Match 6
Cal State Fullerton at Pacific
Date: Friday, Feb. 19
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Stockton, Calif.
Venue: Brookside Country Club
Series Record: 1-12 (since 2000)
Match 7
Cal State Fullerton at UC Davis
Date: Saturday, Feb. 20
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Davis, Calif.
Venue: Marya Welch Tennis Center
Series Record: 1-10 (since 2005)
FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton women's tennis team travels to Northern California this week for a pair of road matches as the Titans play at Pacific on Friday and open Big West Conference action at UC Davis on Saturday.
CSF IN THE RANKINGS: Team: None | Singles: None | Doubles: None
UOP IN THE RANKINGS: Team: None | Singles: None | Doubles: None
UCD IN THE RANKINGS: Team: None | Singles: None | Doubles: None
Cal State Fullerton enters the week with a 4-1 overall record as the Titans are off to their best start in program history since 1995.
Fullerton boasts a 20-10 (.667) record in dual singles matches, led by junior Alexis Valenzuela, as the two-time all-Big West Conference First Team selection is on a six-match winning streak that dates back to fall competition.
In addition, freshman Karla Portalatin has had a successful start to her singles career with a 4-1 record playing both at No. 4 and No. 5 in the lineup, junior Camille De Leon (3-2), sophomore Danielle Pham (3-2) and freshman Sarah Nuno (3-2) also claim winning records.
On the doubles side, the Titans have won the doubles point in four of their five matches this year with a 9-4 (.692) overall record.
The team of De Leon and Valenzuela is undefeated at 3-0.
Valenzuela Earns Honors
Junior Alexis Valenzuela was voted the Big West Conference Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week on Jan. 27 after leading the Titans to a 2-1 record, which included an historic victory over San Diego State.
Valenzuela earned Athlete of the Week honors for the second time in her career following an undefeated performance as she finished 3-0 in singles action at the top of the lineup and 2-0 on the doubles court.
Her 6-4, 6-1 win over Kennedy Davis of San Diego State helped the Titans to a 5-2 team win, marking the first time in 30 meetings that Fullerton defeated the Aztecs. The West Covina, Calif., native teamed with Camille De Leon at No. 1 doubles for a 6-4 win over the Aztec duo of Isabelle Hoorn and Taylor Lederman that ultimately helped CSF secure the doubles point.
FALL 2015
Cal State Fullerton competed in four fall events as junior Alexis Valenzuela (4-2) and sophomore Danielle Pham (6-4) each posted winning records. Freshman Sarah Nuno finished her first collegiate competition at 5-5. The Titans completed singles action at 27-34, and found success on the doubles courts with a 19-15 overall record. Valenzuela teamed with fellow junior Camille De Leon as the pair managed a 5-2 mark.
2015 SEASON RECAP
The Titans finished the 2015 season with an overall record of 10-12 as well as a 2-6 mark in Big West Conference action. For the second straight year at least three Titans earned all-league honors as Alexis Valenzuela, Camille De Leon and Megan Sandford received Big West Conference Women's Tennis honors.
Valenzuela, the Titans No. 1 player for the majority of 2015, was named to the Big West All-Conference First Team for the second consecutive season after completing her sophomore campaign with a dual singles record of 8-6 at the top of the lineup.
De Leon was named Big West Honorable Mention in singles action for the first time in her career. She completed the year with a dual singles record of 12-9 as she finished 2015 with a record of 3-3 at the top of the lineup and a record of 9-6 at No. 2. In addition, De Leon completed Big West dual singles competition at 5-3. In addition, for the second straight year, the La Mirada, Calif., native received Big West Conference Second Team doubles honors as De Leon and senior Megan Sandford earned the accolade. The team of De Leon and Sandford managed an 11-10 dual record at the No. 1 spot as well as a winning record of 5-3 in league play.
OPPONENT NEWS & NOTES
Pacific sits at 3-3 overall, including 1-1 in West Coast Conference action after picking up a 4-0 sweep over San Francisco last Saturday at Brookside Country Club in Stockton, Calif. Freshman Maayan Sela is undefeated in singles action this year at 6-0, while reigning WCC singles player of the week Viktoriya Dzyuba is 5-1.
UC Davis has won its last six straight Big West home openers, a string of success that includes two wins against Cal State Fullerton. The Aggies are 4-4 overall in 2016 and 1-1 in Big West Conference play with a road win at Cal Poly and a road loss at UC Santa Barbara.
UP NEXT: Fullerton will host Cal State L.A. at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Titan Tennis Courts, followed by a road match at UC Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 27.