CLARION, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst women's tennis team took a 9-0 decision over Clarion in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division action on Saturday. The Lakers are ranked second in the Atlantic Region.

The Lakers (20-1, 5-1) jumped ahead with all three doubles points and swept singles play, clinching the match on a win by Saioa Gomez de Segura at No. 1 singles.

Adrianna Jeffress and Kayla Frost (No. 6 Atlantic doubles) got Mercyhurst started with an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles over Vinisha Reddy and Katie Benson.

The third doubles pair of Ivona Plecevic and Athina Tsagkaraki followed with an 8-1 win against Michelle Petrilla and Hailey Germanoski before the Lakers' No. 1 doubles team of Gomez de Segura and Adina Spahalic (No. 4 Atlantic doubles) finished an 8-2 triumph versus Alivia Arnold and Maria Snyder.

In singles play, Tsagkaraki put the Lakers into a 4-0 lead with her 6-0, 6-0, win against Germanoski. That set up Gomez de Segura's deal-sealer as the 18th-ranked player in NCAA Division II -- and No. 1 in the Atlantic -- took a 6-2, 6-0, decision over Arnold.

Spahalic, Frost, Plecevic and Jeffress followed, in order, with wins at Nos. 5, 2, 4 and 3, respectively.

Spahalic bested Petrilla, 6-0, 6-0; Frost (No. 2 Atlantic singles) defeated Snyder, 6-0, 6-0; Plecevic got past Benson, 6-0, 6-0; and Jeffress (No. 3 Atlantic singles) was a winner over Reddy, 6-1, 6-0.

Gomez de Segura extended her individual win streak to 20 while Tsagkaraki claimed her 18th consecutive singles win. Singles records for each player are as follows: Gomez de Segura (34-2), Frost (25-6), Jeffress (28-4), Plecevic (24-5), Spahalic (21-3) and Tsagkaraki (21-4).

The Lakers will play as the No. 2 seed out of the West in the upcoming PSAC Tournament. They are set to host Slippery Rock on Tuesday.

Mercyhurst 9, Clarion 0

Singles competition

1. S. Gomez de Segura (MER-W) def. Alivia Arnold (CLAR-W) 6-2, 6-0

2. Kayla Frost (MER-W) def. Maria Snyder (CLAR-W) 6-0, 6-0

3. Adrianna Jeffress (MER-W) def. Vinisha Reddy (CLAR-W) 6-1, 6-0

4. Ivona Plecevic (MER-W) def. Katie Benson (CLAR-W) 6-0, 6-0

5. Adina Spahalic (MER-W) def. Michelle Petrilla (CLAR-W) 6-0, 6-0

6. Athina Tsagkaraki (MER-W) def. Hailey Germanoski (CLAR-W) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. S. Gomez de Segura/Adina Spahalic (MER-W) def. Alivia Arnold/Maria Snyder (CLAR-W) 8-2

2. Adrianna Jeffress/Kayla Frost (MER-W) def. Vinisha Reddy/Katie Benson (CLAR-W) 8-0

3. Ivona Plecevic/Athina Tsagkaraki (MER-W) def. Michelle Petrilla/Hailey Germanoski (CLAR-W) 8-1

Match Notes

Mercyhurst 20-1, 5-1

Clarion 4-10, 0-5

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,1,5,2,4,3)