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Women's Tennis

GOLDEN SUNS SWEEP PAST COLORADO MESA

KISSIMMEE, Fla.Bohdana Sardak and Olga Leyshyna outdueled the Colorado Mesa duo of Kristyn Wykert and Rachel McLaughlin 8-5 at the No. 1 singles position, Camila Roca and Tamara Bell were 8-2 winners at No. 2 doubles over Emily Dodson and Amy Beeston, while Vandella Suico and Laura Sanchez won a tight 9-8 (7) decision at No. 3 doubles over Natalie Martin and Katie Kirby to lead the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns tennis team (9-2) to a 9-0 sweep of Colorado Mesa on Monday.

Taking a 3-0 lead into singles play, Arkansas Tech picked up straight-set wins from Bell and Sardak at the top two singles positions, as Bell downed Martin 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 singles and Sardak picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win over Wykert at No. 2 singles to provide the decisive fifth point.

Leyshyna was a 7-6 (2), 6-2 winner at No. 3 singles over Rachel McLaughlin, Sanchez downed Kirby 6-3, 7-6 (5) at the No. 4 singles spot, Suico picked up an 8-4 win at No. 6 singles while Roca had to rally to win a 5-7, 7-5, 10-6 decision at No. 5 singles to seal the sweep.

The Golden Suns will continue play on their Florida swing on Tuesday, facing West Virginia State at 11:30 a.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell

5' 6"
Sophomore
Olga Leyshyna

Olga Leyshyna

5' 4"
Senior
Camila Roca

Camila Roca

5' 7"
Junior
Laura Sanchez

Laura Sanchez

5' 11"
Junior
Bohdana Sardak

Bohdana Sardak

5' 11"
Senior
Vandella Suico

Vandella Suico

5' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell

5' 6"
Sophomore
Olga Leyshyna

Olga Leyshyna

5' 4"
Senior
Camila Roca

Camila Roca

5' 7"
Junior
Laura Sanchez

Laura Sanchez

5' 11"
Junior
Bohdana Sardak

Bohdana Sardak

5' 11"
Senior
Vandella Suico

Vandella Suico

5' 1"
Sophomore