LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's women's tennis team picked up a much-needed victory Monday on a cold and breezy day at the Cal State LA Tennis Complex.

The Golden Eagles took all three doubles contests in tight matches and swept the six singles matches to pull out a 9-0 win over Dixie State. Cal State LA (2-4) snapped a three-match losing streak and played with a full lineup for the first time in the past four contests.

The best match of the day came at No. 2 doubles, where Cal State LA's Luciana Di Laura and Isabella Lopez outlasted Dixie State's Kyra Harames and Sabrina Longson, 8-7, after taking the tiebreaker, 7-1.

Cal State LA also prevailed in a tight match at No. 3 doubles, where Mariko Sagara and Chelsey Ruiz edged Francis Goldsmith and Hattie Erekson, 8-6. Amanda Schneider and Elizaveta Sokolova beat Lacey Hancock and Yolena Carlon of Dixie State, 8-4.

Ruiz rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the first set to beat Erekson at No. 6 singles, 7-6, 6-2. Di Laura fought off a stern challenge from Longson at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-4. Schneider won at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-3; Sokolova beat Harames, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, Lopez beat Goldsmith at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-3 and Sagara won at No. 5 singles, taking the first set, 6-3, before her opponent retired.

Cal State LA will return to action on Saturday with a road match at UC San Diego.


Cal State LA 9, Dixie State 0
Feb 19, 2018 at Los Angeles, Calif.

Singles competition

1. Amanda Schneider (CSLA) def. Lacey Hancock (DSU) 6-1, 6-3

2. Elizaveta Sokolova (CSLA) def. Kyra Harames (DSU) 6-2, 6-2

3. Luciana Di Laura (CSLA) def. Sabrina Longson (DSU) 6-4, 6-4

4. Isabella Lopez (CSLA) def. Francis Goldsmith (DSU) 6-0, 6-3

5. Mariko Sagara (CSLA) def. McKelle Burnett (DSU) 6-3, retired

6. Chelsey Ruiz (CSLA) def. Hattie Erekson (DSU) 7-6, 6-2

 

Doubles competition

1. Amanda Schneider/Elizaveta Sokolova (CSLA) def. Lacey Hancock/Yolena Carlon (DSU) 8-4

2. Luciana Di Laura/Isabella Lopez (CSLA) def. Kyra Harames/Sabrina Longson (DSU) 8-7 (7-1)

3. Mariko Sagara/Chelsey Ruiz (CSLA) def. Francis Goldsmith/Hattie Erekson (DSU) 8-6

Match Notes

Dixie State 3-4

Cal State LA 1-4

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