In 2003, Elaine Benditson inspired the concept and the Cal Lutheran Scholar-Athlete Society was created to acknowledge the academic achievements of CLU athletes. The institution believes it is important to give special emphasis to those students who are competing rigorously to achieve excellence in the classroom and in their chosen sport. The Kingsmen and Regals honored during the ceremony have each proven to bring equal dedication and discipline to both the classroom and chosen fields of play.

Boasting a 3.40 or higher cumulative grade point average during the academic year, the 2013 induction class was the largest in the 10-year history of the society. The inaugural class had 36 inductees.

Of the student-athletes who participated in 2012-13, 62% (307 of 493) earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. Nearly 30% (144) produced a 3.5 or higher GPA. The total GPA for all CLU sports teams this year was 3.147. Offering 20 intercollegiate sports, 16 of those teams produced higher team GPAs in 2012-13 than in 2011-12. Additionally, during the fall semester 12 athletes earned a perfect 4.0.

Following the presentation of gifts to those inducted, a pair of distinguished student-athletes was recognized. Senior golfer and bioengineering major Chad Kimmelshue and senior swimmer and liberal studies major Cortney Jordan were selected by the CLU Faculty Athletic Policies Committee as the Male and Female SCIAC Scholar Athlete, respectively.

While Kimmelshue was in Florida competing at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships, Jordan, a two-time Paralympian and S7 American Record Holder in 17 events, took to the podium.

Going on to be an ambassador and speaker for the Paralympics, Jordan stepped up to the microphone where she engulfed the audience with a sincere and strong message. She spoke to four phenomenal points:

1. The gift of being in the moment.
2. Passion for what you are doing.
3. Focusing on teammates and how others will remember you and how you can make others feel good.
4. Never-Ever giving up!

During her speech she also touched on the notion of cherishing differences, respecting others, assuming responsibility and having no regrets.  

Cal Lutheran attracts students from all walks of life and areas of the world. Its diversity is unique and the passion that each and every student possesses is special. For many, one of those passions is sport, in turn producing amazing student-athletes for the Kingsmen and Regals year in and year out.

Scholar Athlete Society: 2013 Induction Class
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Cal Lutheran entered as the No. 7 seed and faced a tough Pomona-Pitzer team in the opening round, falling 5-0 as teams play to a winner not conclusion in the first round of action this weekend. The second match pitted CLU against Chapman and after a decision was made at 5-1 in favor of the Panthers, the coaches opted to end competition due to high heat. Saturday, the Regals concluded the season against Caltech, dropping the final contest of the spring 6-3.

On day one in the tournament opener Pomona-Pitzer took control of the match early with a doubles sweep. Carly Mouzes and Jacqueline Ramsay took three sets against Arthi Padmanbhan and Lea Lynn Yen at number three, but fell 8-3.

In singles, Katie Carroll made her season debut, but dropped a set at No. 6 by scores of 6-0, 6-0 to Marissa Cohen. Amber Rexford made her SCIAC debut after appearing in four matches for CLU throughout the season and also fell 6-0, 6-0 to Padmanbhan on the number four court.

Cal Lutheran went on to fall 5-1 to Chapman in the second round of play on Friday afternoon at the Biszants Family Tennis Center at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

The doubles duo of Emily Werman and Sarah Baker earned the only point of the day for the Regals with an 8-4 win over Andrea Hammer and Kelly Klebenow in the top spot. CLU nearly took a 2-1 lead after the opening three matches, but the number three team fell by an 8-6 margin.

Baker made a late run in the second set of singles play on court three, before falling 6-0, 6-3. Lindsay Murphy was defeated at No. 1 by scores of 6-0 and 6-1 and the match came to a close when Klebenow blanked Lauren Toohey 6-0, 6-0.

Saturday during the season finale, CLU met Caltech. The Beavers won a play-in match on Tuesday, April 30, defeating Occidental for the eighth and final spot in the tournament.

Toohey and Ramsay earned the first point of the day for the Regals with an 8-2 victory over Jessica Yeung and Michelle Lee. Number two doubles for CLU gave CIT a run, falling 8-6. Werman and Baker were defeated 8-3 on the number one court.

Mouzes turned in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Stephanie Kwan playing at No. 3 for the second Cal Lutheran point of the match. CLU newcomer Irina Ebert was responsible for the final win, with a three-set 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 defeat of Lee on court number four.

