Titans Let Early Lead Slip Away vs. UC Riverside
April 7, 2005 – Fullerton, Calif.

Cal State Fullerton let an early lead slip away on Thursday afternoon as visiting UC Riverside won the final four singles matches of the day to clinch a 4-3 Big West Conference victory at the Titan Tennis Courts.

The Titans took the early 1-0 lead, winning two of three doubles matches. The duos of Gina Le and Ruya Inalpulat posted an 8-4 win at No. 2 while Caroline Freeman and Chip Dunbar triumphed 8-2 at No. 3 doubles.

Fullerton continued to roll winning at No. 5 and No. 6 singles in straight sets with Freeman and Dunbar emerging victorious.

However, the Highlanders bounced back, claiming wins at Nos. 1-4 singles to clinch the match, including three-set victories by Michelle Beyronneau (7-6, 4-6, 6-1) at No. 1 and H.R. Espiritu (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) at No. 3.

UC Riverside 4, Cal State Fullerton 3 (at Fullerton, Calif.)
Doubles
No. 1 - Cross/Espiritu (UCR) def. Rocha/Tran (CSF), 8-6
No. 2 - Inalpulat/Le (CSF) def. Beyronneau/Yoshimoto (UCR), 8-4
No. 3 - Dunbar/Freeman (CSF) def. Chau/Kim (UCR), 8-2

Singles
No. 1 - Michelle Beyronneau (UCR) def. Ruya Inalpulat (CSF), 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
No. 2 - Casey Cross (UCR) def. Gina Le (CSF), 6-4, 7-6
No. 3 - H.R. Espiritu (UCR) def. Mai-Ly Tran (CSF), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
No. 4 - Eri Yoshimoto (UCR) def. Carla Rocha (CSF), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 - Caroline Freeman (CSF) def. Colette Chau (UCR), 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 - Chip Dunbar (CSF) def. Kristina Kim (UCR), 6-1, 6-1

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