{"id":256300,"date":"2026-04-19T00:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256300\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T00:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:43:11","slug":"serving-up-a-sweep-lady-chaps-roll-past-mustangs-7-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256300\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving Up a Sweep: Lady Chaps Roll Past Mustangs 7-0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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SILVER CITY, N.M. (April 18, 2026) \u2013 Lubbock Christian University continued its dominant Lone Star Conference road swing Saturday with a 7-0 sweep of Western New Mexico at the WNMU Tennis Courts, improving to 13-5 overall and 6-2 in league play while extending its road mark to 7-4.
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\nThe Lady Chaparrals secured the doubles point with a clean sweep, striking early momentum in order of finish. Andrea De Bernardo<\/a> and AnaMaria Zoric<\/a>, ranked No. 4 nationally as a tandem, finished first at No. 1 doubles with a 6-1 victory to extend their winning streak, before Kristel Jativa<\/a> and Ana Sof\u00eda Valero Trevi\u00f1o<\/a> followed at No. 3 with a 6-4 win. The point was clinched at No. 2, where Oshini Herath<\/a> and Alexandra Luders<\/a> edged Eva Guta and Xaviera Melgar 7-6 (8-6), giving LCU a 1-0 lead.
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\nSingles play saw LCU quickly pull away, beginning with the first point at No. 1 singles, where Andrea De Bernardo<\/a> rolled to a 6-1 first-set win before her opponent retired early in the second set, pushing the lead to 2-0. Kristel Jativa<\/a> followed as the second match off court, dominating at No. 4 with a 6-0, 6-1 decision to make it 3-0. Aitanna Moreno Villa<\/a> added the clinching point at No. 6 with a 6-0, 6-2 victory as the third completed match, securing the dual for LCU.
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\nThe Lady Chaps closed out the sweep with three additional straight-set wins. Ana Sof\u00eda Valero Trevi\u00f1o<\/a> extended the lead at No. 5 with a 6-3, 6-2 win, Oshini Herath<\/a> followed at No. 3 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory, and AnaMaria Zoric<\/a> capped the match in a tightly contested three-set battle at No. 2, rallying for a 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 win to complete the 7-0 result.
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\nLCU’s depth again proved decisive, as Kristel Jativa<\/a> and AnaMaria Zoric<\/a> each moved into a share of the team lead with 19 singles wins on the season, while Moreno Villa improved to 11-7 overall. De Bernardo advanced to 17-9 on the year and 11-5 in dual play at the No. 1 position. In doubles, the No. 4-ranked pair of De Bernardo and Zoric earned its 16th victory of the season (16-2 overall, 15-1 in duals), extending its winning streak to seven matches, while Jativa and Valero Trevi\u00f1o improved to 15-10 overall and 11-5 at the No. 3 position.
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\nThe win marked LCU’s fourth consecutive victory over Western New Mexico and its sixth shutout of the season, as the Lady Chaparrals recorded their second straight 7-0 result. LCU will return home Thursday to host Texas A&M-Kingsville in Lone Star Conference play at the Penny Gullo Tennis Center.
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