Cal Poly Narrowly Defeats CSUN, 4-3 in Semifinals of Big West Championship

Friday, April 24

San Diego, Calif.

1:00 P.M.

California State University at Northridge

Cal Poly

Photo by: Big West Conference

Cal Poly Narrowly Defeats CSUN, 4-3 in Semifinals of Big West Championship

4/24/2026 7:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. --- Cal Poly edged CSUN 4-3 on Friday at the Barnes Tennis Center in the semifinals of the 2026 Big West Women's Tennis Championship. CSUN won the doubles point and earned singles wins from Sandra Isabela Arguelles and Tallia Harper. The match came down to Alexandra Ozerets of the Mustangs, who clinched the match for Cal Poly with a three-set victory over Satsuki Ishikawa on Court No. 4.

CSUN secured the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. The tandem of Arguelles and Emma Moratalla Sanz defeated Jessica MacCallum and Sarah MacCallum, 6-3, before Ishikawa and Madison Shepperson clinched the point with a 6-4 victory over Kennedy Buntrock and Bonita Jakupovic-Kl. Cal Poly's duo of Natalie Lynch and Candela Aparisi earned a 6-4 win over Angela Ho and Nicole West on Court No. 1.

In singles play, Cal Poly rallied by winning four of six matches to secure the dual.

Aparisi earned a 6-2, 6-2 win over West on Court No. 3 to even the scoring at one apiece.

Jessica MacCallum topped Emma Moratalla Sanz on Court No. 2, 6-3, 6-1 as the Mustangs took the lead.

Harper tied things up with a solid victory over Lynch, 6-4, 6-4, on Court No. 5. to tie things up once again, this time at two apiece.

Ho then went toe-to-toe with Buntrock, but ultimately the Mustangs came out on top at Court No. 1, 7-5, 6-4.

Arguelles then came up big for CSUN, as she won a crucial third point for the Matadors, topping Sarah MacCallum, 7-5, 6-4 on Court No. 6 to make it 3-3.

A berth in the Big West Final came down to Court No. 4. A three-set battle that saw Ishikawa fall to Ozerets, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0.

CSUN left it all on the courts but ultimately came up short.

GAME NOTES

CSUN ends the season with a 16-8 record and two wins in postseason play.
Cal Poly has earned a spot in the Big West Championship match with the win.
Ishikawa ends her season with a 13-2 record in singles.
Arguelles ends her season with a 8-1 record in singles.
Harper ends her season on a high note with her ninth win in singles

ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH GARY VICTOR
"Credit to Cal Poly, they are an excellent team. We just ran out of gas a little bit with three matches in three days. Also it was tough with the Big West giving two byes to the top two seeds. So proud of our freshmen, Sandy and Satsuki had incredible seasons and brought us to this great season we had. Our seniors are kind, disciplined, focused, warm, determined and so many more things. Angela, Emma, Nicole, Sofia and Vito made all of us better. I am happy for Tallia for how she finished the season. She always puts in the work and has overcome several injuries.

So many people to thank for their tireless work and dedication this season. Coach Alfredo and his sports performance team; Eddie Figueroa the nutritionist, Patrick Landeros and the sports med team, Jacob Jensen, Amy Rosenblatt and Mark Otten from sports psych and mental health, Zack Rome from sports info, Erick from academic advising ; Haley and Josh from compliance; Sonia Hahn and Ryan Swartwood ; and our coaches and staff - James, Dave and Vika. So blessed to have so many fantastic and passionate people that care about our student athletes, they help make us the family we always strive for."

POST-MATCH COMMENTS FROM NICOLE WEST
"Couldn't be more proud of my team. A lot of emotions today but more than anything I'm so grateful. The care this team has for one another is palpable from players to the staff is truly special. I have shared some of my greatest moments during my time at CSUN at this tournament and my time here is something I would never trade."

POST-MATCH COMMENTS FROM ANGELA HO
"Today was an absolute battle and I am proud of how my team competed. We gave it our all and played our hearts out. We had a really great season and every moment was so fun."