CLAREMONT – Cal State L.A.'s women's tennis team came up short against one of the top NCAA Division III programs in the country.
 
The Golden Eagles dropped all three doubles contests and fell in five of six singles matches in an 8-1 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Friday at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center. Cal State L.A. (1-1) was coming off a season-opening win at Vanguard on Monday.
 
Cal State L.A. picked up its only point at No. 5 singles, where Alexandra Makashov defeated Kyla Scott, 7-5, 6-3.
 
The Golden Eagles got off to a slow start by losing all three doubles matches. The closest battle came at No. 2 doubles where Claremont's Sarah Kukino and Scott earned a 9-8 decision over Cal State L.A.'s Nozomi Matsuoka and Makashov.
 
Sonia Landeros played at No. 1 singles for the Golden Eagles and fell to Caroline Ward, 6-0, 6-3. Nozomi Matsuoka fell at No. 2 singles, to Kukino, 6-3, 6-2, Elizaveta Sokolova fell at No. 3 singles to Katie Kuosman, 6-2, 6-1, Victoria Vo fell at No. 4 singles to Lindsay Brown, 6-1, 6-2 and Snezana Ivanovic fell at No. 6 singles to Bria Smith, 6-0, 6-1.
 
Cal State L.A. will return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Point Loma.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8, Cal State L.A. 1
Feb 06, 2015 at Claremont, CA
 

Singles competition

1. Caroline Ward (CMS) def. Sonia Landeros (LA) 6-0, 6-3

2. Sarah Kukino (CMS) def. Nozomi Matsuoka (LA) 6-3, 6-2

3. Katie Kuosman (CMS) def. Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) 6-2, 6-1

4. Lindsay Brown (CMS) def. Victoria Vo (LA) 6-1, 6-2

5. Alexandra Makashov (LA) def. Kyla Scott (CMS) 7-5, 6-3

6. Bria Smith (CMS) def. Snezana Ivanovic (LA) 6-0, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Caroline Ward/Katie Kuosman (CMS) def. Sonia Landeros/Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) 8-1

2. Sarah Kukino/Kyla Scott (CMS) def. Nozomi Matsuoka/Alexandra Makashov (LA) 9-8

3. Lindsay Brown/Bria Smith (CMS) def. Victoria Vo/Snezana Ivanovic (LA) 8-1

Match Notes

Cal State L.A. 1-1

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1-0