons and Mona Salgado (UNO), 21-10, 21-15
Match 5:
Sadie Moore and
Brooke Boyko (ARIZ) def. Jordan Madsen and Lindsey Neal (UNO), 23-21, 17-21, 15-5
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Arizona – 5, Florida International– 0
Match 1:
Regan Holmer and
Carlie Cisneros (ARIZ) def. Katrina Drozd and Brianna Luoma (FIU), 21-18, 17-21, 15-10
Match 2:
Ashlyn Zilliken and
Madeline Walker (ARIZ) def. Hanna Gubik and Nicole Robison, (FIU), 21-14, 14-21, 15-13
Match 3:
Meghan O'Meara and Adri Nieves Papaleo (ARIZ) def. Kendra Brown and Isabella Pereria (FIU), 26-24, 21-23, 15-8
Match 4:
Sophia Winter and
Jamie Streit (ARIZ) def. Lauren Coady and Elizabeth Nye (FIU) ,21-17, 21-12
Match 5:
Sadie Moore and
Brooke Boyko (ARIZ) def. Nikelle Lander and Hailey Prodan (FIU), 21-16, 21-17
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