March 18, 2006

Fullerton, Calif.- The UIC women's tennis team had their three-match winning streak snapped on Saturday, as host Cal State Fullerton downed the Flames by a 6-1 tally at the Titan Tennis Courts.

UIC (7-7) received a two-set singles win from Christina Oum, who also teamed with Iris Jaklin at No. 2 doubles to pick up a hard-fought 8-7 win over Chip Dunbar and Shelly Injejikian that came down to a hotly-contested tiebreaker.

The UIC women's tennis team resumes its California road trip on Monday against Cal State Northridge.

Cal State Fullerton 6, UIC 1
SINGLES
1. Gina Le (CSF) def. Callan Smith (UIC) 6-3, 6-3
2. Ruya Inalpulat (CSF) def. Iris Jaklin (UIC) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Mai-Ly Tran (CSF) def. Corey Steven (UIC) 7-6, 6-4
4. Cheyenne Inglis (CSF) def. Molly Smith (UIC) 6-4, 6-2
5. Shelly Injejikian (CSF) def. Grace Gill-Morlis (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
6. Christina Oum (UIC) def. Chip Dunbar (CSF) 7-5, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Inalpulat/Le (CSF) def. C. Smith/Steven (UIC) 8-2
2. Jaklin/Oum (UIC) def. Dunbar/Injejikian (CSF) 8-7 (12-10)
3. Inglis/Tran (CSF) def. Gill-Morlis/M. Smith (UIC) 8-2