NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – UC Riverside continued its season-long five-match road trip on Saturday morning with a 5-0 defeat to CSUN at the Matador Tennis Complex. 

Sydney Tran fell behind in singles with a 6-1 setback in set one, but dug in and made set two more of a spirited fight in a 6-4 defeat. 

The Highlanders continue Big West play on Friday, April 8 at Cal Poly. First serve is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

Doubles
Jolene Coetzee/Ana Fraile Toboso (CSUN) def. Mahli Silpachai/Hanh Pham (UCR) – 6-1
Ekaterina Repina/Sasha Turchak (CSUN) def. Natalie Shamma/Niki Shahbazi (UCR) – 6-1
Serina Saltzen/Sydney Tran (UCR) vs. Jenna Dorian/Yuliia Zhyteina (CSUN) – 2-5, unf.
 

Order of finish – 2, 1

Singles
Mahli Silpachai (UCR) vs. Ekaterina Repina (CSUN) – 6-2, 5-1, unf.
Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) def. Hanh Pham (UCR) – 6-1, 6-1
Ana Fraile Toboso (CSUN) def. Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR) – 6-1, 6-1
Sasha Turchak (CSUN) def. Serina Saltzen (UCR) – 6-0, 6-0
Niki Shahbazi (UCR) vs. Jenna Dorian (CSUN) – 3-6, 1-4, unf.
Jasmine Tolmoyan (CSUN) def. Sydney Tran (UCR) – 6-1, 6-4

Order of finish – 4, 2, 3, 6