Cal Lutheran (5-19, 2-9 SCIAC) finished the season in eighth and bids farewell to two seniors. In the final match of her collegiate career, Toohey turned in a doubles victory and Mouzes capped her career off with a singles win.

Nationally ranked No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps claimed the 2013 crown with a 7-2 win over Pomona-Pitzer to cap off an undefeated season. Redlands defeated La Verne for third and Whittier beat Chapman for fifth. Caltech and Cal Lutheran, respectively, rounded out the tournament.

Box Score: CIT 6, CLU 3
Box Score: CU 5, CLU 1
Box Score: PP 5, CLU 0
Championship Central: 2013 Women’s Tennis SCIAC Championships
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Entering as the No. 7 seed, Cal Lutheran (5-16, 2-7 SCIAC) has struggled this season. The two league victories they posted came against Caltech (Mar. 1) and Occidental (Apr. 12).

The Regals will meet PP in the opening round on Friday. Teams will begin play at 10:00 a.m. at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center at CMS.

Leading the way for Cal Lutheran this spring has been freshman Emily Werman who was 7-12 in singles action. She won a match at the No. 1 spot before splitting time at No. 2 and No. 3 with four and two wins, respectively.

Sarah Baker, Carly Mouzes and Lauren Toohey turned in six wins apiece for CLU during singles play. Baker won twice as the Regals No. 2 and four matches in the three spot. Mouzes played primarily as the number four and won five of her six matches there. In her only appearance as the No. 3, against Biola, she was victorious. Toohey was a two-time winner at No. 5 and came away with four victories as the number six player this season.

In doubles action, Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy teamed up for a squad-high eight wins and won at all three spots. As the number one team they defeated Biola on Feb. 15. Mouzes and Murphy won four times at No. 2 and three times on the third court.

Werman and Baker were victorious five times as the No. 1 doubles team for the Regals. Additionally, Murphy also chipped in with five singles points during the regular season.

Leading the standings entering the weekend is undefeated and nationally No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (25-0, 8-0) followed by No. 14 Pomona-Pitzer (12-5, 7-1) and No. 9 Redlands (17-2, 6-2). Host No. 29 La Verne (12-6, 5-3) is also among the top-30. Rounding out the field are Whittier (11-7, 4-4), Chapman (4-11, 3-5), CLU and Caltech (6-12, 1-7). The Beavers defeated Occidental 5-0 on Tuesday during a play-in match.

Matches will take place at three different locations during the two-day event.

Follow the entire tournament here.

Championship Central: 2013 Women’s Tennis SCIAC Championships
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Clad in gold tops the CLU team competed in doubles action with the top duo of Emily Werman and Sarah Baker battling in an 8-6 loss to Jeanette Losaria and Laina Matsuda. On the number three court senior Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy fell by an 8-5 margin to Megan Soucy and Carly Tucker. The No. 2 team was swept, 8-0.

In singles play, CLU had a pair of chances to earn third set victories, but those too came up short. Mouzes (3-6, 6-3, 0-1) and Jacqueline Ramsay (4-6, 6-3, 0-1) each fell early and stole their second set before dropping the tiebreakers to Allison Moncrief and Shenelle Trujillo, respectively, on the fifth and sixth courts.

Werman made a run at No. 3 singles, pulling the score in the second set to 6-4, but the deficit to Matsuda was too much to overcome in a 6-2, 6-4 loss.

CLU recognized Mouzes and Lauren Toohey prior to the match as they appeared in Violet and Gold at home for the final time.

Cal Lutheran (5-16, 2-5 SCIAC) will be off for two weeks before competing in the 2013 SCIAC Tournament. This year the event will be hosted by La Verne on May 3-4. Currently the Regals are seventh in the league standings. There will be a play-in game between the No. 8 and No. 9 teams on Tuesday, April 30 to finalize the bracket.

Results: ULV 9, CLU 0
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Scoring its first win as a team since March 1, the Regals got three strong performances in the doubles portion of the match to go up 3-0 on the Tigers. The No. 1 doubles duo of Emily Werman and Sarah Baker got CLU off to a good start, defeating Keilani Eriksen and Sara Charney 8-1. Lauren Toohey and Jacqueline Ramsay followed that with an 8-3 victory in the No. 2 doubles match against Catherine Anderson and Lucy Malloch. Lindsay Murphy and Carly Mouzes capped the doubles play with a decisive 8-0 victory over Hannah Munkacsi and Jessie Hernandez in the No. 3’s match.

