Saturday, March 18
Northridge, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Fordham
Photo by: Connor Clark
Matadors Extend Winning Streak To 7 With 4-1 Victory Over Fordham
3/18/2023 7:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN defeated Fordham 4-1 for the Matadors' seventh consecutive women's tennis dual victory Saturday afternoon at the Matador Tennis Complex.
Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna opened doubles play with a 6-2 victory at No. 2 against Lindsay Hung and Carlota Casasampere. Then, the Rams tied it at No. 3 when Eleni Fasoula and Rachelle Yang defeated Vitoria Solis Urdiales and Jacqueline O'Neill 6-2. Finally, Jolene Coetzee and Angela Ho clinched the point as they defeated Valeriya Deminova and Avery Aude 7-5 in the No. 1 doubles match.
Fordham scored at No. 5 singles when Casasampere defeated Emma Moratalla Sanz 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). The loss ended Mortalla Sanz's eight-match winning streak. Turchak returned the lead to the Matadors at No. 2 with a 6-4, 6-1 victory versus Hung.
Zhytelna improved to a team-leading 10-2 in singles when she handed Fasoula a 6-1, 7-5 defeat at No. 3. It was Zhytelna's seventh consecutive singles victory. Coetzee closed the dual out with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 against Deminova. CSUN improved to 7-0 on the season at the Matador Tennis Complex.
The winning streak is the longest for CSUN since 2019 when the Matadors won seven in a row.
PLAYER REACTION
"Honestly, the connection in doubles is getting better and better," Coetzee said. "In the beginning, I was not communicating as much because I never played doubles with a different player; I was always playing with the same partner up to this point. However, Angela and I have slowly become friends outside the court this year, which has helped our bond."
UP NEXT
Weather permitting, CSUN (10-2) hosts St. Thomas, Minn. (1-8) Monday at 3 p.m.
~#UniteTheValley~
Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna opened doubles play with a 6-2 victory at No. 2 against Lindsay Hung and Carlota Casasampere. Then, the Rams tied it at No. 3 when Eleni Fasoula and Rachelle Yang defeated Vitoria Solis Urdiales and Jacqueline O'Neill 6-2. Finally, Jolene Coetzee and Angela Ho clinched the point as they defeated Valeriya Deminova and Avery Aude 7-5 in the No. 1 doubles match.
Fordham scored at No. 5 singles when Casasampere defeated Emma Moratalla Sanz 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). The loss ended Mortalla Sanz's eight-match winning streak. Turchak returned the lead to the Matadors at No. 2 with a 6-4, 6-1 victory versus Hung.
Zhytelna improved to a team-leading 10-2 in singles when she handed Fasoula a 6-1, 7-5 defeat at No. 3. It was Zhytelna's seventh consecutive singles victory. Coetzee closed the dual out with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 against Deminova. CSUN improved to 7-0 on the season at the Matador Tennis Complex.
The winning streak is the longest for CSUN since 2019 when the Matadors won seven in a row.
PLAYER REACTION
"Honestly, the connection in doubles is getting better and better," Coetzee said. "In the beginning, I was not communicating as much because I never played doubles with a different player; I was always playing with the same partner up to this point. However, Angela and I have slowly become friends outside the court this year, which has helped our bond."
UP NEXT
Weather permitting, CSUN (10-2) hosts St. Thomas, Minn. (1-8) Monday at 3 p.m.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Valeriya Deminova / 0 [FORW]
43
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Lindsay Hung / 0 [FORW]
41
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Eleni Fasoula / 0 [FORW]
15
67
#4 Singles Match
1234
Avery Aude / 0 [FORW]
6250
162UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Carlota Casasampere / 0 [FORW]
67
16
#6 Singles Match
1234
Rachelle Yang / 0 [FORW]
4620
630UF
Order of Finish:
5,2,3,1
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