Thursday, February 16
Los Angeles, Calif.
2:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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at
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UCLA
Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUN Battles in Loss at UCLA
2/16/2023 5:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES—CSUN battled UCLA, but the Bruins defeated the Matadors 7-0 in women's tennis action Thursday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
The Bruins scored first when Ava Catanzarite and Fangran Tian defeated Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna 6-1 in the No. 2 slot. Then, Sasha Vagramov and Vanessa Ong were tied at four against Vitoria Solis and Cindy Ung before winning 6-4 at No. 3 to clinch the point.
The No. 1 doubles match between No. 11 Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle and Jolene Coetzee and Angela Ho played to its conclusion. First, Coetzee and Ho fell behind 3-0 before tying the match at four. Then, the Bruins' pair edged the Matadors duo 6-4 for the win.
Hance, ranked 82nd in the current ITA Top 125 poll, kicked off singles with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 1 against Coetzee. Wagle handed Tallia Harper a 6-0, 6-2 defeat in No. 6 singles. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer clinched the dual for the Bruins (3-2) when she defeated Ho 6-3, 6-1 in No. 4 singles play.
At No. 5, Vanessa Ong defeated Solis by a 6-1, 6-3 count. Catanzarite, No. 52 in the current ITA Top 125, went to 7-5 in the first set against Turchak before coming away with the victory. She completed the match victory with a 6-1 win in the second. Zhytlelna and Sasha Vagramov went to three sets in No. 3 play. Vagramov won the first set 6-4. Zhytelna tied the match with a 6-3 second set victory. Finally, Vagramov won the third set tiebreaker 7-4 to complete the day.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH GARY VICTOR
"This was a great experience for our team to play a talented and class program. Jojo and Angela started slow (0-3) and stayed with it to get to 4-4, while Vito and Cindy were also 4-4. It's a confidence boost for our players to see that they can compete with the top teams. Yuliia continues to grow, and Vito played very well. Tallia has worked so hard to put herself in this position."
UP NEXT
CSUN (3-2) travels to Cal Poly (1-3) in the Big West opener for the teams on Saturday. The first serve is 11 a.m.
The Bruins scored first when Ava Catanzarite and Fangran Tian defeated Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna 6-1 in the No. 2 slot. Then, Sasha Vagramov and Vanessa Ong were tied at four against Vitoria Solis and Cindy Ung before winning 6-4 at No. 3 to clinch the point.
The No. 1 doubles match between No. 11 Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle and Jolene Coetzee and Angela Ho played to its conclusion. First, Coetzee and Ho fell behind 3-0 before tying the match at four. Then, the Bruins' pair edged the Matadors duo 6-4 for the win.
Hance, ranked 82nd in the current ITA Top 125 poll, kicked off singles with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 1 against Coetzee. Wagle handed Tallia Harper a 6-0, 6-2 defeat in No. 6 singles. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer clinched the dual for the Bruins (3-2) when she defeated Ho 6-3, 6-1 in No. 4 singles play.
At No. 5, Vanessa Ong defeated Solis by a 6-1, 6-3 count. Catanzarite, No. 52 in the current ITA Top 125, went to 7-5 in the first set against Turchak before coming away with the victory. She completed the match victory with a 6-1 win in the second. Zhytlelna and Sasha Vagramov went to three sets in No. 3 play. Vagramov won the first set 6-4. Zhytelna tied the match with a 6-3 second set victory. Finally, Vagramov won the third set tiebreaker 7-4 to complete the day.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH GARY VICTOR
"This was a great experience for our team to play a talented and class program. Jojo and Angela started slow (0-3) and stayed with it to get to 4-4, while Vito and Cindy were also 4-4. It's a confidence boost for our players to see that they can compete with the top teams. Yuliia continues to grow, and Vito played very well. Tallia has worked so hard to put herself in this position."
UP NEXT
CSUN (3-2) travels to Cal Poly (1-3) in the Big West opener for the teams on Saturday. The first serve is 11 a.m.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
01
Hance, Kimmi / 0 (82/-) [UCLA]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
51
Catanzarite, Ava / 0 (52/-) [UCLA]
76
#3 Singles Match
123
460
Vagramov, Sasha / 0 [UCLA]
631
#4 Singles Match
12
31
Lutkemeyer, Anne-Chr / 0 [UCLA]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
13
Ong, Vanessa / 0 [UCLA]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
02
Wagle, Elise / 0 [UCLA]
66
Order of Finish:
1,6,4,5,2,3
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