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FULLERTON, Calif. – The Cal State Fullerton women's tennis team remained undefeated in Big West Conference play producing a 5-2 victory over CSUN at Titan Tennis Courts on Saturday afternoon.
The Titans (14-3, 4-0 BWC) are currently tied at the top of the league standings with Long Beach State, while Fullerton's 14 overall wins are the most for the program since the 1988 season (15-11). In addition, CSF's four league wins are the most for the program since 2013.
With the win, the Titans also defeated the Matadors (7-9, 2-2 BWC) for just the second time since the 2000 season.
For the 13th time this year, Fullerton started singles play with a 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point.
After CSUN took the first match at No. 3 in the order, Fullerton's tandem of Masako Makiba and Karla Portalatin evened the score with a 7-5 win over Skyla Alcon and Vivian Lin at No. 2 doubles.
Fullerton's top team of Camille De Leon and Alexis Valenzuela won its fourth in a row and improved to 11-1 on the season with a 7-5 defeat of Mickey Hsu and Kristen Poei as the Titans clinched the doubles point.
Sarah Nuno helped Fullerton to a 2-0 lead as the freshman dispatched Lin, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 2 in the singles order to win her fifth straight and improve to 12-5 on the season.
Danielle Pham's 6-3, 6-3 victory over Mari Taslagyan at the bottom of the order pushed the Titans to a 3-0 advantage as the sophomore won her 11th singles match of the year.
CSUN scored its first point with a victory at No.5 in the lineup, but the Titans clinched the match scoring its fourth point as Portalatin dispatched Alcon, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 in the order. Portalatin is on a five-match win streak and is 13-4 in singles play this spring.
Valenzuela recorded the Titans fifth point with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Hsu at the top of the lineup. She has won three in a row and is 12-3 in 2016.
The Titans will conclude the month of March at Seattle on Wednesday before returning to Titan Tennis Courts on Saturday, April 2, to host UC Irvine at 11 a.m.
Tennis Match Results
CSUN vs Cal State Fullerton
Mar 26, 2016 at Fullerton, Calif.
(Titan Tennis Courts)
Cal State Fullerton 5, CSUN 2
Singles competition
1. Alexis Valenzuela (CSF) def. Mickey Hsu (CSUN) 7-5, 6-1
2. Sarah Nuno (CSF) def. Vivian Lin (CSUN) 6-1, 6-1
3. Karla Portalatin (CSF) def. Skyla Alcon (CSUN) 6-2, 6-3
4. Kristen Poei (CSUN) def. Camille De Leon (CSF) 7-6 (1-0), 6-4
5. Kiryang Kim (CSUN) def. Masako Makiba (CSF) 6-3, 6-1
6. Danielle Pham (CSF) def. Mari Taslagyan (CSUN) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Camille De Leon/Alexis Valenzuela (CSF) def. Mickey Hsu/Kristen Poei (CSUN) 7-5
2. Masako Makiba/Karla Portalatin (CSF) def. Skyla Alcon/Vivian Lin (CSUN) 7-5
3. Scout Shutter/Mari Taslagyan (CSUN) def. Sarah Nuno/Danielle Pham (CSF) 6-2
Match Notes:
CSUN 7-9, 2-2 BWC
Cal State Fullerton 14-3, 4-0 BWC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,5,3,1,4)