With a chance to win their first South Coast Conference championship since 2009, the Cerritos College women's tennis team was defeated by host Mt. San Antonio College, 5-4 on Tuesday. A win by the Falcons (16-4, 7-2) would have put them in a first place tie with the Mounties (16-0, 9-0), who are ranked #1 in Southern California. The team will now travel to El Camino College on Thursday for a 2:00 p.m. match.
After dropping two of the three doubles matches, the Falcons looked to shake things up in hopes of better matchups at the top of the singles ladder. Freshman Anastasia Khomyachenko (Sochi, Russia), who had spent most of the season as the #2 player, moved to the top of the ladder. She played a tough match against Connie Aranguiz, but came up short in a 6-4, 6-3 match. Freshman Taylor Heath (Cerritos HS), the regular #1 player in singles, responded with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 win in the #2 position.
The steadiest player on the team, freshman Mariia Yatsenko (School 328, Ukraine) posted a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win in the #4 single match and also teamed with Heath for an 8-5 win in doubles action. Sophomore Merli Alcasid (Gahr HS) earned the Falcons final team point with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory in the #6 spot on the ladder.
DOUBLES
Taylor Heath/Mariia Yatsenko (CERR) def. Pyper Brown/Judy Ung (MSAC), 8-5
Connie Aranguiz/Kristen Canones (MSAC) def. Stef Flores/Anastasia Khomyachenko (CERR), 8-2
Tran Bui/Ysabella Matute (MSAC) def. Katia Brambila/Merli Alcasid (CERR), 8-5
SINGLES
Connie Aranguiz (MSAC) def. Anastasia Khomyachenko (CERR), 6-4, 6-3
Taylor Heath (CERR) def. Pyper Brown (MSAC), 6-3, 6-1
Mariia Yatsenko (CERR) def. Kristen Canones (MSAC), 6-2, 6-1
Judy Ung (MSAC) def. Stef Flores (CERR), 6-1, 6-0
Tran Bui (MSAC) def. Katia Brambila (CERR), 6-1, 6-2
Merli Alcasid (CERR) def. Ysabella Matute (MSAC), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
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April 25, 2015
W. Tennis: Doubles team defeated in quarterfinals
April 24, 2015
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April 14, 2015
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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
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April 2, 2015
W. Tennis: Cerritos suffers loss to Desert
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
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February 20, 2015
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February 19, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons sweep past Long Beach City
February 17, 2015
W. Tennis: Falcons post 8-1 win over Cypress
February 12, 2015
W. Tennis: Easy win for Falcons in conference opener
February 10, 2015
W. Tennis: Team suffers 6-3 loss at the hands of Riverside
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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