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Northridge, Calif.
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Cal State Fullerton
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Cal State Fullerton Edges Out CSUN 4-3
4/8/2023 4:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Cal State Fullerton defeated CSUN 4-3 in Big West women's tennis action Saturday afternoon at the Matador Tennis Complex.
Vitoria Solis Urdiales and Cindy Ung took the opening doubles match when they defeated Diana Yanotovskaya and Kaytlin Taylor 6-2. Then, Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna clinched the doubles point at No. 2 with a 6-3 victory against Zoe Olmos and Milena Gevorgyan.
Geyorgyan tied the dual when she defeated Angela Ho 6-3, 6-4 in the opening No. 4 singles match. Then, Taylor earned the lead for the Titans with her 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) victory versus Emma Moratalla Sanz at No. 5. Yanotovskaya put Cal State Fullerton up by two when she defeated Zhytlena in three sets, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Turchak made it 3-2 when she took a pair of tiebreakers (3 and 5) against Natalie Duffy at No. 2. Cal State Fullerton clinched the dual at No. 1. With the match tied at one, Olmos was awarded the victory when Jolene Coetzee was forced to retire, trailing 4-0. Tallia Harper returned from dropping the opening set tiebreaker to Marila Nikitash to win the No. 6 match 6-1, 6-0.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH GARY VICTOR
"We've been in many hard-fought matches and came up a little short this time. Hats off to Fullerton for competing very well and winning the big points. Doubles were outstanding, and Vito and Cindy are back to the level they are capable of."
UP NEXT
CSUN (14-4, 4-2 Big West) is at Long Beach State (7-9, 3-3 Big West) next Friday. The first serve is 2 p.m
Vitoria Solis Urdiales and Cindy Ung took the opening doubles match when they defeated Diana Yanotovskaya and Kaytlin Taylor 6-2. Then, Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna clinched the doubles point at No. 2 with a 6-3 victory against Zoe Olmos and Milena Gevorgyan.
Geyorgyan tied the dual when she defeated Angela Ho 6-3, 6-4 in the opening No. 4 singles match. Then, Taylor earned the lead for the Titans with her 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) victory versus Emma Moratalla Sanz at No. 5. Yanotovskaya put Cal State Fullerton up by two when she defeated Zhytlena in three sets, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Turchak made it 3-2 when she took a pair of tiebreakers (3 and 5) against Natalie Duffy at No. 2. Cal State Fullerton clinched the dual at No. 1. With the match tied at one, Olmos was awarded the victory when Jolene Coetzee was forced to retire, trailing 4-0. Tallia Harper returned from dropping the opening set tiebreaker to Marila Nikitash to win the No. 6 match 6-1, 6-0.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH GARY VICTOR
"We've been in many hard-fought matches and came up a little short this time. Hats off to Fullerton for competing very well and winning the big points. Doubles were outstanding, and Vito and Cindy are back to the level they are capable of."
UP NEXT
CSUN (14-4, 4-2 Big West) is at Long Beach State (7-9, 3-3 Big West) next Friday. The first serve is 2 p.m
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
1234
Zoe Olmos / 0 [CSF]
474WR
6500
#2 Singles Match
12
Natalie Duffy / 0 [CSF]
66
77
#3 Singles Match
123
Diana Yanotoskaya / 0 [CSF]
066
623
#4 Singles Match
12
Milena Gevorgyan / 0 [CSF]
66
34
#5 Singles Match
12
Kaytlin Taylor / 0 [CSF]
67
46
#6 Singles Match
123
Mariia Nikitash / 0 [CSF]
710
666
Order of Finish:
4,5,3,2,1,6
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