After Murphy suffer the lone set-back of the day, Cal Lutheran cruised to five straight singles victories. Werman earned her team-high seventh win of the season when she topped Charney 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 2 singles match.

Baker kept things rolling in the No. 3 singles match as she defeated Anderson 6-1, 6-4.

After not conceding a single set in doubles, Mouzes completed her perfect day by sweeping Malloch in straight sets, 6-0 and 6-0 in the No. 4 singles contest.

Toohey earned her sixth singles win of the year with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Hernandez in the No. 5 singles and Jacqueline secured the Regals second SCIAC victory of the year by defeating Munkacsi 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 6 singles match.

Cal Lutheran (5-15, 2-5 SCIAC) rounds out its SCIAC regular season schedule tomorrow, Saturday April 13, when it hosts La Verne at 10:00 a.m.

Results: CLU 8 Oxy 1
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There are 178,441 DIII student-athletes as compared to 459,253 in Division I and II combined from coast to coast. Division III, however, represents the largest division in the NCAA at 40 percent of the total membership.

The NCAA sponsors 28 Championship events with 14 for men and 14 for women. There are also eight National Collegiate Championships. Overall, CLU sponsors 20 intercollegiate athletic programs, which is above the average (17) of like institutions.

Cal Lutheran is one of the 80 percent of active institutions that are private with 20 percent of DIII schools on public campuses. Across the board the average enrollment of Division III schools is 2,734.

All of the schools that fall in the Division III category are expected to promote the model of discover, develop and dedicate. CLU is right on track with that mantra by succeeding academically and athletically while giving back to the community.

In 2013 there will be CLU 147 student-athletes inducted into the Scholar Athlete Society by holding a 3.40 or higher cumulative grade point average. This number is higher than it has ever been and numerous student-athletes throughout the season have earned both Academic All-SCIAC and other sport specific academic accolades.

CLU teams have been just as successful on the field, court, course and in the pool with 10 teams earning national rankings in 2012-13. Both men’s golf and women’s water polo have held No. 1 rankings in their respective polls this year. CLU teams have claimed four Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) titles thus far with four teams and one athlete advancing to NCAA Championship play. The spring sports have much hope to increase those numbers with more than half of the teams in the hunt for a league title.

Beyond those two areas, CLU students have also taken time to give back. One example is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) that is headed in 2012-13 by Lauren Rasmussen. She and the other SAAC members have put together a community service project in conjunction with DIII Week.

The group is scheduled to do a Ball and Old Sports Equipment Drive throughout the week of April 8-12. Items will be collected both at the Welcome Desk of the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center during all hours of operation and in the Athletics Offices during operating business hours (9-5). Additionally, SAAC members will be stationed at the flagpole on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to collect items. All donations will be delivered to the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Conejo Valley.

“The biggest thing with this event is that it is something that the SAAC wants to turn into an annual event during DIII Week and we are really excited about it,” Rasmussen said. “The connection to athletics with equipment collection, plus the opportunity to give back to the community by donating items that student-athletes are involved with competitively every day is very rewarding.”

Student Life will be sponsoring a series of student giveaways at a variety of athletic events during Division III Week as well.

Cal Lutheran sunglasses will be given out at Men’s Tennis against No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Poulson Tennis Center to kick off the weekend. On Wednesday, April 10 the water polo team will host Caltech and rally towels will be handed out at the entrance to the Samuelson Aquatics Center. Women’s Tennis fans will have a chance to claim sunglasses on Friday, April 12 when the Regals host Occidental at 2:00 p.m. At Hutton Field softball will host Redlands where seat cushions will be available for student fans at 2:00 p.m. At 3:00 p.m. in Ullman Stadium baseball fans can obtain a stadium cup as the Kingsmen host Whittier. Additionally, free Shave It coupons will be distributed to the first 250 students at any of the games.

Finally, the dining commons will be offering sports themed meals and snacks throughout the week, including a nacho bar, Dodger Dogs, peanuts and popcorn, BBQ Tri-Tip sandwiches and soft pretzels with cheese sauce.

