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CSUN Falls at Ranked UCSB in Road Finale
4/20/2024 6:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.---CSUN Women's Tennis dropped a 6-1 decision at No. 53 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at Arnhold Tennis Center. Angela Ho gave CSUN's lone victory of the day while the Gauchos collected the doubles point and pulled out a trio of three-set decisions en route to taking the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos picked up their first doubles win at No. 3 with Anna Weissheim and Carla Pacot defeating Ho and Elena Goodman 6-1. UCSB then clinched the doubles point with a victory at No. 2 with Lucy Lu and Camille Kiss knocking off Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung 6-0. In an unfinished match, Amelia Honer and Kira Reuter led Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna 4-3 before the match was called.
Ho opened up singles play with a straight set win at No. 5 by defeating Lu 6-0, 6-2. The Gauchos got another point at No. 1 with Honer beating Turchak in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. At No. 2, Kiss held off Zhytelna 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 to put the Gauchos on the brink of a win. The match would be decided at No. 3 where Tyra Richardson won a pair of tight sets to defeat Santibañez Luna 6-3, 6-4.
The other two singles matches would go to three sets with UCSB rallying from first set losses. At No. 3, Reuter beat Emma Moratalla Sanz 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) while Pacot rallied for a win over Goodman at No. 6 by a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 score.
NOTES OF THE MATCH
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"Hats off UCSB to on an undefeated Big West regular season. Angela played outstanding tennis and we had three three-setters. A lot to build on for tomorrow."
UP NEXT
CSUN wraps up the 2024 regular season with its home finale against Hawai'i on Sunday at 11 a.m. The winner of the match will earn the No. 2 seed in next week's Big West Women's Tennis Championship.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos picked up their first doubles win at No. 3 with Anna Weissheim and Carla Pacot defeating Ho and Elena Goodman 6-1. UCSB then clinched the doubles point with a victory at No. 2 with Lucy Lu and Camille Kiss knocking off Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung 6-0. In an unfinished match, Amelia Honer and Kira Reuter led Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna 4-3 before the match was called.
Ho opened up singles play with a straight set win at No. 5 by defeating Lu 6-0, 6-2. The Gauchos got another point at No. 1 with Honer beating Turchak in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. At No. 2, Kiss held off Zhytelna 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 to put the Gauchos on the brink of a win. The match would be decided at No. 3 where Tyra Richardson won a pair of tight sets to defeat Santibañez Luna 6-3, 6-4.
The other two singles matches would go to three sets with UCSB rallying from first set losses. At No. 3, Reuter beat Emma Moratalla Sanz 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) while Pacot rallied for a win over Goodman at No. 6 by a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 score.
NOTES OF THE MATCH
- CSUN falls 12-6 overall and 6-2 in Big West play while UC Santa Barbara improved to 13-7 overall and 8-0 in conference to clinch the Big West regular season title.
- Ho improved to 9-2 in singles play along with a perfect 7-0 in conference play this season.
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"Hats off UCSB to on an undefeated Big West regular season. Angela played outstanding tennis and we had three three-setters. A lot to build on for tomorrow."
UP NEXT
CSUN wraps up the 2024 regular season with its home finale against Hawai'i on Sunday at 11 a.m. The winner of the match will earn the No. 2 seed in next week's Big West Women's Tennis Championship.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
01
Amelia Honer / 0 (47/-) [UCSB-W]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
060
Camille Kiss / 0 [UCSB-W]
646
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Tyra Richardson / 0 [UCSB-W]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
639
Kira Reuter / 0 [UCSB-W]
4611
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Lucy Lu / 0 [UCSB-W]
02
#6 Singles Match
123
632
Carla Pacot / 0 [UCSB-W]
466
Order of Finish:
1,5,2,3,6,4
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