Tuesday, April 8
Northridge, Calif.
10:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Cal State LA
Photo by: Chuck Marvel
Milestone Day for Beach Volleyball in Sweeping Final Home Tri-Dual
4/8/2025 6:23:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - CSUN Beach Volleyball (16-13) celebrated five seniors between dual matches on Tuesday before celebrating a pair of playing and coaching milestones following the nightcap as the Matadors defeated Cal State LA and Cal State Bakersfield in a tri-dual at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex.
The Matadors honored seniors Layla Cederlind, Sophia Jarosz, Tasha Mae, Tia Mendiola, and Jadin Williams after the morning win over Cal State LA. Freshman Hannah Heflin then set the program single-season record for individual wins and head coach Ari Homayun became the program's all-time leader in coaching wins after a 4-1 win over the Roadrunners in the afternoon.
CSUN 5, CAL STATE LA 0
The Matadors opened the day by winning all 10 sets against the Golden Eagles to earn their 15th win of the season. Cederlind and Maleya Miles picked up their 14th win of the season to get CSUN on the board first, defeating Rebecca Topete and Rebeca Marquez at No. 4, 21-14, 21-13. Mendiola and Julia Bazylevych won for the 12th time this season by picking up a 21-19, 21-7 sweep over Jameson Sanders and Samarah DaCoud in the No. 2 pair.
Needing just one win in the second flight, CSUN's No. 3 pair of Heflin and Dylan Hall swept Tehya Chadwick and Zuhal Cetin, 21-9, 21-11 for the pair's 16th win 19 matches this season. After clinching the dual win, Haley Coggins and Sophia Jarosz made quick work of Arille Chandler and Karina Talavera in the No. 5 pair (21-8, 21-6), before Mae and Kinley Lindhardt completed the 5-0 win by sweeping Ayjah Landers and Juliana Speiski on the No. 1 court by the score of 21-15, 21-12.
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CSUN 4, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 1
Looking for their fourth win over the Roadrunners in four matches this season, the Matadors got off to a quick start by winning both points in the opening flight. Miles and Cederlind picked up their 15th win after sweeping Olivia Silacci-Jensen and Bailey Combs, 21-18, 21-14 in the No. 4 pair before Mendiola and Bazylevych made it 2-0 CSUN with a 22-20, 21-19 victory over Sarah Martin and Paola Caten at No. 2. The Matadors also picked up a win in the exhibition contest as Ainsley Patrick and Williams earned a 21-15, 25-23 win over Aensley Matautia and Brooklyn Thomas.
Again needing just a single win in the three pairs in flight two, the Matadors quickly clinched the dual when Coggins and Jarosz earned a 21-10, 21-12 victory over Olivia Ostler and Vianna Garcia at No. 5. Hall and Heflin then earned their team-leading 17th win over Ella Ensign and Katey Milne, 21-18, 21-17 before the 'Runner claimed the final point as Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin held on for a three-set win over Mae and Lindhardt, 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 on center court.Â
Heflin, who improved to 17-3 paired with Hall, posted her 21st and 22nd wins of the season to surpass three former Matadors who won 21 times. Gabriela Greigo and Abbey Sweeting each won 21 times in 2023 and Victoria Rogers posted 21 individual wins in 2022.
With the two wins, Homayun passed Noelle Rooke as the program's leader in coaching wins. Rooke amassed a 48-36 record from 2018-21 before Homayun picked up her 48th and 49th wins in the tri-dual. Homayun has posted 49 wins as she closes in on the end of her third season at the helm of the Matador beach program.
COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"Always a great feeling to get some wins on Senior Day. March was an incredibly long and busy month for us, so it's nice that we finally get a little break after our last home matches. I'm super proud of the seniors and all they have accomplished and the impact each one of them has had on this program. I feel incredibly fortunate to work with this amazing group of young women; they make my job feel super easy. They motivate me each and every day. I'm glad we get some time to iron out some kinks before we play LMU and CSUB again next weekend (Apr. 19). And even more stoked that we have this time to get better before our Big West Championship tournament."
UP NEXT
The Matadors will cap the regular season a week from Saturday, Apr. 19 as CSUN travels to LMU to meet the Lions and Cal State Bakersfield at the LMU Beach Courts.
CSUN 5, CAL STATE LAÂ 0
1. Mae/Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Landers/Speiski (LA), 21-15, 21-12
2. Mendiola/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Sanders/DaCoud (LA), 21-19, 21-7
3. Hall/Heflin (CSUN) def. Chadwick/Cetin (LA), 21-9, 21-11
4. Miles/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Topete/Marquez (LA), 21-14, 21-13
5. Coggins/Jarosz (CSUN) def. Chandler/Talavera (LA), 21-18 21-6
CSUN 4, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 1
1. Erteltova/Kaelin (CSUB) def. Mae/Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-19, 12-21, 15-12
2. Mendiola/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Martin/Caten (CSUB), 22-20, 21-19
3. Hall/Heflin (CSUN) def. Ensign/Milne (CSUB), 21-18, 21-17
4. Miles/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Silacci-Jensen/Combs (CSUB), 21-18, 21-14
5. Coggins/Jarosz (CSUN) def. Ostler/Garcia (CSUB), 21-10 21-12
Exh. Patrick/Williams (CSUN) def. Matautia/Thomas (CSUB), 21-15, 25-23
#GoMatadors
The Matadors honored seniors Layla Cederlind, Sophia Jarosz, Tasha Mae, Tia Mendiola, and Jadin Williams after the morning win over Cal State LA. Freshman Hannah Heflin then set the program single-season record for individual wins and head coach Ari Homayun became the program's all-time leader in coaching wins after a 4-1 win over the Roadrunners in the afternoon.
