Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, April 24
San Diego, Calif.
10 a.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
San Jose State
Bulldogs open Mountain West Women’s Tennis Championship on Wednesday
4/23/2019 11:32:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno State will open the 2019 Mountain West Women's Tennis Championship on Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT at Aztec Tennis Center in San Diego. The Bulldogs are slotted as the No. 9 seed and will face No. 8 seed San Jose State with the winner to play No. 1 seed UNLV on Thursday morning.
Wednesday will be a rematch from April 12 when the Spartans defeated the Bulldogs in a tightly contest 4-3 dual at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno.
For complete coverage of the 2019 Mountain West Women's Tennis Championship, including live video and result links, recaps, scores and photo galleries, visit Championship Central on the MW's official website.
A look at the Bulldogs
Like last season, in which Fresno State won the tournament championship, the Bulldogs will also enter this season's championship with nine wins as they currently sit at 9-11 overall. The 'Dogs have a new look to its team this year as first-year head coach Ric Mortera leads the youngest team in the Mountain West as Fresno State features six freshmen on its roster, and is also the only team in the conference to play at least five freshmen in every dual match during the spring.
Bulldog Bones
Shir Azran
Fresno State has won the Mountain West tournament championship twice (2014, 2018) in its five years in the conference but this will be the first year the Bulldogs will seek a championship while seeded outside of the Top 3.
2013: Lost in quarterfinals to Wyoming, 4-3
2014: Defeated New Mexico in championship, 4-2
2015: Lost in semifinals to Wyoming, 4-3
2016: Lost in championship to UNLV, 4-2
2017: Lost in quarterfinals to Air Force, 4-3
2018: Defeated UNLV in championship, 4-2
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"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" - The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160. Fresno State will be the No. 9 seed in the tournament.
Wednesday will be a rematch from April 12 when the Spartans defeated the Bulldogs in a tightly contest 4-3 dual at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno.
For complete coverage of the 2019 Mountain West Women's Tennis Championship, including live video and result links, recaps, scores and photo galleries, visit Championship Central on the MW's official website.
A look at the Bulldogs
Like last season, in which Fresno State won the tournament championship, the Bulldogs will also enter this season's championship with nine wins as they currently sit at 9-11 overall. The 'Dogs have a new look to its team this year as first-year head coach Ric Mortera leads the youngest team in the Mountain West as Fresno State features six freshmen on its roster, and is also the only team in the conference to play at least five freshmen in every dual match during the spring.
Bulldog Bones
- Fresno State is 6-2 when winning the doubles point.
- Fresno State is 6-1 when getting a win from the #1 position.
- A season-high 12 wins have come from the #5 position (12-3).
- The duo of Shir Azran and A.C. Hummel are a combined 15-1 in Fresno State's nine wins.
Shir Azran
- Is the only player in the Mountain West since Fresno State joined the league (2012-13) to win at all six singles positions in a season after she joined the team in January.
- Holds the highest winning percentage of all freshman in the Mountain West at 85.7 (12-2) during the spring.
- Holds the third highest winning percentage of all players in the Mountain West in dual matches.
- Her 12 wins is the third most of any freshman in the Mountain West.
- Is one of five players in the conference with two or less losses during the dual season.
- Is 8-4 in doubles (6-3 with A.C. Hummel).
- Top win of the season came at the Blue/Gray Invitational against Auburn's Jaeda Daniel who was ranked No. 75 at the time (6-3, 6-4).
- Holds a 14-19 overall record, 7-11 in dual matches.
- Played 19 of 20 matches during the spring at #1.
- Team-high 16 wins in doubles with a 16-10 record (10-5 with Georgia Lawson).
- Holds the second highest winning percentage of all freshman in the Mountain West in dual play at 81.8 (9-2).
- Holds the fourth highest winning percentage of all players in the Mountain West in dual matches.
- One of five players in the conference with two or less losses during the dual season.
- Second most dual wins on the team with nine.
- Went unfinished in nine matches (led in six when match was stopped).
- 13-13 overall in doubles (6-3 with Shir Azran).
- One of two returning players from the Bulldogs' 2018 championship team, and only one to play during the dual season.
- 6-6 overall during the spring.
- 4-0 in singles in four career Mountain West tournament matches.
- 3-1 in doubles in four career Mountain West tournament matches.
- 10-5 with Georgia Lawson in doubles at the #1 position.
- 6-15 overall after joining the team in January.
- Has played in five different spots in the lineup after starting the season at #2.
- 4-23 overall and 2-13 in dual play.
- Has played in five different spots in the lineup.
Fresno State has won the Mountain West tournament championship twice (2014, 2018) in its five years in the conference but this will be the first year the Bulldogs will seek a championship while seeded outside of the Top 3.
2013: Lost in quarterfinals to Wyoming, 4-3
2014: Defeated New Mexico in championship, 4-2
2015: Lost in semifinals to Wyoming, 4-3
2016: Lost in championship to UNLV, 4-2
2017: Lost in quarterfinals to Air Force, 4-3
2018: Defeated UNLV in championship, 4-2
Follow us on:
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"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" - The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160. Fresno State will be the No. 9 seed in the tournament.
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