Regals Cap Season with Victory Over Poets

Cal Lutheran

Whittier College

Doubles

Gianna Cupo / Christie Kurdys (CLU)
def. Kindall Yeung / Amanda Rodriguez (WCW)

8-6

Kallysta Lopez / Madeline Schmidt-Per (WCW)
def. Annette Sousa / Nicole Neumann (CLU)

8-1

Karissa Lee / Kiara Embred (WCW)
def. Jade Moore / Merissa Souza (CLU)

8-5

Singles

Christie Kurdys (CLU)
def. Kindall Yeung (WCW)

6-3, 6-0

Amanda Rodriguez (WCW)
def. Gianna Cupo (CLU)

FINAL - RETIREMENT

Annette Sousa (CLU)
def. Kallysta Lopez (WCW)

6-2, 6-2

Nicole Neumann (CLU)
def. Kiara Embred (WCW)

6-1, 6-2

Madeline Schmidt-Per (WCW)
def. Jade Moore (CLU)

FINAL - WALKOVER

Merissa Souza (CLU)
def. Karissa Lee (WCW)

6-1, 6-4

full stats

Posted: Apr 21, 2018

WHITTIER, Calif. — Down a point after doubles play, the Cal Lutheran Regals completed the comeback and edged out the Whittier Poets 5-4 in their final regular season game.

Christie Kurdys and Gianna Cupo led the way during doubles, earning the 8-6 victory on court one. Though, they fought valiantly, Annette Sousa and Nicole Neumann fell on court two 8-1, and Jade Moore and Marissa Souza fell on court three 8-5.

Behind 2-1 in points heading after doubles play, The Regals took four of the six single matches to take the one-point victory.

On court three, Sousa took the first win of singles to even the score (6-2, 6-2). Neumann followed it up with a point of her own with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court four. Kurdys followed closely behind with a win on court one (6-3, 6-0) and Souza clinched the victory with a 6-1, 6-4 win on court six.

Though the regular season is over, the Regals will head into the postseason on April 26-29 with the Division III West Regional Individual Championships.

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