SURPRISE, AZ -- Cal State L.A.'s women's tennis team ran into a powerhouse Friday in the semi-finals of the PacWest Conference Championships.

One day after a thrilling 5-4 win over No. 4 seed Azusa Pacific, the No. 5 seed Golden Eagles fell to the eight-time defending conference champion BYU-Hawaii, 5-0, at the Surprise Tennis and Raquet Club. Cal State L.A. (10-9), ranked 22nd in the nation, lost for the second time this season to No. 3 BYU-Hawaii.

The Golden Eagles battled well, but simply ran into a tough opponent. Cal State L.A. lost all three doubles points as Nozomi Matsuoka and Sonia Landeros lost to Nanna Zhang and Min Liu, 8-1, at No. 1 doubles, Alexandra Makashov and Iris Raileanu lost at No. 2 doubles to Marietta Tuionetoa and Jin Jin Han, 8-1, and Elizaveta Sokolova and Victoria Vo lost at No. 3 doubles to Jade Griffin and Kanela Adamson, 8-4.

The Seasiders then wrapped up the match with two singles wins. Tuionetoa beat Sokolova, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 3 singles and Jeong-Min Jeon beat Makashov, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 5 singles.

Cal State L.A., appearing in its first PacWest Championships, will now play for third place on Saturday in a match against No. 2 seed Hawaii Pacific at 2 p.m.

BYU-Hawaii 5, Cal State L.A. 0
Apr 17, 2015 at Surprise, AZ

Singles competition

1. #1 Zhang, Nannan (BYUH) vs. Nozomi Matsuoka (LA) unfinished

2. #4 Liu, Min (BYUH) vs. Sonia Landeros (LA) unfinished

3. Tuionetoa, Marietta (BYUH) def. Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) 6-3, 6-1

4. Griffin, Jade (BYUH) vs. Iris Raileanu (LA) unfinished

5. Jeon, Jeong-Min (BYUH) def. Alexandra Makashov (LA) 6-2, 6-2

6. Adamson, Kanela (BYUH) vs. Victoria Vo (LA) unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. #1 Zhang, Nannan/Liu, Min (BYUH) def. Nozomi Matsuoka/Sonia Landeros (CSULA) 8-1

2. #21 Tuionetoa, Marietta/Han, Jin Jin (BYUH) def. Alexandra Makashov/Iris Raileanu (CSULA) 8-1

3. Griffin, Jade/Adamson, Kanela (BYUH) def. Victoria Vo/Elizaveta Sokolova (CSULA) 8-4

 

Match Notes

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

T-2:48 A-115