Northridge, Calif.----- Five of eight San Jose State University women's tennis players won their first round singles match on the first day of the CSUN Invitational.
Tamara Culibrk, Miyo Kobayashi. Alba Pedrero Galindo, Kristina Baran and Mathilda Vidgren each were straight-set winners.
The Spartans' tandem of Culibrk and Laura Malsert was the only one of four San Jose State doubles pairs to win a match. They defeated Luxizi Meng and Eira Tobrand of Fullerton State, 6-3.
The three-day tournament continues on November 10 and concludes November 11.
CSUN Fall Invitational women's tennis tournament
Northridge, Calif.
November 9, 2018
Day 1 of 3
Competing teams – Azusa Pacific (APU), Biola (BIOLA), Brigham Young University (BYU), UC Riverside (UCR), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), Cal State Fullerton (CSUF), Cal State Los Angeles (CSLA), Cal State Northridge (CSUN), Grand Canyon (GCU), Long Beach State (LBS), Pacific (UOP), San Jose State (SJSU), Youngstown State (YSU)
Singles (5-3)
Tamara Culibrk (SJSU) def. Natalia Munoz (LB), 7-6, 6-3
Dominika Paterova (UCSB) def. Savannah Sendar (SJSU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Miyo Kobayashi (SJSU) def. Anna Savchenko (APU), 6-3, 6-4
Alba Pedrero Galindo (SJSU) def. Inman Hassim (YSU), 6-3, 6-3
Berta Acero (CSLA) def. Laura Malsert (SJSU), 6-3, 6-4
Celina Buhr (GCU) def. Klara Milojkovic (SJSU), 5-3, retired
Kristina Baran (SJSU) def. Tamara Teufi (YSU), 6-4, 6-3
Mathilda Vidgren (SJSU) def. Tiani Jaudlang (CSUF), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles (1-3)
Sarah Nuno & Jadie Acidera (CSUF) def. Miyo Kobayashi & Savannah Sendar (SJSU), 6-3
Tamara Culibrk & Laura Malsert (SJSU) def. Luxizi Meng & Eira Tobrand (CSUF), 6-4
Mahli Silpachai & Hanh Pham (UCR) def. Alba Pedrero Galindo & Klara Milojkovic (SJSU), 6-3
April Wong & Anna Savchenko (APU) def. Mathilda Vidgren & Kristina Baran (SJSU), 6-1