SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - The Catholic University women's tennis team defeated Shepherd 7-0 on Saturday afternoon. 

The Cardinals won the doubles point and took an early 1-0 lead. Shloka Tambat and Mairead O'Hara combined at number one doubles while Samantha D'Addezio and Ava Kaloustian played in the number two spot. Both pairings only allowed one game, giving Catholic a positive start. 

Catholic then took six straight singles matches, including a few forfeit wins. The Cardinals did not allow their opponent to take more than three games in any match. 

Ella Knox defeated her contender 6-2, 6-0 at number one singles. Paige Brightwell also picked up a win by the same score in the number two spot. Ava Niggemeier won 6-0, 6-1 at number three. 

The win against Shepherd capped a sweep of this weekend's matches as the team took down Stevenson and Penn State Harrisburg yesterday.

Catholic will participate in ITA's next weekend from September 20-23. The Cardinals had six athletes selected to play across three doubles and three singles matches.