SAN DIEGO -- Cal State LA's women's tennis team battled to the end of a marathon match with Point Loma on Wednesday, but finished with disappointment.

The Golden Eagles fell behind early after doubles and couldn't quite pull off a dramatic comeback in singles in a 6-3 loss to the Sea Lions. Cal State LA (1-1), ranked 16th in the nation, also fell to Point Loma (2-1), ranked No. 33, 6-3 in a match in San Diego early last season.

After singles wins by Kayleigh Hall and Isabella Lopez brought the Golden Eagles to within 4-3, No. 1 singles player Nozomi Matsuoka and No. 2 singles player Elizaveta Sokolova were edged in three-set matches to end the five-hour contest. Cal State LA won the first set in both three-set matches.

Matsuoka fell to Nikki Newell, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 at No. 1 singles and Sokolova fell to Regina von Koch, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2 singles.

The Golden Eagles put themselves in an early hole by losing two of the three doubles matches. Matsuoka and Iris Raileanu beat Newell and von Koch at No. 1 doubles, 8-4, but Sokolova and Lopez lost at No. 2 doubles, 8-3, to Hillary Ramage and Nicole Camaratta and Snezana Ivanovic and Hall fell at No. 3 doubles, 8-4, to Michelle Torres and Jen Weissman.

Hall beat Ramage, 6-0, 6-4, at No. 3 singles and Lopez beat Weissman at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 7-6, to give the Golden Eagles a chance, but the final two matches went to Point Loma.

Cal State LA will return to action on Friday with another road match, this one at Concordia-Irvine at 2 p.m.

No. 33 Point Loma 6, No. 16 Cal State LA 3
Singles
1. Nikki Newell (PL) def. Nozomi Matsuoka (LA), 6-7, 7-5, 7-6
2. Regina von Koch (PL) def. Elizaveta Sokolova (LA), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Kayleigh Hall (LA) def. Hillary Ramage (PL), 6-0, 6-4
4. Nicole Camaratta (PL) def. Iris Raileanu (LA), 6-3, 6-0
5. Michelle Torres (PL) def. Snezana Ivanovic (LA), 6-1, 6-1
6. Isabella Lopez (LA) def. Jen Weissman (PL), 6-2, 7-6
Doubles
1. Matsuoka/Raileanu (LA) def. Newell/Von Koch (PL), 8-4
2. Ramage/Camaratta (PL) def. Sokolova/Lopez (LA), 8-3
3. Torres/Weissman (PL) def. Hall/Ivanovic (LA), 8-4