“Excitement is beginning to be generated around Division III week on campus,” Director of Athletics Dan Kuntz shared. “We are looking forward to being a part of this unique campaign to promote Division III and the student-athletes we support year in and year out.”

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Cal Lutheran looked sharp to start the match as the No. 1 doubles pairing of Emily Werman and Sarah Baker made quick work of Maegan Zamilpa and Liliana Serylo, defeating the Whittier duo 8-3 for their fourth win of the year.

The Regals’ No. 2 pairing of Lauren Toohey and Jacqueline Ramsay couldn’t quite find their footing against Adrienne Hamada and Benay Weintraub, falling 8-3 but Cal Lutheran retook the lead when Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy combined for their seventh win of the year when they defeated Lauren Geglur and Bree Campanero 9-8 in the No. 3 doubles match.

Werman earned her team-leading sixth singles win of the year in the No. 2 match when she took down Serylo in impressive fashion, winning 6-1, 6-0.

Unfortunately for CLU, the Regals were unable to maintain their lead as Whittier captured the rest of the five singles matches. Mouzes came the closest to salvaging a point when she tied Weintraub at 5-5 in the second set but the senior couldn’t quite piece together the shots and fell 7-5.

Cal Lutheran (4-15, 1-5 SCIAC) closes out its Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) schedule when it takes on Occidental and La Verne April 12-13. The Regals take on the Tigers on Friday at 2:00 p.m. then the Leopards on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Both matches will be held at the Poulson Tennis Center.

Results: WC 6 CLU 3
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CMS, did however, cruise to three points in the doubles matches. The No. 1 duo of Crystal Lim and Caroline Ward defeated Cal Lutheran’s Emily Werman and Jacqueline Ramsay 8-0. CLU’s No. 2 doubles pairing of Lindsay Murphy and Carly Mouzes also fell 8-0 to Yvonne Likomanova and Sarah Kukino. CMS got the final doubles match win with Erin Coughlan and Victoria Nichols defeated Lauren Toohey and Sarah Baker 8-3.

The Regals wouldn’t go down without a fight in the singles matches however. After Lim defeated Murphy 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match, Werman took the first set 6-2 against Likomanova in the No. 2 match. Likomanova rallied to take the second set 6-2 to send the match into a third set tie-breaker. Werman battled neck-and-neck with Likomanova before she fell 10-8 in the tie-break.

In the No. 3 singles match, Baker dropped the first set to Coughlin 6-1 but rallied to win the second 6-4. Much like Werman, Baker hung on tough in the tie-breaker but couldn’t quite get over the hump as Coughlin took the third-set 10-6.

Mouzes won her first set against Nichols in the No. 4 singles match 6-4. Nichols rebounded with a 6-2 victory in the second-set to send CLU and CMS to their third-straight match that needed a tie-breaker. Mouzes initially led but couldn’t quite hold on as she fell 10-7 to Nichols.

After falling in three-straight tie-breakers, Toohey broke through for Cal Lutheran’s first point of the day when she defeated Sheena Patel 7-5, 6-4.

Cal Lutheran (4-14 overall, 1-4 SCIAC) will have a chance to quickly avenge the loss as it travels to Whittier, Saturday, April 6 to take on the Poets. The match is set to get underway at 10:00 a.m.

Results: CMS 8 CLU 1
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Opening the day and the weekend, Emily Werman salvaged the only CLU win against the Pioneers in the morning. She used a third set tiebreaker to earn the 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-7) win over Claudia Lew as the Regals No. 2 singles player.

On the second doubles court Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy almost pulled out another point for Cal Lutheran, but ultimately fell 9-7 to Lew and Olivia Cornell.

Though two doubles teams and the singles order were rearranged by head coach Vanessa McPadden between matches today, Mouzes and Murphy remained teammates at No. 2 doubles against the Wildcats.

Against Linfield, the duo broke through with an 8-6 win over Lexi Thomas and Gretchen Jernstedt for the first point of the evening for CLU.

Trailing 2-1 following the first three matches, Murphy added to the score with a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Caroline Bringham at No. 1 singles. Mouzes played at No. 3 singles for the second time in 2013, but was defeated 6-2, 6-1.

Werman tallied her second singles win of the day with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Thomas at the No. 2 slot. Earlier in the match, Werman and Jacqueline Ramsay teamed up at No. 1 doubles, but fell by an 8-4 margin.

