LA JOLLA, Calif. - The No. 17 UC San Diego women's tennis team defeated No. 20 Cal State L.A. by a score of 6-3 Monday afternoon at Northview Courts on campus.

UCSD won four of six singles match-ups and two of three doubles tilts to take the win. UCSD improved to 6-4 overall, while CSULA suffered its first loss of the season and fell to 4-1.

Kyra Scott and Paula Chou defeated Leora Hemmerich and Sydney Postal, 8-2 at No. 2, while Tara Vanooteghem and Laura Wilke rolled past Samantha Sismundo and Tiffani Shaik by a score of 8-3 at No. 3 doubles.

In singles play, Scott downed Hemmerich at No. 1 (6-3, 3-6, 6-4), Chou dispatched Sonia Landeros in the No. 2 spot (6-3, 6-3), Nava Nowamooz battled at No. 3 against Shaik to secure a win (5-7, 6-0, 7-6) and Kellie Taylor topped Victoria Vo at No. 6 (7-5, 7-6).

Taylor's win clinched the team victory for the Tritons.

The Golden Eagles won the No. 4 and No. 5 singles match-ups. Vannoteghem fell short to Sydney Postal at No. 4 (7-6, 6-4). In the fifth spot, Tiffany Leung eked out a 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 win against Shannon Theisen.

Next up, UCSD plays at Division I opponent Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 1:30 p.m

#17 UC San Diego 6, #20 Cal State L.A. 3
Feb 24, 2014 at La Jolla, CA (Northview Courts)

Singles
1. Kyra Scott (UCSD) def. Leora Hemmerich (CSULA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Paula Chou (UCSD) def. Sonia Landeros (CSULA) 6-3, 6-3
3. Nava Nowamooz (UCSD) def. Tiffani Shaik (CSULA) 5-7, 6-0, 7-6
4. Sydney Postal (CSULA) def. Tara Vanooteghem (UCSD) 7-6, 6-4
5. Tiffany Leung (CSULA) def. Shannon Theisen (UCSD) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
6. Kellie Taylor (UCSD) def. Victoria Vo (CSULA) 7-5, 7-6

Doubles
1. Paula Chou/Kyra Scott (UCSD) def. Leora Hemmerich/Sydney Postal (CSULA) 8-2
2. Sonia Landeros/Tiffany Leung (CSULA) def. Nava Nowamooz/Shannon Theisen (UCSD) 8-5
3. Tara Vanooteghem/Laura Wilke (UCSD) def. Tiffani Shaik/Samantha Sismundo (CSULA) 8-3

Cal State L.A. 4-1; National ranking #20; Regional ranking #7
UC San Diego 6-4; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,1,6,3,5)

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