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Recap: CSU opens week with loss at No. 67 Fullerton
3/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FULLERTON, Calif. – Colorado State traveled to California for spring break, opening the week with a 7-0 loss to nationally ranked Cal State Fullerton.
In doubles action, CSU (3-8) led from the No. 1 position, 4-3, when its match was halted due to Fullerton (12-2) taking the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. CSU lost its five singles matches, in addition to dropping the point at the No. 6 position because the Rams couldn’t fill the spot. Aina Hernandez Soler had the best chance to win, nearly forcing a third set against her opponent at the No. 3 position, before dropping the second set in a tiebreaker.
The Rams will be back in action Wednesday against UConn. The neutral-site match will take place at 3:30 p.m. MT from Long Beach, Calif.
Doubles
No. 1: A. Hernandez Soler/M. Porter (CSU) vs. C. De Leon/A. Valenzuela (CSF) – DNF
No. 2: M. Kakiba/K. Portalatin (CSF) def. E. Kolbow/C. Voss (CSU) – 6-3
No. 3: S. Nuno/D. Pham (CSF) def. M. Buxton/C. Henderson (CSU) – 6-1
Singles:
No. 1: A. Valenzuela (CSF) def. E. Kolbow (CSU) – 6-0, 6-0
No. 2: S. Nuno (CSF) def. M. Buxton (CSU) – 6-0, 6-2
No. 3: K. Portalatin (CSF) def. A. Hernandez Soler (CSU) – 6-3, 7-6 (1-0)
No. 4: C. De Leon (CSF) def. M. Porter (CSU) – 6-3, 6-1
No. 5: M. Makiba (CSF) def. C. Voss (CSU) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 6: D. Pham (CSF) def. (CSU) – default
