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Nevada
Fresno State Stays Unbeaten in WAC
4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 1, 2012
By Kate Whitney
katewhitney23@gmail.com
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 57 Fresno State women's tennis team beat Nevada in a 6-1 decision on Sunday at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center to improve its Western Athletic Conference record to 3-0.
The Bulldogs (10-6, 3-0 WAC) swept the Wolf Pack (3-8, 0-1 WAC) at all doubles positions to gain a 1-0 lead going into singles. At No. 1 doubles, Marianne Jodoin and Tanya Murtagh bested Michelle Okhremchuk and Emma Verberne, 8-4. The `Dogs clinched the doubles point at No. 3 doubles where Laura Pola and Aishwarya Agrawal defeated Rymma Maslova and Gabriela Eufrasio, 8-4.
In singles, the `Dogs continued strong despite the cold and high winds. Senior Pola quickly bested Eufrasio, 6-1, 6-1, at the No. 5 spot. Junior Bianca Modoc rallied six points in her second set to defeat Legendre, 6-0, 7-5, at No. 4 singles. The Pack struck back against the `Dogs at No. 3 where Sophie Stevens beat junior Olga Kirpicheva, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
The Bulldogs' team win was clinched at No. 1 singles where 47th-ranked singles player, Jodoin bested Okhremchuck, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Freshman Agrawal then beat Verberne, 6-4, 7-6 (6), at No. 2. The match ended at the No. 6 spot where Murtagh defeated Maslova, 7-6, 7-5.
The Bulldogs travel Florida to face-off against No. 5 Miami at 1:30 p.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
Fresno State, 6 Nevada, 1
Fresno, Calif.
Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center
Singles
1. #47 Marianne Jodoin (FS) def. Michelle Okhremchuk (N), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
2. Aishwarya Agrawal (FS) def. Emma Verberne (N), 6-4, 7-6(6)
3. Sophie Stevens (N) def. Olga Kirpicheva (FS), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
4. Bianca Modoc (FS) def. Juliette Legendre (N), 6-0, 7-5
5. Laura Pola (FS) def. Gabriela Eufrasio (N), 6-1, 6-1
6. Tanya Murtagh (FS) def. Rymma Maslova (N), 7-6, 7-5
(5,4,3,1,2,6)
Doubles
1. Jodoin/Murtagh (FS) def. Okhremchuk/Verberne (N), 8-4
2. Modoc/Melissa McQueen (FS) def. Legendre/ Stevens (N), 8-6
3. Pola/Agrawal (FS) def. Maslova/Eufrasio (N), 8-4
(1,3,2)
Match notes
Fresno State 10-6, 3-0 WAC; National ranking #57
Nevada 3-8, 0-1 WAC
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