Tennis Defeats Fordham at Home

Photo by Katie Albertson
Photo by Katie Albertson

FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's tennis team defeated the Fordham Rams 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at home.

The Titans (7-5) ended a three match losing streak and picked up their first at home during a 9-game homestand in March.

The Titans took an early lead in the match after securing the doubles point.  The Titans won the No. 3 pairing behind Diana Yanotovskava and Kaytlin Taylor before dropping the No. 1 doubles match.  However, the No. 2 pairing of Zoe Olmos and Milena Gevorgyan won their match 7-6 to get the doubles win for the Titans.

DOUBLES
1. Valeriya Deminova/Avery Aude (FU) def. Natalie Duffy/Camila Garcia (CSF) 6-4
2. Zoe Olmos/Milena Gevorgyan (CSF) def. Lindsay Hung/Carlota Casasampere (FU) 7-6
3. Diana Yanotovskaya/Kaytlin Taylor (CSF) def. Eleni Fasoula/Rachelle Yang (FU) 6-4 
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

The Titans were able to secure the victory in singles with two matches to spare.  Zoe Olmos got the first win in singles to put the Titans up 2-1.  Fordham would win No. 5 singles for their only point of the match.  Natalie Duffy came back after losing the second set to win her match in three sets.  Milena Gevorgyan secured the win for the Titans after dropping the first set but coming back and winning the next two.

SINGLES
1. Natalie Duffy (CSF) def. Valeriya Deminova (FU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
2. Zoe Olmos (CSF) def. Lindsay Hung (FU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Diana Yanotovskaya (CSF) vs. Eleni Fasoula (FU) 6-4, 5-7, 0-3, unfinished
4. Milena Gevorgyan (CSF) def. Avery Aude (FU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Carlota Casasampere (FU) def. Camila Garcia (CSF) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
6. Kaytlin Taylor (CSF) vs. Lorraine Bergmann (FU) 6-2, 6-7, 4-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 1, 4

The Titans will play a doubleheader on Thursday at home when they take on St. Thomas and Sacramento State.  First serve against St. Thomas is set to take place at 10:00 AM while the match against Sacramento State is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m.

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