PASADENA, Calif. – The Pacific Lutheran women's tennis team began its spring break trip in strong form Sunday, taking all but one match in an 8-1 nonconference victory over Caltech.

With the win, Pacific Lutheran improves to 3-6 overall this season. The Lutes return to action Tuesday, when they will take on Occidental in Los Angeles at 4 p.m.

Pacific Lutheran swept the doubles round to open the day. Caroline Dreher and Samantha Lund picked up an 8-4 win in the first match, while Allison McClure and Megan Beyers won the second match 8-5 and Emily Bower and Emily Beemsterboer won the final match 8-3.

The Lutes came one match shy of sweeping the singles round. Dreher won the first match, with McClure winning the second and Lund picking up a victory in the third contest. Bower and Beemsterboer picked up the wins in the final two matches, while Beyers fell in the fourth match.

Complete match scores were not immediately made available by Caltech.