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CSUN Drops First Big West Match at UC Davis, 4-3
4/7/2024 4:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DAVIS, Calif.---CSUN Women's Tennis fell for the second straight day by a 4-3 decision as UC Davis handed the Matadors their first Big West loss on Sunday at Marya Welch Tennis Center. The Matadors won the doubles point on the afternoon, but the Aggies rallied for four singles wins to take the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN notched the first doubles win of the day at No. 2 where Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung defeated Olive Maunupau and Daisy Maunupau 6-3. The Aggies evened it up with a victory at No. 3 as Michelle Zell and Carly Schwartzberg beat Angela Ho and Elena Goodman 6-2. The doubles point went down to the No. 1 court where CSUN picked up the win with Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna beating Arianna Stavropoulos and Mika Ikemori 6-4.
In singles action, Olive Maunupau won in straight sets over Nicole West 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6. The Matadors would get their first singles win at No. 3 after Santibañez Luna knocked off Kaia Wolfe 6-2, 6-4. The Matadors closed to within a point of victory when Ho defeated Schwartzberg at No. 5 in come-from-behind fashion 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. The Aggies rallied though and picked up a win at No. 2 with Ikemori downing Zhytelna in three sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The score evened when Stavropoulos outlasted Turchak at No. 1, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
The match would be decided at No. 4 as that contest also went to three sets. Zell came out victorious over Emma Moratalla Sanz 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.
NOTES OF THE GAME
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"A couple of tough losses that are good for us in the long run. Learning situations that will hopefully make us stronger. I have nothing by respect for Bill [Maze] and Sara [Jackson] and their program, and they've come real close against some very good teams this year and they finally beat one today."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns home next week for two Big West duals. The Matadors host Long Beach State on Friday, April 12 before taking on UC San Diego on Sunday, April 14. Each match will start at 1 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN notched the first doubles win of the day at No. 2 where Victoria Santibañez Luna and Cindy Ung defeated Olive Maunupau and Daisy Maunupau 6-3. The Aggies evened it up with a victory at No. 3 as Michelle Zell and Carly Schwartzberg beat Angela Ho and Elena Goodman 6-2. The doubles point went down to the No. 1 court where CSUN picked up the win with Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna beating Arianna Stavropoulos and Mika Ikemori 6-4.
In singles action, Olive Maunupau won in straight sets over Nicole West 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6. The Matadors would get their first singles win at No. 3 after Santibañez Luna knocked off Kaia Wolfe 6-2, 6-4. The Matadors closed to within a point of victory when Ho defeated Schwartzberg at No. 5 in come-from-behind fashion 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. The Aggies rallied though and picked up a win at No. 2 with Ikemori downing Zhytelna in three sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The score evened when Stavropoulos outlasted Turchak at No. 1, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
The match would be decided at No. 4 as that contest also went to three sets. Zell came out victorious over Emma Moratalla Sanz 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.
NOTES OF THE GAME
- CSUN falls to 10-5 overall and 4-1 in Big West play while UC Davis improves to 8-12 overall and 4-5 in conference.
- Santibañez Luna notched her team-best ninth singles win of the season.
- CSUN's two doubles teams of Tuchak and Zhytelna along with Santibañez Luna and Ung each won their eighth doubles matches as pairs.
ACCORDING TO COACH GARY VICTOR
"A couple of tough losses that are good for us in the long run. Learning situations that will hopefully make us stronger. I have nothing by respect for Bill [Maze] and Sara [Jackson] and their program, and they've come real close against some very good teams this year and they finally beat one today."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns home next week for two Big West duals. The Matadors host Long Beach State on Friday, April 12 before taking on UC San Diego on Sunday, April 14. Each match will start at 1 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
654
Arianna Stavropoulos / 0 [UCD-W]
476
#2 Singles Match
123
644
Mika Ikemori / 0 [UCD-W]
466
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Kaia Wolfe / 0 [UCD-W]
24
#4 Singles Match
123
374
Michelle Zell / 0 [UCD-W]
666
#5 Singles Match
123
366
Carly Schwartzberg / 0 [UCD-W]
630
#6 Singles Match
12
42
Olive Maunupau / 0 [UCD-W]
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,5,2,1,4
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