Inalpulat's Win at No. 1 Lifts Titans
to 9th Place Apr. 22, 2005 – Indian Wells, Calif.
No. 8 seed Cal State Fullerton outlasted No. 7 seed UC Riverside for ninth
place at the Big West Women’s Tennis Championship, winning a tightly
contested 4-3 match at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday.
The match came down to No. 1 singles, the only match that lasted
three sets. Junior Ruya Inalpulat won for the Titans over UCR’s
Michelle Beyronneau by a score of 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.
The Titans also won matches at No. 2 and No. 5 singles. Gina Le
was
a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Casey Cross and Caroline Freeman bested Eri Yoshimoto
7-5, 6-2. The Highlanders captured victories from H.R. Espiritu
at
No. 3, Catrisha Cabanilla at No. 4 and Colette Chau at No. 6. The
Titans earned the all-important doubles point to go up 1-0 in the
match, as Inapulat and Le clinched the point at No. 2 doubles with an
8-4 victory over Beyronneau and Yoshimoto.
Cal State Fullerton concludes its 2005 season 7-15 while UC Riverside
ends at 8-13. UCR beat Fullerton, 4-3, in its regular season matchup.
Cal State Fullerton (4) vs. UC Riverside (3)
Friday, April 22, 2005
Indian Wells Tennis Garden - Indian Wells, CA DOUBLES
1. Rocha/Tran (CSF) vs. Cross/Espiritu (UCR)
DNF
2. Inalpulat/Le (CSF) def. Beyronneau/Yoshimoto (UCR)
8-4
3. Freeman/Dunbar (CSF) def. Cabanilla/Chau (UCR)
8-2 SINGLES
1. Ruya Inalpulat (CSF) def. Michelle Beyronneau (UCR)
6-2, 1-6, 6-4
2. Gina Le (CSF) def. Casey Cross (UCR)
6-3, 6-2
3. H.R. Espiritu (UCR) def. Carla Rocha (CSF)
6-2, 6-1
4. Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR) def. Mai Ly Tran (CSF)
7-5, 6-4
5. Caroline Freeman (CSF) def. Eri Yoshimoto (UCR)
7-5, 6-2
6. Colette Chau (UCR) def. Chip Dunbar (CSF)
6-1, 6-3
