Sunday, April 21
Northridge, Calif.
11:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
4
vs
3
Hawai'i
Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUN Knocks Off Hawai'i on Senior Day, Secures No. 2 Seed
4/21/2024 3:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Tennis posted a 4-3 victory over Hawai'i on Senior Day on Sunday at Matador Tennis Complex. The Matadors' win is the program's first over Hawai'i since the 2015 season and the first home win against the Rainbow Wahine since 2010. CSUN also secured the No. 2 seed in The Big West Championship beginning on April 25.
HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN would take the doubles point with two-straight victories to start the day. Senior Sasha Turchak along with Yuliia Zhytelna claimed a 6-2 victory over Ana Vilcek and Nikola Hololkova at No. 1 before Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung knocked off Sheena Masuda and Nelly Knezkova 6-2 at No. 2. In an unfinished match, Anna Kern and Hannah Galindo led CSUN's Angela Ho and Elena Goodman 4-3 before the match was called.
In her final home singles match, Turchak notched a straight 6-4, 6-4 decision over Knezkova at No. 1. Vilcek gave Hawai'i its first point with a win at No. 2 over Zhytelna 6-2, 7-5, but the Matadors picked up a win at No. 4 when Emma Moratalla Sanz beat Masuda 6-3, 7-5. Hawai'i stayed alive with a victory at No. 5 as Joelle Lanz defeated Ho 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
However, the Matadors secured a victory at No. 5 when Goodman rallied from a set one loss to defeat Kern 6-7, 6-1, 6-2. At No. 4, Hannah Galindo would knock off Santibañez Luna in a thriller in three sets 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 to close the day.
NOTES OF THE MATCH
POST MATCH COMMENTS FROM SASHA TURCHAK
"I was in the head space since it was my Senior Day to leave it all out there and play my best. That's all I could really do, but I think this was a lot more special fighting with the team for the last time at home.Â
"It's really awesome that we've all been together for two years. That helps a lot because you get to grow with the same people. We know each other, we have a bond and we fight for each other. I think the fighting spirit and the community on this team is very special. It has taken us this far."
UP NEXT
Second-seeded CSUN will match up with seventh-seeded UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West Championship on Thursday, April 25 at noon.
#GoMatadors
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HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN would take the doubles point with two-straight victories to start the day. Senior Sasha Turchak along with Yuliia Zhytelna claimed a 6-2 victory over Ana Vilcek and Nikola Hololkova at No. 1 before Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung knocked off Sheena Masuda and Nelly Knezkova 6-2 at No. 2. In an unfinished match, Anna Kern and Hannah Galindo led CSUN's Angela Ho and Elena Goodman 4-3 before the match was called.
In her final home singles match, Turchak notched a straight 6-4, 6-4 decision over Knezkova at No. 1. Vilcek gave Hawai'i its first point with a win at No. 2 over Zhytelna 6-2, 7-5, but the Matadors picked up a win at No. 4 when Emma Moratalla Sanz beat Masuda 6-3, 7-5. Hawai'i stayed alive with a victory at No. 5 as Joelle Lanz defeated Ho 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
However, the Matadors secured a victory at No. 5 when Goodman rallied from a set one loss to defeat Kern 6-7, 6-1, 6-2. At No. 4, Hannah Galindo would knock off Santibañez Luna in a thriller in three sets 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 to close the day.
NOTES OF THE MATCH
- CSUN improved to 13-6 overall and finished at 7-2 in Big West play while Hawai'i slipped to 9-11 overall and 6-3 in conference.
- The Matadors' .778 conference win percentage is the program's best since joining The Big West.
- In her final home appearance, Turchak posted her fifth singles win of the season along with her 11th doubles victory with Zhytelna.
- Moratalla Sanz claimed her 10th singles win of the year.
POST MATCH COMMENTS FROM SASHA TURCHAK
"I was in the head space since it was my Senior Day to leave it all out there and play my best. That's all I could really do, but I think this was a lot more special fighting with the team for the last time at home.Â
"It's really awesome that we've all been together for two years. That helps a lot because you get to grow with the same people. We know each other, we have a bond and we fight for each other. I think the fighting spirit and the community on this team is very special. It has taken us this far."
UP NEXT
Second-seeded CSUN will match up with seventh-seeded UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West Championship on Thursday, April 25 at noon.
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Nelly Knezkova / 0 [UHW]
44
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Ana Vilcek / 0 [UHW]
67
25
#3 Singles Match
123
Hannah Galindo / 0 [UHW]
177
655
#4 Singles Match
12
Sheena Masuda / 0 [UHW]
35
67
#5 Singles Match
123
Joelle Lanz / 0 [UHW]
626
462
#6 Singles Match
123
Anna Kern / 0 [UHW]
712
666
Order of Finish:
1,2,4,5,6,3
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