GLENDALE, Ariz. — McKenzy Harden and Analyssa Tallas each won twice as they led the Warriors to their spring opening match over Western New Mexico, 6-3, on Thursday.

Cal State Stanislaus opens the spring portion of the 2013-14 season on the road — after home matches were washed out last weekend due to weather — with three netural site matches this week at the Paseo Racquet Center. Western New Mexico, the No. 9 ranked team in the South Central Region, was the Warriors' first opponent.

To start out the early-morning match, the Warriors' top doubles team of J'Ana Diamond and Jessica Laurie beat-out Ganna Tiurina and Diamond Morrill, 9-7.

Tiurina, of Ukraine, was the 2013 RMAC player of the year. She defeated Diamond at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-1.

Also winning at doubles competiton was the Warriors' No. 2 team as Tallas and Harden easily took down Marie Monier and Dena Irvin, 8-1. Harden won her No. 2 singles match, 6-3, 6-3 over Monier as well. At No. 4 singles, Tallas was victorious in her first collegiate dual match with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Morrill.

At No. 3 singles, Jessica Laurie defeated Claudia Osuna, 6-3, 6-2 and Jessica Stokes shut-out Irvin, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 5 singles play.

The Warriors will face Chaminade on Friday at Noon mountain time.


Cal State Stanislaus 6, Western New Mexico 3
at Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, Ariz.

SINGLES
1. Ganna Tiurina (WNMU) def. J'Ana Diamond (CSUS) 6-1, 6-1
2. McKenzy Harden (CSUS) def. Marie Monier (WNMU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Jessica Laurie (CSUS) def. Claudia Osuna (WNMU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Analyssa Tallas (CSUS) def. Diamond Morrill (WNMU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jessica Stokes (CSUS) def. Dena Irvin (WNMU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Marissa Aguirre (WNMU) def. Kaitlyn Ireland (CSUS) 6-2, 3-6, 11-9

DOUBLES
1. J'Ana Diamond/Jessica Laurie (CSUS) def. Ganna Tiurina/Diamond Morrill (WNMU) 9-7
2. Analyssa Tallas/McKenzy Harden (CSUS) def. Marie Monier/Dena Irvin (WNMU) 8-1
3. Claudia Osuna/Marissa Aguirre (WNMU) def. Jessica Stokes/Katie Ferlmann (CSUS) 9-7