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CSUN Pulls Out 4-3 Win at Fullerton to Improve to 4-0 in Big West Play
3/28/2024 7:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FULLERTON, Calif.---CSUN Women's Tennis rallied again for another conference win, defeating Cal State Fullerton 4-3 on Thursday at Titan Courts. The Matadors would fall behind 2-0 on the day before mounting a rally, highlighted by a pair of key three-set wins en route to their fourth-straight Big West win.
The Matadors are off to its first 4-0 start to Big West play since the 2008 season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
It would be a battle in doubles play as the Titans claimed the first match at No. 1 with Josie Usereau and Sein Myoung defeating Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna 6-1. CSUN evened it up with a victory at No. 2 when Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung knocked off Natalie Duffy and Mariia Nikitash 6-4. The doubles point came down to the No. 3 court where it went down to the wire. In the end, Milena Gevorgyan and Seha Yu edged Angela Ho and Emma Moratalla Sanz 7-5.
Fullerton would go up 2-0 with a singles win at No. 2 when Usereau beat Zhytelna 6-2, 6-1. CSUN then got on the scoreboard with a victory at No. 4 as Moratalla Sanz won in straight sets over ranked Duffy 6-4, 7-5. Ho notched another CSUN win at No. 5, winning in straight sets over Nikitash 6-4, 6-4.
West would be in a battle at No. 6 against Gevorgyan where the competitors went to three sets. After dropping set one, West rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory to give CSUN the lead for the match. The Matadors would clinch the match in another three-setter where Santibañez Luna dropped set one but won the next two for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Yu to clinch the match.
The Titans claimed a final point at No. 1 with Myoung beating Turchak in a thriller in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
NOTES OF THE MATCH
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"We are blessed with an incredibly resilient group of young ladies. After losing the doubles point with match points at No. 3, our team stayed with it and made a goal to fight for everything. I couldn't be happier for Nicole. She has worked so hard and finally looked like the player we have seen in practice. Emma beat a nationally-ranked senior, Angela pulled out a tough win and Vika fought back from a set down and 2-4 in the third. Sasha played well and had chances to win. They are all resilient and we couldn't be more proud of them."
POST MATCH COMMENTS
"Today was unreal. We came out and had some tight sets in doubles that didn't end up going our way," said West. "But we bounced back and had an amazing team win. My match started slow, but I am pleased I was able to play smart and change my game plan and build on points to come out on top at the end."
UP NEXT
CSUN travels to No. 16 UCLA on Wednesday, April 3 with first serve set for 10 a.m.
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The Matadors are off to its first 4-0 start to Big West play since the 2008 season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
It would be a battle in doubles play as the Titans claimed the first match at No. 1 with Josie Usereau and Sein Myoung defeating Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna 6-1. CSUN evened it up with a victory at No. 2 when Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung knocked off Natalie Duffy and Mariia Nikitash 6-4. The doubles point came down to the No. 3 court where it went down to the wire. In the end, Milena Gevorgyan and Seha Yu edged Angela Ho and Emma Moratalla Sanz 7-5.
Fullerton would go up 2-0 with a singles win at No. 2 when Usereau beat Zhytelna 6-2, 6-1. CSUN then got on the scoreboard with a victory at No. 4 as Moratalla Sanz won in straight sets over ranked Duffy 6-4, 7-5. Ho notched another CSUN win at No. 5, winning in straight sets over Nikitash 6-4, 6-4.
West would be in a battle at No. 6 against Gevorgyan where the competitors went to three sets. After dropping set one, West rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory to give CSUN the lead for the match. The Matadors would clinch the match in another three-setter where Santibañez Luna dropped set one but won the next two for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Yu to clinch the match.
The Titans claimed a final point at No. 1 with Myoung beating Turchak in a thriller in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
NOTES OF THE MATCH
- CSUN improves to 10-2 on the season and 4-0 in Big West play while Cal State Fullerton slips to 9-6 overall and 2-2 in conference.
- Both Moratalla Sanz and Santibañez Luna each notched their team-best seventh singles wins of the season.
- Santibañez Luna and Ung improved to 7-2 as a doubles team on the year.
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"We are blessed with an incredibly resilient group of young ladies. After losing the doubles point with match points at No. 3, our team stayed with it and made a goal to fight for everything. I couldn't be happier for Nicole. She has worked so hard and finally looked like the player we have seen in practice. Emma beat a nationally-ranked senior, Angela pulled out a tough win and Vika fought back from a set down and 2-4 in the third. Sasha played well and had chances to win. They are all resilient and we couldn't be more proud of them."
POST MATCH COMMENTS
"Today was unreal. We came out and had some tight sets in doubles that didn't end up going our way," said West. "But we bounced back and had an amazing team win. My match started slow, but I am pleased I was able to play smart and change my game plan and build on points to come out on top at the end."
UP NEXT
CSUN travels to No. 16 UCLA on Wednesday, April 3 with first serve set for 10 a.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
724
Sein Myoung / 0 [CSF]
566
#2 Singles Match
12
21
Josie Usereau / 0 [CSF]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
376
Seha Yu / 0 [CSF]
654
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Natalie Duffy / 0 [CSF]
35
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Mariia Nikitash / 0 [CSF]
44
#6 Singles Match
123
266
Milena Gevorgyan / 0 [CSF]
632
Order of Finish:
2,4,5,6,3,1
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