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SAN DIEGO - The Point Loma women's tennis team sent its two seniors, Wileen Chiu and Kiersten Steinhauer, out with a decisive 8-1 win over Vanguard on Monday, Apr. 15.

The win moves the Sea Lions to 9-14 on the season and drops Vanguard to 11-15.

The Sea Lions opened the match by taking four of the five singles matches from Vanguard which brought only five student-athletes with it on the trip. Chiu earned one of the three straight set victories for PLNU. She defeated Michaele Sullivan 6-2 and 6-2 at No. 3s. Preethika Venugopal and Kirsty Mountain also picked up straight set wins at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively. Maika Adair pushed her opponent to a tiebreaker on court 1 where she defeated Juliet Labarthe 6-4, 2-6 and 10-8.

Chiu and Steinhauer then teamed up at No. 2 double to grab another point for the Sea Lions with an 8-2 victory over Gabriele Alford and Nina Pudar. Adair and Sharon Reibstein earned the final point of the day for PLNU with an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles.

Both Steinhauer and Chiu are both four-year letterwinners for PLNU. Steinhauer has gone 30-19 in singles play in her career while Chiu has put up a 65-21 record. 

The Sea Lions will now head to Hawaii to play in the PacWest Championships starting Thursday, Apr. 18.

Point Loma 8, Vanguard 1
Singles
1. Maika Adair (PLNU) def. Juliet Labarthe (VAN-WT) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
2. Nina Pudar (VAN-WT) def. Hope Penner (PLNU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Wileen Chiu (PLNU) def. Michaele Sullivan (VAN-WT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Preethika Venugopal (PLNU) def. Gabriele Alford (VAN-WT) 6-2, 6-0
5. Kirsty Mountain (PLNU) def. Anita Taranto (VAN-WT) 6-0, 6-0
6. PLNU by default

Doubles
1. Maika Adair/Sharon Reibstein (PLNU) def. Labarthe/Sullivan (VAN-WT) 8-3
2. Wileen Chiu/Kiersten Steinhauer (PLNU) def. Alford/Pudar (VAN-WT) 8-2
3. PLNU by default

Match Notes
Vanguard 11-16
Point Loma 9-14