FULLERTON, Calif. – Titans tennis will host the Fullerton Invite this Friday – Sunday, out at the Titan Tennis Courts. The teams in participation will include Grand Canyon University and San Jose State University. Fullerton will kick off the tournament Friday at 1:30 p.m. against Grand Canyon and then will take on San Jose State on Sunday at 11 am PT.
OPPONENTS AND HISTORY
Feb. 9 | 1:30 p.m. PT | Titan Tennis Courts | Grand Canyon
The Titans are 3-0 against Grand Canyon, dating back to their last matchup in 1991. During the ITA Southwest Regionals in 2014, GCU's Lana Rinaldi beat out Fullerton's Danielle Pham 2-6, 6-4. This will be the first time this decade the teams will face off against one another.
Feb. 11 | 11:00 a.m. PT | Titan Tennis Courts | San Jose State
Fullerton takes on San Jose State for what will be the 14th time these teams will have played. Cal State Fullerton leads the series 10-3 with one match being unknown. The Titans took on the Spartans last year on Apr. 19 where they won a close 4-3 decision.
CONFERENCE COMPETITION
Fullerton opened conference play with a dominant 6-1 win over UC Riverside last week. The Titans capitalized and swept the doubles matches to earn the point to put the Titans in the lead and then proceeded to take five of the six singles matches.
SISTER ACT
The Titans' season opener (1/18) marked the beginning of a new era for the Valenzuela sisters. Alexis Valenzuela returned to the courts as the new volunteer coach, while sister, Taylor, embarked on her first match as a Titan.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Cal State Fullerton welcomed five incoming freshmen for the 2017-18 campaign, Caisey Lee Emery, Jadie Acidera, Tiani Jadulang, Taylor Valenzuela and Genevieve Zeidan. The group was ranked the ninth-best incoming class among mid-majors according to TennisRecruiting.net.
IN THE RANKINGS
Freshman Genevieve Zeidan continues to lead the charge for the Titans, she is currently a stellar 13-2 overall in singles play and 3-1 in dual match play. She is currently riding a two-match win streak. Zeidan enters this week ranked No. 97 in ITA Singles Poll. She moved up six spots after previously being placed at No. 103.
FULLERTON'S DYNAMIC DUO
Sarah Nuno and Karla Portalatin are starting to come on strong for the Titans. The tandem is currently 12-2 overall in doubles play and 3-1 on court one in dual match action. The duo is currently riding a two-match win streak.
ABOUT DIANNE MATIAS
Matias enters her fifth year with the Titan Tennis program. She owns an overall coaching record of 64-53 and 57-38 mark while with Fullerton. She was named the Big West Conference Coach of the Year in 2016.
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