LOS ANGELES, Calif. ? The No. 23 UC San Diego women's tennis team finished up its regular season with a 9-0 win over CCAA opponent and No. 35 Cal State LA. The victory extended the Tritons CCAA consecutive win streak to 48. UCSD improved its record to 13-10, 8-0 CCAA, to take first in the conference. CSULA fell to 9-4, 4-4 CCAA, to finish third in the conference.
UC San Diego swept the doubles play to take a 3-0 match lead into singles action. The Golden Eagles put up a solid fight in extending three of the singles matches to tie-breakers. In the No. 1 singles match Triton Natalie Varnay concluded her CCAA dominance with a win over Iona Comsa 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-6). Varnay went 8-0 in conference play this season.
UCSD's Molly Sullens was also pushed into a tie-breaker situation eventually winning 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4) over Linda Majzlikova. Sullens finished the season going 7-0 in singles matches in conference.
Valerie Tang also played a decisive tie-break for UCSD and defeated Jennifer Avila 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3). The freshman finished 4-0 in CCAA singles matches this season.
UCSD will next take part in the NCAA regional tournament which will begin on May 8.
UC San Diego Tennis
UC San Diego vs Cal State LA (Apr 19, 2008)
#23 UC San Diego 9, #35 Cal State LA 0
Apr 19, 2008 at LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CSULA Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Natalie Varnay (UCSD) def. Ioana Comsa (CSULA) 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-6) |
| 2. Dalya Perelman (UCSD) def. Krishana DeSilva (CSULA) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 3. Kimmi Dao (UCSD) def. Bojana Ducanovic (CSULA) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Molly Sullens (UCSD) def. Linda Majzlikova (CSULA) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4) |
| 5. Valerie Tang (UCSD) def. Jennifer Avila (CSULA) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3) |
| 6. Ina Dan (UCSD) def. Princess Manasseh (CSULA) 6-1, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| UC San Diego 13-10, 8-0 CCAA; National ranking #23 |
| Cal State LA 9-4, 4-4 CCAA; National ranking #35 |
Generated on 4/19/2008
