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Fresno State Battles the Hornets
3/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 26, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State took on No. 53 Sacramento State on Friday in Sacramento, Calif., with the Hornets coming away with a 5-2 win.
Bulldog freshmen Julia Gragera-Cano and Anna Mikhailova each put together singles victories for the Bulldogs on the afternoon.
Gragera-Cano cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Milica Zivanovic and Mikhailova held down the No. 6 spot, by defeating Gayane Sarkisian, 6-3, 6-4.
In doubles, Mikhailova teamed with Gragera-Cano to collect an 8-7 (7-5) victory over Zalina Nazarova and Zizanovic.
"There was progress in today's match," Fresno State head coach Simon Thibodeau said. "We have to believe we can win even more. We will take the positives from this match with us."
Fresno State returns home on Saturday to take on No. 27 SMU at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.
NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS
March 26, 2010 - Sacramento, Calif.
No. 53 Sacramento State 5, Fresno State 2
Doubles (Sacramento State wins the doubles point)
1. Deglado/Kapshai (SAC) def. Kucerkova/McQueen (FS) 8-3
2. Baca/Meliuk (SAC) def. Modoc/Pola (FS) 8-3
3. Mikhailova/Gragera-Cano (FS) def. Zivanovic/Nazarova (SAC) 8-7 (7-5)
Order of Completion: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Tatsiana Kapshai (SAC) def. Renata Kucerkova (FS) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
2. Rebeca Delgado (SAC) def. Laura Pola (FS) 6-1, 6-4
3. Maria Meliuk (SAC) def. Bianca Modoc (FS) 7-6, 7-5
4. Clarisse Baca (SAC) def. Melissa McQueen (FS) 6-1, 6-1
5. Julia Gragera-Cano (FS) def. Milica Zivanovic (SAC) 6-0, 6-2
6. Anna Mikhailova (FS) def. Gayane Sarkisian (SAC) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Completion: 4, 2, 6, 5, 1*, 3
"We Are Your Team" - Come cheer on the Bulldogs as they host No. 27 SMU at the Wathen Tennis Center on March 27. For all the up to date information on Fresno State men's tennis stay logged on to gobulldogs.com.
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