FULLERTON, Calif. - It was the second straight one-point match for the UC San Diego women's tennis team, but this time the Tritons came out on the losing end, falling, 4-3, at Division I Cal State Fullerton Wednesday at Titan Courts.

UCSD, which fell to 3-4 on the season, led early after taking the doubles point. Senior Cindy Dao and sophomore Jacquelyn Davis teamed to defeat Fullerton's Tiffany Mai and Monica Rodriguez in No. 2 doubles, 8-6. UCSD also won at No. 3 doubles as junior Katie Mulloy and senior Roxanna Pourmirzaie took down Karina Akhmedova and Malorie dela Cruz, 8-3.

However, Cal State Fullerton (3-8) won four singles match-ups in straight sets, including at No. 1 as Mai defeated senior Taskeen Bains, 7-5 and 6-2. The Tritons got wins from junior Samantha Yeung at No. 3 and Pourmirzaie at No. 6.

UCSD, which defeated Cal State L.A., 5-4, on the road in its previous match, returns home to Northview Courts to host four consecutive matches starting with Villanova, another Division I program, on Friday, March 4 at 2 p.m.

Singles
1. Tiffany Mai (CSF) def. Taskeen Bains (UCSD), 7-5, 6-2
2. Morgan McIntosh (CSF) def. Cindy Dao (UCSD), 6-4, 6-0
3. Samantha Yeung (UCSD) def. Malorie dela Cruz (CSF), 6-2, 4-1 (ret.)
4. Karina Akhmedova (CSF) def. Jacquelyn Davis (UCSD), 6-3, 6-2
5. Monica Rodriguez (CSF) def. Katie Mulloy (UCSD), 6-4, 6-0
6. Roxanna Pourmirzaie (UCSD) def. Megan Sandford (CSF), 2-6, 7-6 (10-6)

Doubles
1. Mai/Rodriguez (CSF) def. Bains/Haley Perrotte (UCSD), 8-5
2. Dao/Davis (UCSD) def. McIntosh/Sandford (CSF), 8-6
3. Mulloy/Pourmirzaie (UCSD) def. Akhmedova/dela Cruz (CSF), 8-3

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