LOS ANGELES - Kady Oliker and Lauren
Gelgur picked up their first Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win at No. 1 doubles on
Saturday morning but it wasn't enough as Occidental ran the table
in singles en route to the 8-1 win.
Oliker and Gelgur won a thrilling match at the top doubles spot,
9-8 (7-4).
The Poets (2-3, 1-3 SCIAC) were swept in straight sets in
singles by the 10th ranked team in the West Region. Oliker lost
6-3, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, Gelgur went down 6-2, 6-1, at the
second spot and Elizabeth Reitzell was forced to
retire down 5-1 in the first set.
Rachel Aelion-Moss battled hard in the first
set but lost 7-5 before she was beaten 6-1 in the second set.
Victoria Curtis played to a 6-3, 6-3, loss at
No. 6 singles.
The Poets return to action next Saturday morning as they host
Caltech at 9:30 am.