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Fresno State Gouges Gauchos
3/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 30, 2012
By Kate Whitney
katewhitney23@gmail.com
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 57 Fresno State women's tennis team beat UCSB in a 7-0 decision on Friday at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs (9-6, 2-0 WAC) clinched the doubles point over the Gauchos (7-10) to gain a 1-0 lead going into singles. At No. 3 doubles, Bianca Modoc and Aishwarya Agrawal bested UCSB's April Scatliffe and Kiersten Meehan, 8-3. The `Dogs clinched the doubles point at No. 1 doubles where Marianne Jodoin and Tanya Murtagh bested Natalia Lozano and Jordan Dockendorf, 8-2.
In singles, the `Dogs clinched the team win quickly. Freshman Agrawal finished her match with lightening speed in a, 6-2, 6-3, defeat over Lozano at No. 2 singles. Sophomore Murtagh then bested Cano, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 6. Senior Laura Pola clinched the Bulldog win at the No. 5 spot with her, 6-3, 7-5, defeat of Dockendorf.
The Bulldogs continued strong with a win at No. 4 singles from Modoc over Meehan, 7-5, 6-3. Olga Kirpicheva followed suit at No. 5 with her 6-4, 6-4, defeat over April Scatliffe. In the closest match of the day, 47th-ranked singles player Jodoin bested UCSB's Novak, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3, to finish the match at the No. 1 spot.
The Bulldogs return to courts Sunday morning to face-off against Nevada at 11 a.m. at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.
Fresno State, 7 UCSB, 0
Fresno, Calif.
Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center
Singles
1. #47 Marianne Jodoin (FS) def. Sofia Novak (UCSB), 6-0, 2-6, 6-3
2. Aishwarya Agrawal (FS) def. Natalia Lozano (UCSB), 6-2, 6-3
3. Olga Kirpicheva (FS) def. April Scatliffe (UCSB), 6-4, 6-4
4. Bianca Modoc (FS) def. Kiersten Meehan (UCSB), 7-5, 6-3
5. Laura Pola (FS) def. Jordan Dockendorf (UCSB), 6-3, 7-5
6. Tanya Murtagh (FS) def. Erica Cano (UCSB), 6-3, 6-2
(2,6,5,4,3,1)
Doubles
1. Jodoin/Murtagh (FS) def. Lozano/Dockendorf (UCSB), 8-2
2. Cano/Novak (UCSB)def. Kirpicheva/Pola (FS), 8-3
3. Modoc/Agrawal (FS) def. Scatliffe/Meehan (UCSB), 8-3
(3,2,1)
Match Notes
Fresno State 9-6; National ranking #57
UCSB 7-10
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