LOS ANGELES — In a very tightly contested tennis match, No. 17 Cal State L.A. got the better results as the Golden Eagles defeated No. 33 Cal State Stanislaus, 6-3, on Tuesday.

No. 1 doubles team Verena Preikschas and Katie Eng suffered their first dual match loss of the season as they fell to Christie Lau and Larn McShane, 8-4. Together the Stanislaus duo has nearly 60 career victories together and was 11-1 in all competitions during the 2011-12 season.

Cal State L.A. also won at No. 2 doubles while the Warriors took No. 3's with Heather Cotter and McKenzy Harden edging out Tiffany Leung and Liz Franco, 8-5.

"It was a very close match. This was the best I've seen Cal State L.A. play," CSUS head coach Verek Visaraga said. "It came down to the last two matches of the day.

"Our girls played extremely well today and I am really proud of them," Visaraga added.

Davina Meza won at No. 2 singles, as she beat McShane, 6-4, 6-3. Cotter was also victorious at No. 6 with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Maria Xavier.

The Warriors, now 5-3, will face another powerhouse program UC San Diego at La Jolla on Wednesday.

#17 Cal State L.A. 6, #33 Cal State Stanislaus 3

Singles competition
1. Christie Lau (CSULA) def. Verena Preikschas (CSUS) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
2. Davina Meza (CSUS) def. Larn McShane (CSULA) 6-4, 6-3
3. Leora Hemmerich (CSULA) def. Katie Eng (CSUS) 6-0, 6-3
4. Jill Sangria (CSULA) def. Kelsey Chrisco (CSUS) 6-3, 6-2
5. Tiffany Leung (CSULA) def. McKenzy Harden (CSUS) 6-2, 6-4
6. Heather Cotter (CSUS) def. Maria Xavier (CSULA) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Christie Lau/Larn McShane (CSULA) def. Verena Preikschas/Katie Eng (CSUS) 8-4
2. Leora Hemmerich/Jill Sangria (CSULA) def. Davina Meza/Kelsey Chrisco (CSUS) 8-4
3. Heather Cotter/McKenzy Harden (CSUS) def. Tiffany Leung/Liz Franco (CSULA) 8-5