LOS ANGELES – Cal State LA's women's tennis team battled hard, but fell to a familiar foe Saturday at the Cal State LA Tennis Complex.
 
The Golden Eagles trailed after doubles and were unable to catch up in a 6-3 loss to former California Collegiate Athletic Association rival UC San Diego. Cal State LA is now an affiliate member of the PacWest Conference in women's tennis, while UC San Diego is an independent in the NCAA Division II West Region.
 
Cal State LA (6-3), ranked No. 29 in the nation, won one doubles point against No. 13 UC San Diego (7-0). The No. 1 team of Nozomi Matsuoka and Kayleigh Hall posted a big 8-4 win over UC San Diego's top duo of Britta Mosser and Shannon Theisen. Iris Raileanu and Isabella Lopez fell at No. 2 doubles, 8-3, and Elizaveta Sokolova and Luciana Di Laura lost at No. 3 doubles, 8-3.
 
Cal State LA, needing four wins in singles matches to take the match, managed two straight-set victories. Hall was a winner at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-3, while Sokolova won at No. 3 singles, also in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
 
Cal State LA will return to action on Friday with a home match against Cal State Northridge at 2 p.m.

#13 UC San Diego 6, #29 Cal State LA 3
Feb 25, 2017 at Los Angeles, Calif.

Singles competition

1. Britta Mosser (UCSD) def. Nozomi Matsuoka (LA) 6-4, 6-2

2. Kayleigh Hall (LA) def. Ashley Chao (UCSD) 6-2, 6-3

3. Elizaveta Sokolova (LA) def. Becky Chou (UCSD) 6-3, 6-3

4. Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) def. Iris Raileanu (LA) 6-2, 6-4

5. Alexandra Weil (UCSD) def. Luciana Di Laura (LA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

6. Valeria Corral (UCSD) def. Isabella Lopez (LA) 6-4, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Nozomi Matsuoka/Kayleigh Hall (LA) def. Britta Mosser/Shannon Theisen (UCSD) 8-4

2. Ashley Chao/Becky Chou (UCSD) def. Iris Raileanu/Isabella Lopez (LA) 8-3

3. Alexandra Weil/Madison Hale (UCSD) def. Elizaveta Sokolova/Luciana Di Laura (LA) 8-3

Match Notes

UC San Diego 7-0; National ranking #13

Cal State LA 6-3; National ranking #29

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

Generated on 2/25/2017