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CSUN Falls at No. 14 UCLA To Begin Road Stretch
4/3/2024 12:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES, Calif.---CSUN Women's Tennis (10-3) dropped a 4-0 decision at No. 14 UCLA (12-4) on Wednesday morning at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN would give UCLA a battle in doubles play, but the Bruins would pull out two wins to clinch the point. At No. 2, Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard notched a 6-2 win over Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung. Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna would also fall in their doubles match at No. 1 to Tian Fangran and Elise Wagle 6-3. Angela Ho and Elena Goodman went back and forth with Kimmi Hance and Mia Jovic at No. 3 before the match was called with the Bruins' tandem ahead by a slight 5-4 margin.
The Bruins picked up the first singles win at No. 3 with Fernandez knocking off Santibañez Luna in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. From there, Hance defeated Zhytelna at No. 2 by the scores of 6-0, 6-1. The match would be clinched at No. 1 where defending national singles champion Fangran beat Turchak 6-0, 6-0.
In the three unfinished matches, Nicole West held a 6-5 lead in set one over Jovic at No. 6. Guichard would lead Ho 6-2, 2-1 at No. 2 while Wagle held a 6-1, 4-0 advantage over Emma Moratalla Sanz at No. 4.
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"Always a privilege to play one of the top teams in the nation. Stella [Sampras Webster] and Rance [Brown] have been running a top-notch program in every way for almost three decades. They are an example of playing high level tennis with class.
"We played an inspired doubles point today -- proud of our competitive level."
UP NEXT
CSUN heads north to take on Pacific on Saturday at 11 a.m. before taking on Uc Davis on Sunday in a Big West match at 11 a.m.
#GoMatadors
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HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN would give UCLA a battle in doubles play, but the Bruins would pull out two wins to clinch the point. At No. 2, Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard notched a 6-2 win over Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung. Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna would also fall in their doubles match at No. 1 to Tian Fangran and Elise Wagle 6-3. Angela Ho and Elena Goodman went back and forth with Kimmi Hance and Mia Jovic at No. 3 before the match was called with the Bruins' tandem ahead by a slight 5-4 margin.
The Bruins picked up the first singles win at No. 3 with Fernandez knocking off Santibañez Luna in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. From there, Hance defeated Zhytelna at No. 2 by the scores of 6-0, 6-1. The match would be clinched at No. 1 where defending national singles champion Fangran beat Turchak 6-0, 6-0.
In the three unfinished matches, Nicole West held a 6-5 lead in set one over Jovic at No. 6. Guichard would lead Ho 6-2, 2-1 at No. 2 while Wagle held a 6-1, 4-0 advantage over Emma Moratalla Sanz at No. 4.
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"Always a privilege to play one of the top teams in the nation. Stella [Sampras Webster] and Rance [Brown] have been running a top-notch program in every way for almost three decades. They are an example of playing high level tennis with class.
"We played an inspired doubles point today -- proud of our competitive level."
UP NEXT
CSUN heads north to take on Pacific on Saturday at 11 a.m. before taking on Uc Davis on Sunday in a Big West match at 11 a.m.
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
00
Tian Fangran / 0 (31/-) [UCLA]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
01
Kimmi Hance / 0 (32/-) [UCLA]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
00
Bianca Fernandez / 0 (80/-) [UCLA]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
100
Elise Wagle / 0 [UCLA]
64UF
#5 Singles Match
123
210
Ahmani Guichard / 0 [UCLA]
62UF
#6 Singles Match
12
60
Mia Jovic / 0 [UCLA]
5UF
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
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