Cal Lutheran (4-13) returns to Southern California to resume league play on Friday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. on the road against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

Results: LC 8, CLU 1
Results: LIN 6, CLU 3
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The closest match of the afternoon came at number four singles where Carly Mouzes and Frances Cameron battled to three sets and the duo needed a tie breaker in the second set. Cameron came out on top 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) and 1-0 (10-3).

Lauren Toohey nearly grabbed the first set against Elizabeth Gerber at No. 5 singles, before falling 6-4, 6-2.

In doubles play both Emily Werman and Sarah Baker and Murphy and Mouzes fell 8-3 on the number one and two courts, respectively.

For the seventh consecutive match CLU competed at home, dropping all seven matches to tough competition.

Cal Lutheran (4-11) will travel to Oregon for a trip to start spring break. The Regals will play a pair of Northwest Conference teams with the first against Lewis & Clark at noon on Saturday, March 23 with a match against Linfield scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

Results: TCC 9, CLU 0
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Cal Lutheran played well in the doubles portion of the match with the No. 2 pairing of Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy rallying to win a thrilling 9-7 match over Auvi Tran and Jean-Jean Gwo.

CLU’s No. 1 duo of Sarah Baker and Emily Werman had their chances to take the match but couldn’t quite overcome some effective volleys from Casey Johnson and Rachel Houston, falling 8-4.

In the No. 3 doubles match, Jacqueline Rasmay and Lauren Toohey had UTD’s grouping of Megan Tan and Mindy Tiu on the ropes before running out of gas, being defeated 8-6 in a close match.

Despite flashes of strong play and improvement, all six of the singles matches went in favor of the Comets. In the closest singles game of the day, Murphy pushed Johnson to a first-set tie-break in the No. 1 singles, but Johnson was able to find a cross-court winner to win the set 7-6 and then rode the momentum to take the second 6-1.

Werman fell to Tran in the No. 2 singles match, 6-1, 6-2 while Baker got to within 5-4 in the second set against Houston in the No. 3 match but couldn’t get any closer as Houston won 6-1, 6-4.

Tiu defeated Mouzes in the No. 4 singles match 6-0, 6-1, Gwo won against Toohey in the No. 5 pairing and Tan closed out the win for the Comets with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Emily Nerland.

Cal Lutheran (4-10 overall) gets some well-deserved days off before it travels to Oregon to take on Lewis & Clark and Linfield for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 23. CLU’s match with Lewis & Clark is set to start at noon while the Linfield match is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

Results: UTD 8 CLU 1
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In the first match of the day, Rochester took the first two doubles matches before the No. 3 pairing of Lauren Toohey and Sarah Baker rallied to defeat Rachel Suresky and Janize Zhao 8-4 and send CLU down one at 2-1 headed into singles play.

Lindsay Murphy earned her second victory at the Regals No. 1 singles player, defeating Suresky 6-1, 6-0 and pulling CLU even at 2-2.

Zhao and Hayley Brower defeated Becky Drake and Amber Rexford in the No. 5 and 6 singles matches to put Rochester back up by two at 4-2.

Emily Werman won a second-set tie-breaker to defeat Christine Ho 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) in the No. 3 singles match while Carly Mouzes toppled Molly Goodman 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 4 singles contest to pull CLU even with Rochester and set up the decisive point.

Baker started out strong in the No. 2 singles match, winning the first set 7-6 (7-2) but Cara Genbauffe battled back to win the next two sets, 6-3 and 6-2 to earn the game and match for Rochester.

Cal Lutheran fell victim to some controversial calls in its second match of the day against No. 30 Case Western Reserve (Ohio.).  Both Murphy and Mouzes forced second-set tie-breakers in their singles matches with Murphy leading before the Case Western Reserve No. 1 singles player called a ball out. After a lengthy meeting with both coaches, the call stood and the momentum shifted to Sara Zargham’s side as she closed out the tie-breaker 8-6.

Cal Lutheran (4-9) continues its busy schedule tomorrow when it plays its fourth match in three days. The Regals host UT-Dallas for another non-conference bout with the doubles matches getting underway at 11:00 a.m. at the Poulson Tennis Center.

