SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women's tennis cruised past Cal State Fullerton Saturday with a 4-0 victory at Aztec Tennis Center.
The Aztecs' doubles teams secured SDSU's first point of the match, led by junior Tamara Arnold and freshman Julia Jordan topping Fullerton's Acidera and Valenzuela 6-0. Sophomore Alicia Melosch and senior Mia Smith followed with a come-from-behind victory over the Titans' Suh and Garcia, besting the duo 6-3 after starting the set off down 3-0.
In singles action, freshman Cécile Morin started off SDSU's winning ways with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over CSUF's Such. Junior Abbie Mulbarger recorded a 6-1, 6-0 drubbing of Valenzuela to put the Aztecs within one point of clinching the match. Melosch sealed the deal for the Azrecs with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Suh.
THE NOTE
SDSU has won its last four meetings with Cal State Fullerton, but Saturday's victory marked the Aztecs' first sweep of the Titans since the 2011-12 season (7-0 victory Jan. 28, 2012).
UP NEXT
The Aztecs welcome Cal Poly to Aztec Tennis Center Sunday for a dual, set to begin at 12 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton vs San Diego State University
2/15/2020 at Aztec Tennis Center
San Diego State University 4, Cal State Fullerton 0
Singles Competition
1. Nnena Nadozie (SDSU) vs. Eira Tobrand (CSF) 6-0, 5-3, unfinished
2. Tamara Arnold (SDSU) vs. Jadie Acidera (CSF) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
3. Alicia Melosch (SDSU) def. YuSeung Suh (CSF) 6-2, 6-1
4. Julia Jordan (SDSU) vs. Camila Garcia (CSF) 4-6, 3-2, unfinished
5. Cecile Morin (SDSU) def. Petra Such (CSF) 6-2, 6-1
6. Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) def. Taylor Valenzuela (CSF) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Alicia Melosch/Mia Smith (SDSU) def. YuSeung Suh/Camila Garcia (CSF) 6-3
2. Tamara Arnold/Julia Jordan (SDSU) def. Jadie Acidera/Taylor Valenzuela (CSF) 6-0
3. Nnena Nadozie/Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) def. Eira Tobrand/Petra Such (CSF) 5-2, unfinished
Doubles order of finish: 2, 1
Singles order of finish: 5, 6, 3*
* match-clinching dual