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Women's Tennis

Golden Eagles Battle Against No. 2 BYU Hawaii In Loss

Box Score

GLENDALE, AZ -- Cal State L.A.'s women's tennis team battled, but was unable to notch a point against one of the NCAA Division II's top programs.

The Golden Eagles dropped all three doubles contests and never did recover in a 9-0 loss to No. 2 BYU-Hawaii, 9-0. Cal State L.A. (2-2) lost all six singles contests in straight sets. BYU-Hawaii (4-0) utilized a lineup that featured three of the top seven players in the nation in their top three spots. Cal State L.A., which beat Dixie State, 9-0, on Friday, is now 1-1 in its first two matches on the Arizona trip.

Christie Lau dropped a 6-1, 6-0 decision to No. 1 Annie Hwang at No. 1 singles, while Larn McShane fell to Sherry Liu, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 2 singles. Leora Hemmerich fell at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 6-3, to Yuan Lia. Jill Sangria lost to Marika Kobayashi, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4 singles, Tiffany Leung lost to Marietta  Tuinetoa, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 5 singles and Maria Xavier fell at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-0, to Sasha Ulbrichtova.

Lau and McShane fell at No. 1 doubles, 8-1; Hemmerich and Sangria fell at No. 2 doubles, 8-1 and Leung and Joyce Librando fell at No. 3 doubles, 8-2.

Cal State L.A. will play two matches on Sunday -- against NCAA Division II opponents Chaminade and Hawaii-Hilo -- to complete its four-match, three-day trip to Arizona.

BYU-Hawaii 9, Cal State L.A. 0
Feb 11, 2012 at Glendale, AZ
Singles competition
1. Annie Hwang (BYUH) def. Christie Lau (CSULA) 6-1, 6-0
2. Sherry Liu (BYUH) def. Larn McShane (CSULA) 6-0, 6-3
3. Yuan Jia (BYUH) def. Leora Hemmerich (CSULA) 6-2, 6-3
4. Marika Kobayashi (BYUH) def. Jill Sangria (CSULA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Marietta Tuinetoa (BYUH) def. Tiffany Leung (CSULA) 6-3, 6-1
6. Sasha Ulbrichtova (BYUH) def. Maria Xavier (CSULA) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Annie Hwang/Sherry Liu (BYUH) def. Christie Lau/Larn McShane (CSULA) 8-1
2. Yuan Jia/Marietta Tuinetoa (BYUH) def. Leora Hemmerich/Jill Sangria (CSULA) 8-1
3. Marika Kobayashi/Tanya Rebholz (BYUH) def. Joyce Librando/Tiffany Leung (CSULA) 8-2

Match Notes
BYU-Hawaii 4-0
Cal State L.A. 2-2
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