Game 1 Results: Rochester 5 CLU 4
Game 2 Results: Case Western Reserve 9 CLU 0
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Doubles play saw Sarah Baker and Lauren Toohey battle to a 9-8 (7-2) victory on court number three for the first CLU point of the afternoon. The duo went on to earn singles wins for the Violet and Gold as well. Toohey cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 and Baker earned a 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 3.

Chipping away, Lindsay Murphy defeated Carlie Sanderude 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 for the fourth and ultimately final point of the day.

Both Emily Werman and Carly Mouzes dropped their first sets and won the second, 6-3, before falling 7-6 in the final frame. Werman was out played 7-2 and Mouzes fell short 7-1 in their respective tie-breakers.

Cal Lutheran (4-7) has a quick turn-around with a pair of matches tomorrow, March 15. The first will pit the Regals against the University of Rochester at 11:00 a.m. before an afternoon showdown with Case Western Reserve at 3:00 p.m.

Results: PC 5, CLU 4
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Kenyon took an early 3-0 lead after doubles en route to the sweep. The CLU duo of Emily Werman and Sarah Baker made it close on the number one court before falling 8-5 to Amy Schlessman and Taylor Diffley.

At No. 2 doubles Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy teamed up, but fell by an 8-4 margin to Madison Hoffman and Amanda Polster. In the three spot Jacqueline Ramsay and Lauren Toohey dropped an 8-3 decision to Abigail Younger and Samantha Murphy.

Kenyon went on to sweep singles play.

Mouzes and Lydia Winkler battled for more than two hours, but it was the visiting Winkler to walk away with a victory, outplaying the CLU senior 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) and stripping the Regals of a chance at a point for the day.

Baker and Toohey also each gave CLU a chance, falling 6-4, 6-3 and 6-4, 6-2, respectively, at No. 3 and No. 6.

Kenyon earned a 9-0 west coast trip opening victory over Hope International before falling to La Verne, 6-3 earlier this week.

Cal Lutheran (4-6) looks to bounce back when they continue non-conference play at home on Thursday, March 14 against Principia (Ill.) at the Poulson Tennis Center beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Results: KEN 9, CLU 0
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The No. 1 doubles pairing of Sarah Baker and Emily Werman played the closest match of the day, falling 8-4 to the sister duo of Jenny and Lindsey Liles.

Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy were defeated 8-0 by Bronte Goodhue and Amber Garland in the No. 2 doubles match while the Becky Drake and Jacqueline Ramsay fell by the same score in the No. 3 pairing.

The Tigers were equally as dominant in the singles matches, sweeping each set for the third time this season.

Murphy gave the Regals their best chance at salvaging a point in the No. 2 singles match, taking J. Liles to 6-4 in the first set. Unfortunately for CLU, Murphy was unable to close the gap set as J. Liles took the match with a 6-1 second set win.

Cal Lutheran (4-5) won’t have to wait long to get back on the court, hosting Kenyon (Ohio) tomorrow, March 9, at the Poulson Tennis Center. The first matches are set to get underway at 11:00 a.m.

Results: Sewanee 9 CLU 0
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CLU was unable to squeak out a victory over PP, though Lindsay Murphy, playing at No. 1 singles for the first time all season, took set two to a 7-5 final after dropping the first 6-2.  

Emily Werman played on the second singles court, battling in the first set before falling 6-4, 6-0. At No. 2 doubles Werman and Sarah Baker teamed up against Jamie Solomon and Marie Fleming, falling by an 8-4 margin.

Cal Lutheran (4-4, 1-3 SCIAC) returns to the courts on Friday, March 8 to kick off a seven-match home stand. The Regals will host Sewanee in non-conference action set to begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Poulson Tennis Center.

Results: PP 9, CLU 0
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After Caltech captured the No. 1 doubles match, Jacqueline Ramsay and Toohey got the first points of the day for CLU as they outlasted Michelle Lee and Valerie Pietrasz 9-7 in the No. 2 doubles contest.

The Regals then took the lead after the No. 3 pairing of Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy made quick work of Jessica Yeung and Stephane Kwan, defeating the pair 8-1.

Unfortunately, Cal Lutheran fell behind as CLU fell in both the No. 1 and 2 singles matches. Sarah Baker got the Regals even at 3-3 when she defeated Kwan 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 in No. 3 singles but Jessica Yeung outdueled Ramsay in the No. 4 match, winning 6-3, 6-0.

