CALIFORNIA, Pa. - The Mercyhurst University women's tennis team saw its season come to an end on Sunday after suffering a 5-0 loss to top-seeded California University of Pennsylvania in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Mercyhurst finishes its season with a 15-5 overall record, while the Vulcans advance in the tournament with a 16-9 overall record.

Mercyhurst blanked West Liberty and California did the same to Virginia State on Saturday to set up the second-round contest.

The Lakers, who had lost to the Vulcans earlier in the season, could not win a set in the five completed matches. In doubles, the Vulcans' duo of Lucie Sipkova and Lucie Rey, ranked 13th in the country, knocked off Mercyhurst's top duo of Caroline Bristol and Sarah Baich by an 8-3 final. Mercyhurst's tandem of Taylor Wedlake and Katelyn Caniford also dropped an 8-3 decision at #3 doubles.

Only two matches in singles action were completed. Senior Rebecca Haener lost in straight sets to 42nd-ranked Alexandra Borgenhoff, 6-2 and 6-0, at #3 singles. Baich lost in straight sets to Rey at #4 singles, 6-1 and 6-0.

This marked the second time in the last three seasons that Mercyhurst advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Lakers got to that point in 2011 and lost to the Vulcans in that season as well by the score of 6-0.

California (Pa.) 5, Mercyhurst 0
April 28, 2013 at California, Pa. (Roadman Park)

Singles
Caroline Bristol (Mercyhurst) vs #36 Lucie Sipkova (California) - unfinished
Courtney Thompson (Mercyhurst) vs #38 Ramona Czakon (California) - 2-6, unfinished
#42 Alexandra Borgenhoff (California) def Rebecca Haener (Mercyhurst) - 6-2, 6-0
Lucie Rey (California) def Sarah Baich (Mercyhurst) - 6-1, 6-0
Taylor Wedlake (Mercyhurst) vs Jade Pondicas (California) - 1-0, unfinished
Katelyn Caniford (Mercyhurst) vs Maxime Colen (California) - unfinished

Doubles
#13 Rey/Sipkova (California) def Bristol/Baich (Mercyhurst) - 8-3
#21 Czakon/Borgenhoff (California) def Thompson/Haener (Mercyhurst) - 8-1
Pondicas/Colen (California) def Wedlake/Caniford (Mercyhurst) - 8-3

California (Pa.) 16-9
Mercyhurst 15-5