Golden Eagles Finish Trip With Win Over Penguins

Recap, photo courtesy of CAL State LA

SAN RAFAEL -- Cal State LA's women's tennis team completed its three-match road trip with a win at Dominican University on Tuesday.

The Golden Eagles, with a makeshift lineup due to the injury to Amanda Schneider on Monday, recorded a 7-2 win over the Penguins at the Castellucci Family Tennis Center. Cal State LA (7-9) went 2-1 on the trip with wins over Holy Names and Dominican and a loss to Sonoma State.

The Golden Eagles started well and claimed two of the three doubles points. Isabella Lopez and Luciana Di Laura moved up to the No. 1 doubles spot and picked up an 8-4 win over Rickimae Torres and Skyler Schaar. Elizaveta Sokolova and Mariko Sagara won at No. 2 doubles, 8-3, over Savannah Gray and Taylor Lim. Cal State LA's No. 3 doubles team of Chelsey Ruiz and Snezana Ivanovic was edged by Dominican's Kaitlyn Nguyen and Alex Wartenberg.

Sokolova had a short match at No. 1 singles when Schaar retired after trailing 5-0 in the opening set. Di Laura moved up to No. 2 singles and posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Torres. Ruiz won a tight match, 4-6, 6-0 (10-6) over Wartenberg at No. 4 singles, Sagara won in straight sets over Gray at No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-4, and Ivanovic won in a close match at No. 6 singles over Lim, 6-4, 2-6 (10-8).

Cal State LA will return to action on Friday with a home match against No. 1 Hawaii Pacific at 1:30 p.m.

Cal State LA 7, Dominican 2
3/27/2018 at San Rafael 

Singles competition

1. Elizaveta Sokolova (CSLA) def. Skyler Schaar (DU) 5-0, retired

2. Luciana Di Laura (CSLA) def. Rickimae Torres (DU) 6-2, 6-4

3. Kaitlyn Nguyen (DU) def. Isabella Lopez (CSLA) 6-4, 6-4

4. Chelsey Ruiz (CSLA) def. Alex Wartenberg (DU) 4-6, 6-0, 10-6

5. Mariko Sagara (CSLA) def. Savannah Gray (DU) 6-0, 6-4

6. Snezana Ivanovic (CSLA) def. Taylor Lim (DU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8

 

Doubles competition

1. Isabella Lopez/Luciana Di Laura (CSLA) def. Rickimae Torres/Skyler Schaar (DU) 8-4

2. Elizaveta Sokolova/Mariko Sagara (CSLA) def. Savannah Gray/Taylor Lim (DU) 8-3

3. Kaitlyn Nguyen/Alex Wartenberg (DU) def. Chelsey Ruiz/Snezana Ivanovic (CSLA) 8-7

Match Notes

Cal State LA 7-9

Dominican 6-8

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,2,5,6,4)