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 1SINGLES1. Gina Le (CSF) def. Callan Smith (UIC) 6-3, 6-32. Ruya Inalpulat (CSF) def. Iris Jaklin (UIC) 1-6, 6-2, 6-33. Mai-Ly Tran (CSF) def. Corey Steven (UIC) 7-6, 6-44. Cheyenne Inglis (CSF) def. Molly Smith (UIC) 6-4, 6-25. Shelly Injejikian (CSF) def. Grace Gill-Morlis (UIC) 6-3, 6-16. Christina Oum (UIC) def. Chip Dunbar (CSF) 7-5, 6-3
DOUBLES1. Inalpulat/Le (CSF) def. C. Smith/Steven (UIC) 8-22. Jaklin/Oum (UIC) def. Dunbar/Injejikian (CSF) 8-7 (12-10)3. Inglis/Tran (CSF) def. Gill-Morlis/M. Smith (UIC) 8-2