The Cerritos College women's tennis team saw their remaining singles players and one of their two doubles teams eliminated on the second day of the CCCAA State Championships in Ojai. The Falcons opened the day with a pair of singles and doubles competitors, with freshman Anastasia Khomyachenko (Sochi, Russia) advancing to the quarterfinals, where she was defeated.
The doubles team of freshmen Taylor Heath (Cerritos HS) and Mariia Yatsenko (School 328, Ukraine), who are seeded #2, won both of their matches on Friday. They have advanced to the quarterfinals and will square off against #3-seeded Polina Gorshinina and Van Nguyen of De Anza College at 1:30 p.m. at the Ojai Athletic Club. The duo opened the day with a 6-4, 6-0 win against Maria Kossenko and Jenna McGuirk of Foothill College before fighting back to eliminate #7-seeded Allison Hernandez and Chieko Yamada of Santa Rosa College, 0-6, 6-3, 10-5. Yamada is also the #1-seeded singles player.
Khomyachenko and sophomore Stef Flores (Golden Valley Charter HS), who were seeded #13, beat Hali Dickson and Emily Nickels of Orange Coast College in their first match of the day, 7-6(9), 4-6, 10-4 before getting beat by #4-seeded Brigetti Benetiz and Meredy Gharabegi of Glendale College, 5-7, 2-6.
In singles action, #13-seeded Khomyachenko reached the Round of 16 with a 6-2, 6-3 win over #4-seeded Marifer Ochoa. But in the next match, #5-seeded Jaella Conway of Grossmont posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over Khomyachenko. As for #14-seeded Heath, she extended #3-seeded Vanessa Teves of Modesto College to a third set, but lost, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6.
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April 25, 2015
W. Tennis: Doubles team defeated in quarterfinals
April 24, 2015
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April 14, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons edged in playoffs by Glendale
April 7, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons open team playoffs with win
April 5, 2015
W. Tennis: Cerritos seeded #4 for the playoffs
April 3, 2015
W. Tennis: Win over Grossmont concludes regular season
April 2, 2015
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March 31, 2015
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March 26, 2015
W. Tennis: Team suffers upset loss to El Camino
March 24, 2015
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March 19, 2015
W. Tennis: Cerritos wins 10th straight match
March 17, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons dispatch Mesa (AZ) CC, 7-2
March 14, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons win both matches up north
March 12, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons post easy win over Victor Valley
March 5, 2015
W. Tennis: Singles play leads Falcons to win
March 3, 2015
W. Tennis: Team wins third straight match
February 28, 2015
W. Tennis: Cerritos holds onto second place with win
February 27, 2015
W. Tennis: Cerritos hands SD Mesa, 7-2 loss
February 24, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons defeated by Mt. SAC, 7-2
February 20, 2015
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February 19, 2015
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February 17, 2015
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February 12, 2015
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February 10, 2015
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February 6, 2015
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February 5, 2015
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February 3, 2015
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September 23, 2014
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