Singles Play Lifts Tigers to 5-2 Victory
March 29, 2003 – Fullerton, Calif.

The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team won the doubles point to begin the match, but Pacific proved too be to tough in singles play, winning five of the six matches on the day en route to a 5-2 Big West Conference women’s tennis victory on Saturday afternoon at the Titan Tennis Courts.

Cal State Fullerton fell to 4-14 overall and 0-6 in league matches on the year as the Titans have lost eight of its last nine matches. Pacific improved to 5-12, 3-4.

Fullerton opened by taking the doubles matches at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions to clinch the doubles point and go ahead 1-0. Freshman Ruya Inalpulat and junior Ioana Sisoe won a hard-fought 9-7 victory at No. 1 doubles while teammates Adriana Hockicko and Brittany Minna won at No. 2 doubles, 8-2.

However, singles play proved to be the difference as the Tigers won three of the six matches in straight sets while Pacific’s Jaimee Brenner and Urska Dvorsek posted three-set wins on the afternoon. Cal State Fullerton’s Caroline Freeman posted the Titans’ lone singles victory on the day, defeating Melissa Selmanson, 6-1, 6-3.

Cal State Fullerton returns to action on Tuesday (April 1) as the Titans travel to Logan, Utah, to take on Utah State at 1 p.m.

CAL STATE FULLERTON WOMEN'S TENNIS
Pacific 5, Cal State Fullerton 2
March 29, 2003 -- Fullerton, Calif.

SINGLES
1. Katharina Heil (Pacific) def. Ruya Inalpulat (CSF) - 6-4, 6-1
2. Viktoria Hizo (Pacific) def. Adriana Hockicko (CSF) - 6-1, 6-1
3. Natalia Kostenko (Pacific) def. Brittany Minna (CSF) - 6-0, 6-1
4. Urska Dvorsek (Pacific) def. Ioana Sisoe (CSF) - 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
5. Jaimee Bremner (Pacific) def. Jessica Martin (CSF) - 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-3
6. Caroline Freeman (CSF) def. Melissa Selmanson (Pacific) - 6-1, 6-3

DOUBLES
1. Inalpulat / Sisoe (CSF) def. Heil / Hizo (Pacific) - 9-7
2. Hockicko / Minna (CSF) def. Bremner / Melissa Selmanson (Pacific) - 8-2
3. Kostenko / Jessica Beauchene (Pacific) def. Martin / Freeman (CSF) - 8-3

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