Box Score

LA JOLLA – Cal State L.A.'s women's tennis team put up a better battle the second time around against California Collegiate Athletic Association leader UC San Diego, but still came up short.

 

The Golden Eagles captured one doubles contest and a pair of singles matches, but fell to No. 15 UC San Diego, 6-3, Saturday in La Jolla. Cal State L.A. (7-8, 2-5 CCAA) had lost to the Tritons (11-5, 7-1 CCAA), 8-1, in a match in February in Los Angeles.

 

Dora Kiss was victorious for the second time this year against UC San Diego's Taskeen Bains at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-3. Jillian Sangria was strong at No. 3 singles and beat Valerie Tang, 6-4, 6-0, for the Golden Eagles' other singles win.

 

The lone point in doubles came at the No. 2 spot, where Sangria and Adriana Espinosa beat Jacquelyn Davis Davis and Anita Athavale, 8-6.

 

UC San Diego won the other two doubles matches, both by scores of 8-2, and the other four singles contests in straight sets.

 

Cal State L.A. will return to action on Tuesday with a match at Cal Poly Pomona beginning at 1:30 p.m.

#3 UC San Diego 6, #7 Cal State L.A. 3
Apr 10, 2010 at La Jolla, Calif.

Singles competition

1. Dora Kiss (CSULA) def. Taskeen Bains (UCSD) 6-4, 6-3

2. Cindy Dao (UCSD) def. Linda Majzlikova (CSULA) 6-0, 6-3

3. Jillian Sangria (CSULA) def. Valerie Tang (UCSD) 6-4, 6-0

4. Anita Athavale (UCSD) def. Lana Lamesic (CSULA) 6-2, 6-4

5. Samantha Yeung (UCSD) def. Marine Prevost (CSULA) 6-4, 6-2

6. Jacquelyn Davis (UCSD) def. Adriana Espinosa (CSULA) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Taskeen Bains/Natalie Varnay (UCSD) def. Dora Kiss/Linda Majzlikova (CSULA) 8-2

2. Jillian Sangria/Adriana Espinosa (CSULA) def. Jacquelyn Davis/Anita Athavale (UCSD) 8-6

3. Cindy Dao/Valerie Tang (UCSD) def. Lana Lamesic/Marine Prevost (CSULA) 8-2

Match Notes

Cal State L.A. 7-8, 2-5 CCAA; National ranking #38; Regional ranking #7

UC San Diego 11-5, 7-1 CCAA; National ranking #15; Regional ranking #3