FULLERTON, Calif. --- Cal State Fullerton matched a program record with its 4-1 victory over Loyola Marymount on Wednesday at Titan Tennis Courts as the Titans won their eighth consecutive match to start the 2017 season.
Fullerton's 8-0 start to the season is the best in program history, while the team's eight-match win streak matches a program best set a year ago from Feb. 3-March 7.
Loyola Marymount dropped to 3-2 on the year after the loss, suffering its first defeat to a Big West Conference opponent this year in four matches.
For the seventh time this season, the Titans claimed the first point by winning the doubles point.
At No. 2 doubles, Sarah Nuno and Karla Portalatin defeated Julia Norlin and Camila Tumosa 6-1, to improve their season record to 6-1 overall. LMU scored a win at No. 3 doubles to make things even, but the Titans No. 1 doubles team of Camille De Leon and Alexis Valenzuela scored a 6-3 victory over Elvira Juravliova and Jessica Perez to clinch the doubles point.
Portalatin put the Titans ahead 2-0 with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Siobhan Anderson at No. 3 singles. Portalatin is on a three-match win streak and is 6-1 on the year.
LMU cut the Cal State Fullerton lead in half with a win at No. 5 singles, but Danielle Pham defeated Micheline Aubuchon, 7-5, 6-1, at No. 6 singles to put Fullerton ahead 3-1. Pham is 6-2 on the year and on a four-match win streak.
Sarah Nuno's come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 win against Anna Romeka clinched the fourth and match-winning point for Cal State Fullerton at No. 4 singles. Nuno has won her last six singles matches.
Cal State Fullerton returns to action at 1:30 p.m., Friday, at Titan Tennis Courts to host Eastern Michigan.
Notes: With the win, Cal State Fullerton extended its winning streak to eight matches, tying the program's all-time longest win streak which was set last season from Feb. 3-March 7, 2016…LMU leads the all-time series 15-3 dating back to 2000, although the Titans have won the last three matches…Cal State Fullerton has yet to lose the doubles point in 2017…Wednesday's match was originally set for Sunday, Feb. 19, but rescheduled due to rain.
Tennis Match Results
Loyola Marymount vs Cal State Fullerton
Feb 22, 2017 at Fullerton, Calif.
(Titan Tennis Courts)
Cal State Fullerton 4, Loyola Marymount 1
Singles competition
1. Alexis Valenzuela (CSF) vs. Jessica Perez (LMU) 6-0, 6-7 (6-8), 1-2, unfinished
2. Camille De Leon (CSF) vs. Elvira Juravliova (LMU) 2-6, 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
3. Karla Portalatin (CSF) def. Siobhan Anderson (LMU) 6-4, 7-5
4. Sarah Nuno (CSF) def. Anna Romeka (LMU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
5. Camila Tumosa (LMU) def. Masako Makiba (CSF) 6-1, 6-3
6. Danielle Pham (CSF) def. Micheline Aubuchon (LMU) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Camille De Leon/Alexis Valenzuela (CSF) def. Elvira Juravliova/Jessica Perez (LMU) 6-3
2. Sarah Nuno/Karla Portalatin (CSF) def. Julia Norlin/Camila Tumosa (LMU) 6-1
3. Siobhan Anderson/Anna Romeka (LMU) def. Masako Makiba/Danielle Pham (CSF) 6-4
Match Notes:
Loyola Marymount 3-2
Cal State Fullerton 8-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,5,6,4)
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