Ninth-ranked Vanguard shut out the Southern Oregon women's tennis team 9-0 this afternoon in Costa Mesa, Calif.

The Raiders dropped to 3-3 on the season and will face second-ranked Fresno Pacific Thursday in Fresno, Calif.

Even though the Raiders were shut out, SOU did have a couple of bright spots against the foreign-born heavy Lions.

In the No. 6 singles match, Katrina Sauer (Soldotna, Alaska/Cactus) won the first set 4-6 before dropping the final two sets.

In the No. 4 singles match, Liz Kiger managed five points off Anna Valingsten.

No. 9 Vanguard 9 vs. Southern Oregon 0
Doubles
1. Tesfa/Bergmanova vs. Bostrom/Thomas VU 8-1
2. Gabashvili/Malakhova vs. Morrow/Kiger VU 8-2
3. Valingsten/Kelley vs. Sauer/Wilson VU 8-1
Singles
1. Gabriela Bergmanova vs. Allison Bostrom (Corvallis, Ore./Crescent Valley) VU 6-1, 6-2
2. Betyel Tesfa vs. Lexi Thomas (Redding, Calif./Shasta) VU 6-0, 6-1
3.Kateryna Malakhova vs. Addie Morrow (Redding, Calif./Foothill) VU 6-1, 6-0
4. Anna Valingsten vs. Liz Kiger VU 6-2, 6-3
5. Ekaterina Gabashvili vs. Emma Wilson (Crescent City, Calif./Del Norte) VU 6-1, 6-0
6. Natalie Kelley vs. Katrina Sauer (Soldotna, Alaska/Cactus) VU 4-6, 6-1, 10-4
7. Lynn Walker vs. Kayla Carroll (Butteville, Ore./North Marion) VU 8-7 (10-5)