Women's Tennis: Roadrunners win two on opening week

The Rio Hondo College women's tennis team is off to a great start in 2018 as the Roadrunners won their first two matches of the season. Head coach Karen Unger's squad opened the spring with a 7-2 victory at Mt. San Jacinto College on Tuesday and followed that up with another 7-2 win at Cypress College on Thursday.

Complete results from both matches are below.

Rio Hondo, now 2-0 overall, will look to keep the momentum going when they host Fullerton College in their home opener in Whittier on Feb. 8.

Rio Hondo 7, Mt. San Jacinto 2
Singles
#1: Taylor Johnson (MSJ) def. Jane Quach (RIO) 6-2, 6-2
#2: Jackie Azepeitia (RIO) def. Corbie Admas (MSJ) 6-2, 7-5
#3: Ruth Arciniega (RIO) def. Margarita Leyva (MSJ) 6-0, 6-1
#4: Raquel Rice (RIO) def. Ashley Pierson (MSJ) 6-1, 6-2
#5: Cindy Lai (RIO) def. Niah Hampton (MSJ) 6-1, 6-2
#6: Roxy Valverde (RIO) def. (MSJ) by default

Doubles
#1: T. Johnson/C. Adams (MSJ) def. J. Quach/J. Azepeitia (RIO) 8-1
#2: R. Arciniega/R. Valverde (RIO) def. M. Leyva/A. Pierson (MSJ) 8-1
#3: R. Rice/C. Lai (RIO) def. (MSJ) by default

Rio Hondo 7, Cypress 2
Singles
#1: Ashley Garcia (CYP) def. Jane Quach (RIO) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
#2: Jackie Azepeitia (RIO) def. Shannon Beaver (CYP) 6-3, 6-0
#3: Ruth Arciniega (RIO) def. Candace Ngai (CYP) 6-4, 6-2
#4: Raquel Rice (RIO) def. Lisa Wood (CYP) 6-0, 6-1
#5: Roxy Valverde (RIO) def. (CYP) by default
#6: Cindy Lau (RIO) def. (CYP) by default

Doubles
#1: A. Garcia/S. Beaver (CYP) def. J. Quach/J. Azepeitia (RIO) 8-5
#2: R. Arciniega/R. Valverde (RIO) def. C. Ngai/L. Wood (CYP) 8-5
#3: R. Rice/C. Lai (RIO) def. (CYP) by default