LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's women's tennis team rebounded from its heartbreaking loss on Thursday to Point Loma with a West Region victory over Dixie State on Sunday.

The Golden Eagles swept the three doubles contests and won five of the six singles points points to beat Dixie State, 8-1, at the Cal State LA Tennis Complex. Cal State LA (4-1), ranked 24th in the nation, won all five singles matches in straight sets. The Golden Eagles were coming off their first loss of the season, 5-4, to Point Loma on Thursday.

The No. 1 doubles team of Nozomi Matsuoka and Kayleigh Hall won its match over Lacey Hancock and Maria Kana Goldsmith, 8-3, the No. 2 doubles team of Iris Raileanu and Isabella Lopez also won by an 8-3 score over Kyra Harames and Francis Hina Goldsmith and the No. 3 team of Elizaveta Sokolova and Luciana Di Laura beat Dixie State's Kaylee Milligan and Sydney Nichols, 8-0.

Matsuoka fell at No. 1 singles to Hancock, 6-4, 6-4, but the Golden Eagles swept through the other singles contests. Hall won at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-1, over Maria Kana Goldsmith, Sokolova won at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 7-5, over Harames, Raileanu won at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-1, over Francis Hina Goldsmith, Di Laura won at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-0, over Nichols and Lopez won at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-0, over Milligan.

Cal State LA will return to action on Monday with a home match against Westmont beginning at 1:30 p.m.

#24 Cal State LA 8, Dixie State 1
Feb 12, 2017 at Los Angeles, Calif.
 

Singles competition

1. Lacey Hancock (DSU) def. Nozomi Matsuoka (LA) 6-4, 6-4

2. Kayleigh Hall (LA) def. Maria Kana Goldsmith (DSU) 6-1, 6-1

3. Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) def. Kyra Harames (DSU) 6-3, 7-5

4. Iris Raileanu (LA) def. Fran. Hina Goldsmith (DSU) 6-2, 6-1

5. Luciana Di Laura (LA) def. Sydney Nichols (DSU) 6-1, 6-0

6. Isabella Lopez (LA) def. Kaylee Milligan (DSU) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Nozomi Matsuoka/Kayleigh Hall (LA) def. Lacey Hancock/Maria Kana Goldsmith (DSU) 8-3

2. Iris Raileanu/Isabella Lopez (LA) def. Kyra Harames/Fran. Hina Goldsmith (DSU) 8-3

3. Elizaveta Sokolova/Luciana Di Laura (LA) def. Kaylee Milligan/Sydney Nichols (DSU) 8-0

 

Match Notes

Dixie State 5-2

Cal State LA 4-1; National ranking #24

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