Saturday, April 6
Stockton, Calif.
11:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Pacific
Photo by: Chuck Marvel
CSUN Drops Tight 4-3 Decision at Pacific
4/6/2024 3:42:00 PM | Women's Tennis
STOCKTON, Calif.---CSUN Women's Tennis dropped a close 4-3 decision at Pacific on Saturday afternoon at Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center. The Matadors won the doubles point and picked up two tight singles wins, but the Tigers pulled out a trio of three-set decisions en route to taking the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN's tandem of Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna posted a victory at No. 1 over Klara Kosan and Tomi Main (6-2) to open doubles play. The Matadors would secure the doubles point at No. 3 where Angela Ho and Elena Goodman defeated Liza Mladentseva and Indiya McLeod, 6-2. In an unfinished match, Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung faced Alexis Sam and Milena Maiorova and led 4-3 when it was called.
In singles play, Kosan knocked off Turchak at No. 1 in straight sets 6-0, 6-4. CSUN would return the favor with a win at No. 3 where Santibañez Luna beat Mladentseva in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. From there, Goodman battled Zoe Clydesdale-Eberle in a three-set tiebreaker before Clydesdale-Eberle pulled out a 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 victory at No. 6. It would be another three-set thriller at No. 4 as Emma Moratalla Sanz rallied from a set one loss to beat McLeod 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The final two singles matches would each go to a three-set tiebreaker where the Tigers pulled out two nail biters. At No. 5, Maiorova outlasted Ho 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 before the Tigers clinched the match with Main beating Zhytelna 6-7, 7-6, 6-2.
NOTES OF THE GAME
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"We've been on the four of some great 4-3 matches and this was a great match that went 3-4. Multiple tiebreakers and three setters -- outstanding matches. We will learn from this one and get ready for tomorrow. Always proud of this team for their character, fight and love for each other."
UP NEXT
CSUN wraps up the weekend with a Big West match at UC Davis on Sunday at 11 a.m.
#GoMatadors
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HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN's tandem of Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna posted a victory at No. 1 over Klara Kosan and Tomi Main (6-2) to open doubles play. The Matadors would secure the doubles point at No. 3 where Angela Ho and Elena Goodman defeated Liza Mladentseva and Indiya McLeod, 6-2. In an unfinished match, Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung faced Alexis Sam and Milena Maiorova and led 4-3 when it was called.
In singles play, Kosan knocked off Turchak at No. 1 in straight sets 6-0, 6-4. CSUN would return the favor with a win at No. 3 where Santibañez Luna beat Mladentseva in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. From there, Goodman battled Zoe Clydesdale-Eberle in a three-set tiebreaker before Clydesdale-Eberle pulled out a 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 victory at No. 6. It would be another three-set thriller at No. 4 as Emma Moratalla Sanz rallied from a set one loss to beat McLeod 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The final two singles matches would each go to a three-set tiebreaker where the Tigers pulled out two nail biters. At No. 5, Maiorova outlasted Ho 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 before the Tigers clinched the match with Main beating Zhytelna 6-7, 7-6, 6-2.
NOTES OF THE GAME
- CSUN falls to 10-4 on the season while Pacific improves to 10-5.
- Ho and Goodman improved to 8-1 as a doubles team this season with four-straight wins.
- With a singles win, Moratalla Sanz is now 8-1 this season while Santibañez Luna is 8-4 in singles action.
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"We've been on the four of some great 4-3 matches and this was a great match that went 3-4. Multiple tiebreakers and three setters -- outstanding matches. We will learn from this one and get ready for tomorrow. Always proud of this team for their character, fight and love for each other."
UP NEXT
CSUN wraps up the weekend with a Big West match at UC Davis on Sunday at 11 a.m.
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
04
Kosan, Klara / 0 [PAC]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
762
Main, Tomi / 0 [PAC]
676
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Mladentseva, Liza / 0 [PAC]
33
#4 Singles Match
123
266
McLeod, Indiya / 0 [PAC]
634
#5 Singles Match
123
666
Maiorova, Milena / 0 [PAC]
477
#6 Singles Match
123
626
Clydesdale-Eberle, Z / 0 [PAC]
167
Order of Finish:
1,3,6,4,5,2
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