LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's women's tennis team fell short in the doubles Wednesday and it ended up being costly in a hard-fought loss to Concordia-Irvine.

The Golden Eagles dropped the doubles point and that was the difference in a 4-3 loss to the Eagles at the Cal State LA Tennis Complex. Cal State LA (3-4) split the six singles matches with Concordia (3-1).

Cal State LA's No. 2 doubles team of Chelsey Ruiz and Berta Acero won its match over Concordia's Lisa Suzuki and Taylor Lau, but the Golden Eagles fell by 6-2 counts in the other two doubles matches.

The Golden Eagles picked up three points in singles. Ruiz beat Lou Perrot, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 3 singles, Sakura Kurokawa beat Suzuki, 6-4, 7-6 (5) at No. 4 singles and Mariko Sagara beat Roula Elmalah, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 6 singles.

Cal State LA will return to action on Sunday with a match against Stanislaus State at 11 a.m.

Concordia 4, Cal State LA 3
2/26/2020 at Los Angeles, Calif. (Cal State LA Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Ghazal Pakbaten (CUI-WT) def. Noa Davico (LA) 6-1, 6-1

2. Rebekah Anderson (CUI-WT) def. Amanda Schneider (LA) 6-3, 6-2

3. Chelsey Ruiz (LA) def. Lou Perrot (CUI-WT) 6-4, 6-4

4. Sakura Kurokawa (LA) def. Lisa Suzuki (CUI-WT) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

5. Taylor Lau (CUI-WT) def. Berta Acero (LA) 6-4, 6-1

6. Mariko Sagara (LA) def. Roula Elmalah (CUI-WT) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Ghazal Pakbaten/Rebekah Anderson (CUI-WT) def. Noa Davico/Amanda Schneider (LA) 6-2

2. Berta Acero/Chelsey Ruiz (LA) def. Lisa Suzuki/Taylor Lau (CUI-WT) 6-2

3. Lou Perrot/Haley Diefenbach (CUI-WT) def. Sakura Kurokawa/Mariko Sagara (LA) 6-2

Match Notes

Concordia 3-1

Cal State LA 3-4

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