SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The Colorado Mesa University women's tennis team dominated the host Westmont College Warriors in a 7-0 road win to open their 4-day swing through California on Sunday here at the Abbott Tennis Courts.
 
The Mavs snapped a 3-match slide and improved to 8-9 overall and to 4-5 against Division II foes.
 
The Warriors are now 7-7.
 
After winning at both No. 1 and 2 doubles, the Mavericks won all six singles matches but had to come from a set down in two of them.
 
In doubles, Devyn Rodriguez and Jade Brilhante were 6-2 winners over Sabina Salve and Lauren Gee in the top flight.
 
The Warriors answered back with a win by the same score at No. 3.
 
However, Catalina Ballon and Delia Maier then completed a 6-3 win over Ellie Triplett and Liska Knight at No. 3.
 
In singles, Jane Steur extended her winning streak to three matches with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win over Avala Elwood at No. 6.
 
Meanwhile, Maier was nearly as thorough in her 6-1, 6-1 win over Triplett at No. 4.
 
Brilhante then finished off Gee, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles to clinch the dual.
 
Elsewhere, Rodriguez beat Julie Spitzer, 7-5, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles matchup.
 
In the two 3-setters, Valentina Gonzalez dropped the first set by a 6-2 score but won the second by a 6-4 margin over Salva at No. 2 singles.  Gonzalez then won the match tie-breaker, 10-6.
 
Meanwhile, Ballon won a 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) match over Emma Rashid at No. 5 singles.
 
The Mavs also received a pair of exhibition singles wins from Sophie Hartman and Taylor Nokes.  Steur and Nokes were also leading over the Warriors; Rylee Halsey and Jessie Allen, 5-4 and 30-love in an exhibition doubles match.
 
The Mavericks will continue their trip on Monday afternoon, playing the Biola University Eagles in La Mirada.  First serves are slated for 2 p.m. Pacific (3 p.m. Mountain).  Live streaming and live results can be found at those links.