OAKLAND -- Cal State LA's women's tennis team finally got to play some tennis on Tuesday and picked up an important NCAA Division II West Region victory.

The Golden Eagles, after having matches postponed in each of the past two days, returned to the courts and posted a 9-0 win over Holy Names on Tuesday at Merritt College. Cal State LA (8-6) picked up its third straight win, but the Golden Eagles had to wait awhile to do it. The Cal State LA-Sonoma State match on Sunday was rained out and the Cal State LA-Holy Names match was pushed back from Monday to Tuesday.

Cal State LA won all three doubles contests to set the tone. Nozomi Matsuoka and Kayleigh Hall beat Chelea Smithback and Rutendo Gwaze, 8-1, at No. 1 doubles, Iris Raileanu and Isabella Lopez beat Stella Dominik and Leticia Vieira, 8-5, at No. 2 doubles and Elizaveta Sokolova and Pyper Brown beat Mariel Bautista and Taylor Barajas, 8-4, at No. 3 doubles.

Cal State LA then won all six singles matches in straight sets to close out the match. Matsuoka beat Smithback at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-4, Sokolova beat Gwaze, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 2 singles, Hall beat Dominik at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-2, Raileanu beat Vieira at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-0, Isabella Lopez beat Julia Golub at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-2 and Pyper Brown beat Taylor Barajas, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 6 singles.

Cal State LA will return to action on Wednesday with a match at Academy of Art.

#33 Cal State LA 9, Holy Names 0
Mar 22, 2016 at Oakland, CA

Singles competition

1. Nozomi Matsuoka (LA) def. Chelsea Smithback (HNU) 6-1, 6-4

2. Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) def. Rutendo Gwaze (HNU) 6-1, 6-0

3. Kayleigh Hall (LA) def. Stella Dominik (HNU) 6-0, 6-2

4. Iris Raileanu (LA) def. Leticia Vieira (HNU) 6-0, 6-0

5. Isabella Lopez (LA) def. Julia Golub (HNU) 6-4, 6-2

6. Pyper Brown (LA) def. Taylor Barajas (HNU) 6-3, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Nozomi Matsuoka/Kayleigh Hall (LA) def. Chelsea Smithback/Rutendo Gwaze (HNU) 8-1

2. Iris Raileanu/Isabella Lopez (LA) def. Stella Dominik/Leticia Vieira (HNU) 8-5

3. Elizaveta Sokolova/Pyper Brown (LA) def. Mariel Bautista/Taylor Barajas (HNU) 8-4

Match Notes

Cal State LA 8-6; National ranking #33

Holy Names 6-8

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

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