Women's Tennis Falls in San Luis Obispo

Friday, April 8

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

11:00 a.m.

UC Riverside

Cal Poly

Members of UCRÕs womenÕs tennis team during their match against Long Beach State on February 18, 2022, at UC Riverside.
(UCR/Stan Lim)

Photo by: Stan Lim

Women's Tennis Falls in San Luis Obispo

4/8/2022 6:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – UC Riverside fell to Cal Poly 7-0 on Friday afternoon at the Mustang Tennis Complex in San Luis Obispo.

Natalie Shamma and Niki Shahbazi were close behind their opponents on court two when the match was abandoned. A win on two would have snapped a five-match losing streak for the duo.

Sofia Lazzaroni also went unfinished in her singles match on court four.

UC Riverside will close out the road portion of its schedule on Saturday, April 9 with a 10:00 a.m. match at UC Santa Barbara.

Doubles
Kim Bhunu/Emily Ackerman (CP) def. Mahli Silpachai/Hanh Pham (UCR – 6-2
Delanie Dunkle/Melissa LaMette (CP) vs. Natalie Shamma/Niki Shahbazi – 4-3, unf.
Laura Bente/Peyton Dunkle (CP) def. Serina Saltzen/Sydney Tran (UCR) – 6-0

Order of finish – 3, 1

Singles
Kim Bhunu (CP) def. Mahli Silpachai (UCR) – 6-3, 6-3
Laura Bente (CP) def. Hanh Pham (UCR) – 6-0, 6-0
Melissa LaMette (CP) def. Natalie Shamma (UCR) – 6-4, 6-0
Emily Ackerman (CP) vs. Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR) – 6-4, unf.
Delanie Dunkle (CP) def. Serina Saltzen (UCR) – 6-0, 6-1
Peyton Dunkle (CP) def. Niki Shahbazi (UCR) – 6-0, 6-1

Order of finish – 5, 2, 6, 3, 1