Doubles Point Proves Crucial in Titan Victory
March 19, 2003 – Fullerton, Calif.

The doubles point proved to be crucial on Wednesday afternoon as the Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team eked out a 4-3 victory over visiting Amherst College at the Titan Tennis Courts.

The Titans snapped a three-match losing streak in improving to 4-10 overall on the year. Amherst College, which came in ranked seventh in Division III, fell to 8-3 overall.

Freshman Ruya Inalpulat and junior Ioana Sisoe won at No. 1 doubles, 8-5, while teammates Adriana Hockicko and Brittany Minna clinched the doubles point at No. 2 doubles, 8-3. Amherst College won at No. 3 doubles, 8-2.

The two teams then split the six singles matches as Inalpulat, Sisoe and Caroline Freeman won their respective singles matches to clinch the victory. Only Sisoe’s victory over Amherst’s Hadley Miller went three sets as Sisoe triumphed, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.

Cal State Fullerton returns to action on Saturday (March 22) at 1 p.m. as the Titans host Saint Mary’s College.

WOMEN’S TENNIS
CAL STATE FULLERTON 4, AMHERST COLLEGE 3
Titan Tennis Courts, Fullerton, Calif.

SINGLES
1. Ruya Inalpulat (CSF) def. Rachel Holt (AC), 6-3, 7-6
2. Tristan Hedrick (AC) def. Adriana Hockicko (CSF), 6-0, 7-6
3. Erin Murphy (AC) def. Brittany Minna (CSF), 6-4, 6-3
4. Ioana Sisoe (CSF) def. Hadley Miller (AC), 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
5. Wallis Molchein (AC) def. Jessica Martin (CSF), 6-3, 6-2
6. Caroline Freeman (CSF) def. Roopali Agarwal (AC), 6-0, 7-6

DOUBLES (Must Win Two Out of Three for One Point)
1. Inalpulat/Sisoe (CSF) def. Hedrick/Holt (AC), 8-5
2. Hockicko/Minna (CSF) def. Agarwal/Miller (AC), 8-3
3. Molchein/Murphy (AC) def. Freeman/Martin (CSF), 8-2

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