Trailing 4-3 with two matches left, Mouzes and Toohey both battled for over two and half hours in their respective games. Mouzes kept the Regals winning-chances alive after she bounced back from a 18-16 tiebreaking loss in the first set by working her way through the next two, wining 6-2, 6-3 over Lee.

Toohey and Zeke Millikan were the final pairing to conclude as both put on tremendous defensive efforts. Toohey took the first set 7-5 but fell in the second, 6-2. With the game and the match on the line, the two exchanged points until Toohey finally broke through with a backhand down the line for the winning point, taking the tiebreaker 8-6.

Cal Lutheran (4-3, 1-2 SCIAC) has a quick turnaround as it travels to Pomona-Pitzer tomorrow, March 2, with the matches set to get underway at 11:00 a.m.

Results: CLU 5 CIT 4
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The No. 1 doubles duo of Sarah Baker and Emily Werman got CLU off to a strong start, defeating Andrea Hammer and Sophia Duong 8-3 in the first match of the day. Unfortunately, neither the No. 2 pairing of Jacqueline Ramsay and Lauren Toohey or the No. 3 group of Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy could pull out the victories with both duos falling 8-3.

Werman won her No. 2 singles match against Sophia Duong 7-6 (5) and 6-1 to earn the Regals first singles points of the day. No. 3 Sarah Baker followed suit, making quick work of Arielle Kubetschek 6—2, 6-0.

After dropping the first set 6-1, Mouzes rallied and took the next two sets 6-1, 6-3 over Chapman No. 4 Anna Nelson. Mouzes also gave CLU the lead at 5-3 heading into the final matches.

Despite playing hard, Ford out-dueled Ramsay in the No. 5 singles match, taking it in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.

Klebenow won the No. 6 singles match 6-2, 6-0 to give Chapman the decisive point and their first league win as the newest member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).

Cal Lutheran (3-3, 0-2 SCIAC) returns to action Friday, March 1, as they take on Caltech at the Poulson Tennis Center with the first matches starting at 2:00 p.m.

Results: CU 5 CLU 4
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Head coach Vanessa McPadden reshuffled her lineup with No. 1 Emily Werman unavailable and the results paid dividends. The doubles pairing of Carly Mouzes and Lindsay Murphy, who usually play in the No. 2 spot, moved up to No. 1 Friday and defeated Alisha Hanson and Olivia Koelsch 8-4.  

The No. 3 doubles match saw Sarah Baker and Jacqueline Ramsay make quick work of Lauren Vogel and Maura Erickson, defeating them 8-1. The win also gave CLU the 2-1 advantage heading into the singles matches..

The Regals maintained their strong play after the break with No. 2 Murphy defeating Koelsch 6-2, 6-1 and No. 3 Mouzes dropping just one set as she got past Hanson 6-1, 6-0.

Playing in her first match of the year, Becky Drake stepped up and earned the decisive point for Cal Lutheran as she won back-and-forth match over Vogel 6-3, 6-3.

Also competing in her first match of the year, Amber Rexford capped the successful day for the Regals, defeating Erickson 6-3, 6-4.

Cal Lutheran (3-2, 0-1 SCIAC) resumes Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) play Saturday, Feb. 23, when they travel to Orange, Calif. to take on Chapman. CLU and CU are set to start at 11:00 a.m. at Anaheim Hills Racquet Club.

Results: CLU 6 Biola 3
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Ranked No. 24 in the nation, the Bulldogs took an early 3-0 lead after doubles and never looked back.

The freshman-sophomore No. 1 duo of Emily Werman and Sarah Baker put up a fight after finding a rhythm mid-way through the match, but fell 8-4. Both the No. 2 and No. 3 teams dropped 8-2 decisions.  

In singles action, Werman went on to battle Natalie Etchegary, falling 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 1 spot. Both Baker and Lauren Toohey lost, 6-1, 6-2, occupying the No. 2 and No. 6 positions, respectively, today.

Redlands earned 6-0, 6-0 wins on the No. 3, 4, and 5 courts in the sweep.

Cal Lutheran (2-2, 1-0 SCIAC) will next be in action on Friday, Feb. 15 when they play host to non-conference Biola at 2:00 p.m.  

Results: UR 9, CLU 0
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