CSUN Travels To Cal State Fullerton Friday

Friday, February 16

Fullerton, Calif.

1:30 p.m.

California State University at Northridge

Cal State Fullerton

Photo by: Paul Trafecanty

CSUN Travels To Cal State Fullerton Friday

2/15/2018 8:54:00 AM | Women's Tennis

The CSUN women's tennis returns to the road this week when the Matadors face Cal State Fullerton in a Big West dual Friday afternoon.

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—The CSUN women's tennis returns to the road this week when the Matadors face Cal State Fullerton in a Big West dual Friday afternoon. First serve is set for 1:30 p.m.

Cal State Fullerton is 5-1, 1-0 in Big West play. Genevieve Zeidan is 15-2 in singles play to lead the Titans. Sarah Nuno and Karla Portalatin are the top doubles team for Cal State Fullerton as the pair has put up a 14-2 record this season. This is the 35th dual meeting between CSUN and Cal State Fullerton. The Matadors lead the all-time series 26-8.

CSUN defeated Cal Poly 5-2 in the Big West women's tennis opener for both squads last Sunday. The Matadors took the doubles point. Cal Poly's (2-3) No. 1 duo of Molly Reed and Seriana Saltzen defeated Elisa Elhadj and Alicia Dinkelmeyer 7-6. At No. 2, the Matadors' tandem of Monika Van de Vondel and Skyla Alcon defeated Abigai Bacharach and MacKenzie Worsnop 6-4. No. 3 saw CSUN's Kiryang Kim and Mari Taslagyan defeat Caroline Williams and Grace Olyphant 7-5.

Van de Vondel earn the win at No. 1 singles when she handed Worsnop a 6-3, 6-1 defeat. Elhadj defeated Saltzen 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Reed defeated Kim 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 3 singles match. Alcon earned a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4 against Williams. Olyphant would defeat Taslagyan 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. Dinkelmeyer defeated Claire Bouquet 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6.

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