WHITTIER (3-26) -- Playing their first dual in over a month, UC Santa Cruz women's tennis showed no signs of rust as they turned in a dominant 8-1 win over Whittier on Sunday.
The Banana Slugs improve to 5-2 in duals this season, with a perfect 4-0 this Spring.

UC Santa Cruz took a 2-1 lead after the doubles, with No. 1 pair Sara Beckman and Natalie Sprenger finishing an almost flawless match with an 8-0 score.
The team was then a perfect 6-0 in singles, all in straight sets. Jolie Seemayer took her match at No. 6 with a 6-0, 6-0 score. Tanner Rowland followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win, and Sprenger and Meghana Damojipurapu both picked up 6-1, 6-1 victories to clinch the match. Daniela Christian finished the afternoon with a hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 5 to remain undefeated in the Spring.

The road warriors next pick up the rackets Monday morning when they face No. 39 Grinnell College of Iowa in Thousand Oaks.

Singles
1	Sara Beckman (UCSC) def. Jasmine Saunders 6-1, 6-4
2	Meghana Damojipurapu (UCSC) def. Malvika Suryavanshi 6-1, 6-1
3	Natalie Sprenger (UCSC) def. Maci Davis 6-1, 6-1
4	Tanner Rowland (UCSC) def. Emily List 6-0, 6-1
5	Daniela Christian (UCSC) def. Manasvi Vardham 7-5, 6-4
6	Jolie Seemayer (UCSC) def. Monze Meraz-Lerma 6-0, 6-0
	Order of finish: 6,4,3,2,1,5
Doubles
1	Sprenger/Beckman (UCSC) def. Saunders/Davis 8-0
2	Suryavanshi/Vardham (WC) def. Damojipurapu/Rowland 8-6
3	Seemeyer/Christian (UCSC) def. List/Borovkov 8-3
	Order of finish: 1,3,2