'Dogs stun Cougars in 4-3 thriller

Monday, March 4

Fresno, Calif.

11 a.m. PT

Fresno State

BYU

'Dogs stun Cougars in 4-3 thriller

3/4/2019 11:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Communications

FRESNO, Calif. – Trailing 3-1, Fresno State rallied for a thrilling 4-3 win on Monday afternoon over BYU at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center. Freshman Jennifer Timotin clinched the match 7-5 in the third set of the final match.

DOUBLES
BYU took a 1-0 lead in doubles play with a 6-3 win on Court 2 from Polina Malykh and Madeline Almeida. Timotin and Georgia Lawson evened doubles play at 1-1 with a 6-2 win at No. 1 but the Cougars would claim the first dual's opening point with a 6-3 win on Court 3 from Samantha Smith and Taylah Beckman.

SINGLES
Fresno State evened the dual at 1-1 as freshman Shir Azran worked quickly on Court 5, defeating Almeida 6-0, 6-2. BYU answered back though by pulling to within one point of the match behind a pair of straight-set wins from Kate Cusick and Malykh.

A.C. Hummel would answer for the Bulldogs, halting BYU's momentum with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Smith at the No. 4 spot.

After dropping her first set with Beckman, Lawson would force a third set with a 6-0 second set win. The junior would gut out a 7-6 final set, winning the tiebreak 7-5 put the outcome of the dual on Court 1. Timotin would take a commanding 5-2 lead in the final set for the Bulldogs but Anastasia Abramyan would not go down quietly. The Cougar would rattle off three straight points to tie the set at 5-5 but Timotin would strike back. The Bulldog would break Abramyan's serve and close out the match on serve, clinching the dual with a 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 match.

The loss was BYU's first against a Mountain West team in four matches this season.

UP NEXT
Fresno State will be back in action at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center on March 12 to host Utah at 11 a.m. PT.

BYU vs Fresno State
Mar 4, 2019 at Fresno, Calif.
(Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center)
Fresno State 4, BYU 3

Singles competition
1. Jennifer Timotin (FS) def. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) 7-6, 3-6, 7-5
2. Kate Cusick (BYU) def. Ella Husrefovic (FS) 6-4, 6-1
3. Polina Malykh (BYU) def. Deniza Marcinkevica (FS) 6-3, 6-0
4. A.C. Hummel (FS) def. Samantha Smith (BYU) 6-4, 6-0
5. Shir Azran (FS) def. Madeline Almeida (BYU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Georgia Lawson (FS) def. Taylah Beckman (BYU) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6

Doubles competition
1. Georgia Lawson/Jennifer Timotin (FS) def. Kate Cusick/Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) 6-2
2. Polina Malykh/Madeline Almeida (BYU) def. Ella Husrefovic/Deniza Marcinkevica (FS) 6-3
3. Samantha Smith/Taylah Beckman (BYU) def. Shir Azran/A.C. Hummel (FS) 6-3

Match Notes:
BYU 5-4
Fresno State 6-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,3,2,4,6,1)

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