LA JOLLA -- Cal State L.A.'s women's team had a rough afternoon against one of the best NCAA Division II teams in the country.

The No. 23 Golden Eagles were blanked, 9-0, by No. 6 Hawaii Pacific on Saturday in a regional match at UC San Diego. Cal State L.A. (5-5) saw a three-match winning streak come to an end, while Hawaii Pacific improved to 12-2 with its third win in two days against nationally-ranked teams.

The Golden Eagles lost all three doubles matches by scores of 8-3 and then lost all six singles contests despite two of the six going to three sets and two other being extremely competitive.

Nozomi Matsuoka and Sonia Landeros lost at No. 1 doubles to Kristyna Hancarova and Nicole Hoynaski, Iris Raileanu and Alexandra Makashov lost at No. 2 doubles to Lorena Gheorghe and Lea Kruse-Utermann and Victoria Vo and Elizaveta Sokolova fell to Vivian Hansen and Julia Sauer.

Sokolova and Makashov both took their matches to three sets. Sokolova lost in a third-set tiebreaker to Hansen, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5, at No. 3 singles, and Makashov lost to Sofia Tavitian at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4.

Matsuoka lost at No. 1 singles to Hancarova, 6-3, 6-3, Landeros lost to Hoynaski, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 4 singles, Raileanu lost to Gheorghe, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4 singles, and Vo lost to Kruse-Utermann, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 5 singles.

Cal State L.A. will return to action next Saturday, March 21, in a home match against Division I Colorado State at 11 a.m.

#6 Hawai'i Pacific 9, #23 Cal State L.A. 0
Mar 14, 2015 at La Jolla, CA

Singles competition

1. Kristyna Hancarova (HPU-WT) def. Nozomi Matsuoka (LA) 6-3, 6-3

2. Nicole Hoynaski (HPU-WT) def. Sonia Landeros (LA) 6-2, 6-1

3. Vivian Hansen (HPU-WT) def. Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5

4. Lorena Gheorghe (HPU-WT) def. Iris Raileanu (LA) 6-1, 6-1

5. Lea Kruse-Utermann (HPU-WT) def. Victoria Vo (LA) 6-3, 7-5

6. Sofia Tavitian (HPU-WT) def. Alexandra Makashov (LA) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Kristyna Hancarova/Nicole Hoynaski (HPU-WT) def. Nozomi Matsuoka/Sonia Landeros (LA) 8-3

2. Lorena Gheorghe/Lea Kruse-Utermann (HPU-WT) def. Iris Raileanu/Alexandra Makashov (LA) 8-3

3. Vivian Hansen/Julia Sauer (HPU-WT) def. Victoria Vo/Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) 8-3

 

Match Notes

Hawai'i Pacific 12-2; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #2

Cal State L.A. 5-5; National ranking #23; Regional ranking #7