CSUN 5, CAL STATE LA 0
The Matadors opened the day by winning all 10 sets against the Golden Eagles to earn their 15th win of the season. Cederlind and Maleya Miles picked up their 14th win of the season to get CSUN on the board first, defeating Rebecca Topete and Rebeca Marquez at No. 4, 21-14, 21-13. Mendiola and Julia Bazylevych won for the 12th time this season by picking up a 21-19, 21-7 sweep over Jameson Sanders and Samarah DaCoud in the No. 2 pair.
Needing just one win in the second flight, CSUN's No. 3 pair of Heflin and Dylan Hall swept Tehya Chadwick and Zuhal Cetin, 21-9, 21-11 for the pair's 16th win 19 matches this season. After clinching the dual win, Haley Coggins and Sophia Jarosz made quick work of Arille Chandler and Karina Talavera in the No. 5 pair (21-8, 21-6), before Mae and Kinley Lindhardt completed the 5-0 win by sweeping Ayjah Landers and Juliana Speiski on the No. 1 court by the score of 21-15, 21-12.
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CSUN 4, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 1
Looking for their fourth win over the Roadrunners in four matches this season, the Matadors got off to a quick start by winning both points in the opening flight. Miles and Cederlind picked up their 15th win after sweeping Olivia Silacci-Jensen and Bailey Combs, 21-18, 21-14 in the No. 4 pair before Mendiola and Bazylevych made it 2-0 CSUN with a 22-20, 21-19 victory over Sarah Martin and Paola Caten at No. 2. The Matadors also picked up a win in the exhibition contest as Ainsley Patrick and Williams earned a 21-15, 25-23 win over Aensley Matautia and Brooklyn Thomas.
Again needing just a single win in the three pairs in flight two, the Matadors quickly clinched the dual when Coggins and Jarosz earned a 21-10, 21-12 victory over Olivia Ostler and Vianna Garcia at No. 5. Hall and Heflin then earned their team-leading 17th win over Ella Ensign and Katey Milne, 21-18, 21-17 before the 'Runner claimed the final point as Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin held on for a three-set win over Mae and Lindhardt, 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 on center court.Â
Heflin, who improved to 17-3 paired with Hall, posted her 21st and 22nd wins of the season to surpass three former Matadors who won 21 times. Gabriela Greigo and Abbey Sweeting each won 21 times in 2023 and Victoria Rogers posted 21 individual wins in 2022.
With the two wins, Homayun passed Noelle Rooke as the program's leader in coaching wins. Rooke amassed a 48-36 record from 2018-21 before Homayun picked up her 48th and 49th wins in the tri-dual. Homayun has posted 49 wins as she closes in on the end of her third season at the helm of the Matador beach program.COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"Always a great feeling to get some wins on Senior Day. March was an incredibly long and busy month for us, so it's nice that we finally get a little break after our last home matches. I'm super proud of the seniors and all they have accomplished and the impact each one of them has had on this program. I feel incredibly fortunate to work with this amazing group of young women; they make my job feel super easy. They motivate me each and every day. I'm glad we get some time to iron out some kinks before we play LMU and CSUB again next weekend (Apr. 19). And even more stoked that we have this time to get better before our Big West Championship tournament."
UP NEXT
The Matadors will cap the regular season a week from Saturday, Apr. 19 as CSUN travels to LMU to meet the Lions and Cal State Bakersfield at the LMU Beach Courts.
CSUN 5, CAL STATE LAÂ 0
1. Mae/Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Landers/Speiski (LA), 21-15, 21-12
2. Mendiola/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Sanders/DaCoud (LA), 21-19, 21-7
3. Hall/Heflin (CSUN) def. Chadwick/Cetin (LA), 21-9, 21-11
4. Miles/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Topete/Marquez (LA), 21-14, 21-13
5. Coggins/Jarosz (CSUN) def. Chandler/Talavera (LA), 21-18 21-6
CSUN 4, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 1
1. Erteltova/Kaelin (CSUB) def. Mae/Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-19, 12-21, 15-12
2. Mendiola/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Martin/Caten (CSUB), 22-20, 21-19
3. Hall/Heflin (CSUN) def. Ensign/Milne (CSUB), 21-18, 21-17
4. Miles/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Silacci-Jensen/Combs (CSUB), 21-18, 21-14
5. Coggins/Jarosz (CSUN) def. Ostler/Garcia (CSUB), 21-10 21-12
Exh. Patrick/Williams (CSUN) def. Matautia/Thomas (CSUB), 21-15, 25-23
#GoMatadors
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