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CSUN Wins a Pair of Titles at San Diego State Fall Classic I
10/2/2022 4:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SAN DIEGO—The CSUN women's tennis team took a pair of titles at the San Diego State Fall Classic I Sunday as the tournament ended at the Aztec Tennis Center.
Emma Moratalla Sanz won the Black singles bracket. The freshman from Valencia, Spain, defeated Kaytlin Taylor in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Victoria Santibañez Luna and Angela Ho were victorious in the Black doubles bracket. The CSUN pair defeated Natalie Duffy and Diana Yanotoskaya 6-4 to earn the win.
Santibañez Luna fell in the finals of the Red bracket to San Diego State's Julia Jordan, 6-2, 6-1.
Ho earned runner-up honors in the Gray bracket. She won the first set in the finals against Long Beach State's Novak Becirovic 6-1 before losing 6-0 in the second. Ho was forced to retire, handing the win to Becirovic.
Sasha Turchak and Cindy Ung were the runner-ups in the Red doubles bracket. Thassane Abrahim and Veronika Lebisova of UTEP defeated the Matadors 7-5.
Vitoria Solis won her consolation match in the Black bracket in three sets. Solis took the first set from San Diego State's Alexandria Von Tersch Pohrer 6-4. The Aztec won the second set 6-0 before Solis won in a tiebreaker, 9-7, to take the third set 7-6.
Turchak battled back from a first-round loss in the White bracket to make the consolation finals where she lost in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 7-5) to Cal State Fullerton's Zoe Olmos.
Like Turchak, Tallia Harper rallied from a first-round loss to make the consolation finals of her Gray bracket. Harper dropped the first set to Abrahim 6-2 before tying the match with a 6-2 second set victory. Harper led 4-0 in the third before Abrahim retired to hand Harper the win.
PLAYER REACTION
"Today I played with a lot of energy believing in myself, achieving the victory," Sanz said. "I am so happy to win my first tournament at CSUN and I will keep fighting to give my best. Overall, I am very proud of our team because we are improving a lot. After a very good tournament, our next objective is Long Beach State.
"I am really happy about today's match because I fought on every point and handled the difficult moments of the match well," Solis said. "Overall, this has been a great tournament for all of us and I love the energy of this team."
"Today I'm proud of my fight," Harper said. "My opponent's style was tough for me because I wasn't used to it. I think it helped that my parents, teammates, and coaches were there to watch and support me. I wish I had been quicker to problem solve but I'm glad I still got the win."
"I was super happy to get the win today," said Sofia Dermenjyan (who defeated Camila Garcia of Cal State Fullerton, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the consolation side of the Red Bracket). "My opponent was a lefty, like myself, so I had to change up the game plan a bit. It was a tough match, but my teammates helped me through it. I was able to keep myself motivated and my energy up."
UP NEXT
CSUN enters the Long Beach State Tournament next week. The tournament runs from Friday, Oct. 7-Sunday, Oct. 9.
Emma Moratalla Sanz won the Black singles bracket. The freshman from Valencia, Spain, defeated Kaytlin Taylor in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Victoria Santibañez Luna and Angela Ho were victorious in the Black doubles bracket. The CSUN pair defeated Natalie Duffy and Diana Yanotoskaya 6-4 to earn the win.
Santibañez Luna fell in the finals of the Red bracket to San Diego State's Julia Jordan, 6-2, 6-1.
Ho earned runner-up honors in the Gray bracket. She won the first set in the finals against Long Beach State's Novak Becirovic 6-1 before losing 6-0 in the second. Ho was forced to retire, handing the win to Becirovic.
Sasha Turchak and Cindy Ung were the runner-ups in the Red doubles bracket. Thassane Abrahim and Veronika Lebisova of UTEP defeated the Matadors 7-5.
Vitoria Solis won her consolation match in the Black bracket in three sets. Solis took the first set from San Diego State's Alexandria Von Tersch Pohrer 6-4. The Aztec won the second set 6-0 before Solis won in a tiebreaker, 9-7, to take the third set 7-6.
Turchak battled back from a first-round loss in the White bracket to make the consolation finals where she lost in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 7-5) to Cal State Fullerton's Zoe Olmos.
Like Turchak, Tallia Harper rallied from a first-round loss to make the consolation finals of her Gray bracket. Harper dropped the first set to Abrahim 6-2 before tying the match with a 6-2 second set victory. Harper led 4-0 in the third before Abrahim retired to hand Harper the win.
PLAYER REACTION
"Today I played with a lot of energy believing in myself, achieving the victory," Sanz said. "I am so happy to win my first tournament at CSUN and I will keep fighting to give my best. Overall, I am very proud of our team because we are improving a lot. After a very good tournament, our next objective is Long Beach State.
"I am really happy about today's match because I fought on every point and handled the difficult moments of the match well," Solis said. "Overall, this has been a great tournament for all of us and I love the energy of this team."
"Today I'm proud of my fight," Harper said. "My opponent's style was tough for me because I wasn't used to it. I think it helped that my parents, teammates, and coaches were there to watch and support me. I wish I had been quicker to problem solve but I'm glad I still got the win."
"I was super happy to get the win today," said Sofia Dermenjyan (who defeated Camila Garcia of Cal State Fullerton, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the consolation side of the Red Bracket). "My opponent was a lefty, like myself, so I had to change up the game plan a bit. It was a tough match, but my teammates helped me through it. I was able to keep myself motivated and my energy up."
UP NEXT
CSUN enters the Long Beach State Tournament next week. The tournament runs from Friday, Oct. 7-Sunday, Oct. 9.
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