Saturday, April 19
La Jolla, Calif.
12:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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UC San Diego
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Matador Tennis Drops Big West Season Finale Against UC San Diego, 5-2
4/19/2025 7:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LA JOLLA, Calif -- CSUN Women's Tennis fell to the UC San Diego Tritons, 5-2 Saturday afternoon at Northview Tennis Courts. Angela Ho and Elena Goodman each won their singles bouts. Yullia Zhytelna and Madison Shepperson were handed their first doubles defeat on the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN lost the first point of the day as the Tritons took the doubles portion of the competition. Katelyn Vu and Adriana Tabares defeated Shepperson and Zhytelna, 6-3 to earn the first half point. The Tritons would then clinch the doubles point when Naomi Nguyen and Allison Lian defeated Goodman and Emma Moratalla Sanz 6-2.Â
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In the singles portion of competition, UCSD took its second point of the day when the first bout finished. Taberas defeated Moratalla Sanz 6-0, 7-6.
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The 101st ranked player in the nation, Julia Haynes, earned the third point of the day for UCSD when she defeated Zhytelna, 6-2, 6-2.Â
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After being down 3-0, CSUN earned its first point of the day. Ho bested Grace Gamal, 6-3, 6-4 to make it a 3-1 game.Â
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Ho, the junior from San Francisco, shared her thoughts on today's match, "I played well in doubles and that gave me confidence in singles. I felt in control throughout most of the singles match which helped me close out in straight sets. We lost a close one today, but I'm still very proud of how we competed and I'm looking forward to our conference tournament next week."
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The Matadors would keep fighting trailing 3-1. CSUN got the deficit down to a one-point duel at the conclusion of the battle on Court No. 4. Goodman defeated Lian, 6-3, 7-5 to cut the lead in half and give CSUN its second point of the day.Â
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Goodman commented on her performance, "I didn't have the best start in doubles but thankfully I picked up my energy in singles play. Despite all of the noise coming from everyone watching and cheering, I was able to lock in and get the job done. All the girls fought so hard on every court even though we didn't pull through with the win. Overall, we are excited and confident going into the conference tournament next week."
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CSUN's comeback fell short as UCSD won the final two singles matches. Vu defeated Shepperson, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 and Kelly Leung defeated Victoria Santibanez Luna, in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
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NEWS AND NOTES
UP NEXT
CSUN will next compete in the Big West Tennis Championship at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego from April 24-27.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN lost the first point of the day as the Tritons took the doubles portion of the competition. Katelyn Vu and Adriana Tabares defeated Shepperson and Zhytelna, 6-3 to earn the first half point. The Tritons would then clinch the doubles point when Naomi Nguyen and Allison Lian defeated Goodman and Emma Moratalla Sanz 6-2.Â
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In the singles portion of competition, UCSD took its second point of the day when the first bout finished. Taberas defeated Moratalla Sanz 6-0, 7-6.
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The 101st ranked player in the nation, Julia Haynes, earned the third point of the day for UCSD when she defeated Zhytelna, 6-2, 6-2.Â
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After being down 3-0, CSUN earned its first point of the day. Ho bested Grace Gamal, 6-3, 6-4 to make it a 3-1 game.Â
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Ho, the junior from San Francisco, shared her thoughts on today's match, "I played well in doubles and that gave me confidence in singles. I felt in control throughout most of the singles match which helped me close out in straight sets. We lost a close one today, but I'm still very proud of how we competed and I'm looking forward to our conference tournament next week."
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The Matadors would keep fighting trailing 3-1. CSUN got the deficit down to a one-point duel at the conclusion of the battle on Court No. 4. Goodman defeated Lian, 6-3, 7-5 to cut the lead in half and give CSUN its second point of the day.Â
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Goodman commented on her performance, "I didn't have the best start in doubles but thankfully I picked up my energy in singles play. Despite all of the noise coming from everyone watching and cheering, I was able to lock in and get the job done. All the girls fought so hard on every court even though we didn't pull through with the win. Overall, we are excited and confident going into the conference tournament next week."
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CSUN's comeback fell short as UCSD won the final two singles matches. Vu defeated Shepperson, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 and Kelly Leung defeated Victoria Santibanez Luna, in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
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NEWS AND NOTES
- CSUN finishes the regular season with a 10-9 record overall and 4-5 in Big West play.
- Despite the loss, Shepperson and Zhytelna finish the regular season with an impressive 9-1 doubles record.
- Ho improves her singles record to 13-5
- Goodman improves her singles record to 9-4.
- The matchup between Vu and Shepperson was back and forth as the final set ended in a 7-6.
- Moratalla Sanz at one point has set point in the second set.
UP NEXT
CSUN will next compete in the Big West Tennis Championship at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego from April 24-27.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
22
Julia Haynes / 0 (101/-) [UCSD]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
164
Kelly Leung / 0 [UCSD]
646
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Grace Gamal / 0 [UCSD]
34
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Allison Lian / 0 [UCSD]
35
#5 Singles Match
12
06
Adriana Tabares / 0 [UCSD]
67
#6 Singles Match
123
266
Katelyn Vu / 0 [UCSD]
617
Order of Finish:
5,1,3,4,6,2
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