LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.'s women's tennis team picked up a true team victory Friday in a big NCAA Division II West Region win over Fresno Pacific.
 
The Golden Eagles got contributions from all seven of their players in a 6-3 victory over the Sunbirds. Cal State L.A. (6-10) won for the second time in its last three matches. The Golden Eagles, ranked 20^th in the nation, picked up their second win over a nationally-ranked opponent in a week with the triumph over No. 33 Fresno Pacific (9-13).
 
Cal State L.A. got off to a strong start by winning two of the three doubles contests and then wrapped up the match with four straight-set victories in singles play.
 
Leora Hemmerich and Sydney Postal earned the first point of the match for the Golden Eagles with an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles over Petra Jurova and Angelika Sobiecka. Sonia Landeros and Tiffany Leung held on for an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles over Erin Carlson and Matilda Ackered after jumping out to a 7-0 lead.
 
Cal State L.A. wrapped up the victory with four singles points. Postal beat Laure-Anne Josso at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-2, Leung beat Sobiecka at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-1, Victoria Vo beat Megan Lee, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 5 singles and Samantha Sismundo beat Ackered at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-1.
 
Cal State L.A. will conclude its season with a match against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday, April 19, at 11 a.m. The Golden Eagles will honor their five seniors – Leora Hemmerich, Tiffany Leung, Samantha Sismundo, Sevana Zargarian and Tiffani Shaik – in pre-match ceremonies.

#20 Cal State L.A. 6, #33 Fresno Pacific 3
Apr 11, 2014 at Los Angeles, CA
 

Singles competition

1. Petra Jurova (FPU) def. Leora Hemmerich (CSULA) 6-2, 6-3

2. Alison Carre (FPU) def. Sonia Landeros (CSULA) 6-3, 6-4

3. Sydney Postal (CSULA) def. Laure-Anne Josso (FPU) 6-4, 6-2

4. Tiffany Leung (CSULA) def. Angelika Sobiecka (FPU) 6-4, 6-1

5. Victoria Vo (CSULA) def. Megan Lee (FPU) 6-3, 6-0

6. Samantha Sismundo (CSULA) def. Matilda Ackered (FPU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Leora Hemmerich/Sydney Postal (CSULA) def. Petra Jurova/Angelika Sobiecka (FPU) 8-5

2. Laure-Anne Josso/Alison Carre (FPU) def. Samantha Sismundo/Sevana Zargarian (CSULA) 8-3

3. Sonia Landeros/Tiffany Leung (CSULA) def. Erin Carlson/Matilda Ackered (FPU) 8-4

Match Notes

Fresno Pacific 9-13; National ranking #33

Cal State L.A. 6-10; National ranking #20

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,5,3,1,4,2)