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Bulldogs and Sun Devils Battle It Out
2/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - No. 64 Fresno State took on the Pac-10's 31st-ranked Arizona State on Friday in Tempe, Ariz., with the Sun Devils coming away with a 6-1 non-conference victory.
Fresno State senior Renata Kucerkova picked up a victory in a super-tiebreaker against the Sun Devils' Nadia Abdala. Kucerkova dropped the first set, 3-6, but tied the match at one set apiece, by winning the second 7-5.
In the decisive super-tiebreaker set, Kucerkova outscored Abdala 10-6, to secure a win over a Pac-10 opponent.
Sophomore Laura Polo also pushed her match to a super-tiebreaker against No. 97 Kelcy McKenna, but the Sun Devil came away with a 6-4, 6-7, (10-3) victory.
"I was very proud with how Renata and Laura competed today," Fresno State head coach Simon Thibodeau said. "They showed great fighting spirit and left it all on the court. This match was a step forward to where we want to be."
The Bulldogs will finish the road trip with a match on a neutral court against the Big 12's No. 33 Texas on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.
NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS
Feb. 26, 2010 - Tempe, Ariz.
No. 31 Arizona State 6, No. 64 Fresno State 1
Doubles (Arizona State wins the doubles point)
1.Abdala/Hein (ASU) def. Kucerkova/Modoc (FS), 8-3
2. McKenna/James (ASU) def. Pola/McQueen (FS), 8-3
3. Brycki/Smith (ASU) def. Gragera-Cano/Kirpicheva (FS), 8-6
Singles
1. Renata Kucerkova (FS) def. Nadia Abdala (FS), 3-6, 7-5, (10-6)
2. No. 97 Kelcy McKenna (ASU) def. Laura Pola (FS), 6-4, 6-7, (10-3)
3. No. 106 Micaela Hein (ASU) def. Bianca Modoc (FS), 6-2, 6-3
4. Hannah James (ASU) def. Julia Gragera-Cano (FS), 6-0, 6-0
5. Michelle Brycki (ASU) def. Melissa McQueen (FS), 6-2, 6-1
6. Sianna Simmons (ASU) def. Anna Mikhaylova (FS), 6-3, 6-0
"We Are Your Team" - Come cheer on the Bulldogs as they host a doubleheader against Harvard and Pacific at the Wathen Tennis Center on March 20. For all the up to date information on Fresno State men's tennis stay logged on to gobulldogs.com.
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