SAN BERNARDINO -- Defending CCAA conference women's tennis champion UC San Diego, ranked No. 10 in NCAA Division II, improved its conference record to 3-0 Monday with an 8-1 victory over host Cal State San Bernardino.
The Coyotes dropped to 0-2 in the CCAA and 0-4 on the season under first-year Coach Heather Lehman.
The Tritons swept the doubles matches and took five of the six singles matches.
The only bright spot for the Coyotes was No. 1 singles player Jennifer Joy. The sophomore and the 2005 CCAA "freshman of the year" defeated UCSD's No. 1 Marsha Malinow, 6-3 and 7-5 to improve to 4-0 on the season.
Otherwise it was a dominating performance by the Tritons who are 4-2 overall with non-conference losses to Azusa Pacific and Point Loma Nazarene. They previously blanked CCAA foes Cal State L.A. and Cal State Bakersfield by identical 9-0 scores.
Malinow and partner Ina Dan combined to defeat the No.1 Coyotes doubles team of Joy and Corissa Cooks, 8-4. Dan later shut out her No. 2 singles opponent, Leslie Horn of CSUSB, 6-0, 6-0. No. 6 singles player Amelia Larkin also won 6-0, 6-0 over the Coyotes' Doreen Fernandez.
The Tritons host Sonoma State on Friday, February 24 at 2 p.m. That competition will be UCSD's first dual match at the Northview Tennis Courts this season.
UC SAN DIEGO 8, CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO 1
DOUBLES
Marsha Malinow-Ina Dan (SD) def. Jennifer Joy-Corissa Cooks (SB) 8-4
Kristin Bronowicki-Katie McKee (SD) def. Debbie Christ-Xinia Chaves (SB) 8-0
Justine Ang Fonte-Amelia Larkin (SD) def. Dorothy Elwell-Doreen Fernandez (SB) 8-2
SINGLES
Jennifer Joy (SB) def. Marsha Malinow (SD) 6-3, 7-5
Ina Dan (SD) def. Leslie Horn (SB) 6-0, 6-0
Molly Sullens (SD) def. Corissa Cooks (SB) 6-0, 6-3
Justine Ang Fonte (SD) def. Debbie Christ (SB) 6-1, 6-1
Kristin Bronowicki (SD) def. Dorothy Elwell (SB) 6-1, 6-1
Amelia Larkin (SD) def. Doreen Fernandez (SB), 6-0, 6-0
