Las Vegas, NV—The UC Riverside Women's Tennis Team (1-7) was edged out, 4-3, by Youngstown State Sunday morning at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
UCR 3, YSU 4
In doubles, Youngstown State took the No. 3 and No. 1 position matches to win the doubles point. Tamila Vaksman and partner Lauren Wolfe narrowly dropped their No. 1 match, 7-6. Sara Khattab and partner Tia Elpusan defeated opponents Noelly Longi Nsimba and Imaan Hassim, 7-6, at the No. 2 position. Sophomore/Freshman duo Khattab/Elpusan are 4-4 as partners in 2018.
Tia Elpusan notched the first point for UC Riverside in singles, defeating opponent Anastasiia Khokhlova 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 3 position.
Falling in three of its first four doubles matches, UCR would not be able to overcome its three point deficit despite winning the last two matches of the day. Tracy Van won her No. 6 match (3-6, 6-1, 6-4) and Chloe Pham won her No. 4 match 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (11-9) to end the day.
Freshman Tia Elpusan and junior Tracy Van lead the Highlanders in singles wins, each with 4-2 records for 2018.
"The team did a great job of staying focused and giving 100% effort, we just came up a point or two short in a couple matches. It was a very tough weekend, but we're really improving," said Coach Mark Henry.
NEXT UP
The UC Riverside Women's Tennis Team returns home to take on Nevada at the SRC Tennis Courts on February 22 at 1:30 pm.
