NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The Anteaters defeated both Pacific and Youngstown State in the opening day of the CSUN Fall Invite.

UC Irvine took the doubles point from the Tigers, earning their two wins at the No. 2 and 3 slots. The duo of Kayla Meraz and Gidwani were taken to extra points where they were able to escape with the 7-6 (7-4) victory. Sophomores Haily Huynh and Cydney Yamamoto rolled to the 6-1 win, their first ever win together as a pairing.
 
Three matches in singles action went into extra sets, but Meraz was the only one to take a point. Both sophomore Larissa Teramura (No. 4) and senior Emily Fowler (No. 7) earned their wins by the same score of 6-3, 6-1 while Haily Huynh (No. 3) recorded her win 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles
A. Sam/I. McLeod (UOP) defeated C. Fowler/E. Fowler (UCI), 4-6
Meraz/Gidwani (UCI) defeated Z. Clydesdale-Eberle/M. Carmichael (UOP) 7-6 (7-4)
Huynh/Yamamoto (UCI) defeated Z. Fung/L. Herota (UOP) 6-1
F. Aguirre/O. Madarang (Westmont) defeated Khayat/Hinton (UCI) 7-6 (8-6)
 
Singles Draws
Kayla Meraz (UCI) defeated Masankova (YSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Maka (YSU) defeated Asha Gidwani (UCI) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Haily Huynh (UCI) defeated Cedeno (YSU) 6-1, 6-3
Larissa Teramura (UCI) defeated Grayling (YSU) 6-3, 6-1
Oveharoua (YSU) defeated Nour Khayat (UCI) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
Beagley (YSU) defeated Cydney Yamamoto (UCI) 6-3, 6-2
Carolyna Fowler (UCI) defeated Oliveira (YSU) 6-2, 7-5
E. Fowler (UCI) defeated Coombes (YSU) 6-3, 6-1
Ung (CSUN) defeated Mikaela Hinton (UCI) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

WHAT THE PLAYERS HAD TO SAY:
"Very pleased with the way I played today and the teams. I am happy with the way I was able to close out both of my matches quickly and have fun playing with my teammates. Go 'Eaters!" – Haily Huynh
 
"I am extremely proud of the way the whole team played today! Everyone fought hard in singles and doubles, and I saw great tennis from our team. I see the confidence growing from the whole team, and it was exciting to watch!" – Larissa Teramura
 
"I'm very impressed with the way my match turned out. While it was tough in certain moments, I was able to push through and fight with the strength and energy from my team. Overall, very pleased with the growth that has been accomplished thus far and I am excited to see where we go. Go 'Eaters!" – Kayla Meraz
 
UP NEXT
UCI continues action tomorrow with singles contests against UTEP at 9 a.m. with doubles battles with Youngstown State at 1 p.m.