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SMU Falls On The Road At California

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BERKELEY, Calif. (SMU) – SMU Women's Tennis fell to California 6-1 in the first-ever matchup between the two programs in Berkeley Sunday afternoon.
 
California got the best of SMU in doubles action, starting with Jessica Alsola and Mao Mushika earning a 6-1 win over No. 45 Sophie Llewellyn and Ellie Pittman on court one. Shortly after, the Golden Bears clinched the doubles point with a win on court three as Greta Greco Lucchina and Lan Mi teamed up to defeat No. 64 Kayla Schefke and Arianna Stavropoulos 6-3.
                                    
The Golden Bears extended their leads to start singles with wins on court six and then court five. Naomi Xu got a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Millie Skelton, and then No. 106 Berta Passola Folch defeated Kayla Schefke 6-4, 6-3 to extend California's lead to 3-0. No. 86 Lan Mi clinched the match for the Golden Bears on court three with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ellie Pittman. 
 
SMU and California proceed to play out the final three matches where, Jessica Alsola took down No. 120 Drew Morris 6-4, 4-6, and 10-4 in a super tiebreaker format. No. 40 Mao Mushika (CAL) defeated No. 124 Sophie Llewellyn 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. In the final match of the day, Arianna Stavropoulos notched her second-ranked win of the season and earned SMU it's lone win with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 over No. 110 Greta Greco Lucchina (CAL).
 
NEXT UP:
SMU will be back in Dallas next weekend to take on Florida State on Friday, March 21, at 2 p.m. CT.

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Results
#60 SMU 1, #35 California 6

Doubles
1. Jessica Alsola/Mao Mushika Valerie Glozman/Connie Ma (CAL) def. #45 Sophie Llewellyn/Ellie Pittman (SMU) 6-1
2. Caroline McGinley/Drew Morris (SMU) vs. Berta Passola Folch/Naomi Xu (CAL) 2-4 uf
3. Greta Greco Lucchina/Lan Mi (CAL) def. Kayla Schefke/Arianna Stavropoulos (CAL) 6-3
 
Singles
1. #40 Mao Mushika (CAL) def. #124 Sophie Llewellyn 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
2. Jessica Alsola (CAL) def. #120 Drew Morris (SMU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-4
3. #86 Lan Mi (CAL) def. Ellie Pittman (SMU) 6-2, 6-3
4.  Arianna Stavropoulos (SMU) def. #110 Greco Lucchina (CAL) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
5. #106 Berta Passola Folch (CAL) def. Kayla Schefke (SMU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Naomi Xu (CAL) def. Millie Skelton (SMU) 6-0, 6-1
 
(Order of finish: Doubles 1, 3 / Singles 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4)
 
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Players Mentioned

Drew Morris

Drew Morris

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Millie Skelton

Millie Skelton

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Caroline McGinley

Caroline McGinley

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Sophie Llewellyn

Sophie Llewellyn

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Arianna Stavropoulos

Arianna Stavropoulos

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Kayla Schefke

Kayla Schefke

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Ellie Pittman

Ellie Pittman

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Players Mentioned

Drew Morris

Drew Morris

JR
FR-HS
Millie Skelton

Millie Skelton

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Caroline McGinley

Caroline McGinley

FR
Sophie Llewellyn

Sophie Llewellyn

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Arianna Stavropoulos

Arianna Stavropoulos

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GR
Kayla Schefke

Kayla Schefke

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Ellie Pittman

Ellie Pittman

SR