Bulldogs top Cal Poly 4-3

Saturday, April 6

Fresno, Calif.

11 a.m. PT

Fresno State

Cal Poly

Bulldogs top Cal Poly 4-3

4/6/2019 5:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Communications

FRESNO, Calif. – Returning to Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center for the first time in three weeks, Fresno State grinded out a 4-3 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday afternoon in a near-four-hour dual match. The Bulldogs improved to 8-9 on the year while the Mustangs dropped to 6-9.

Saturday's win marked Fresno State's third straight win that resulted in a 4-3 score line. The 'Dogs moved to 4-0 in one-point wins on the season.

DOUBLES
Fresno State started strong in doubles play behind its No. 3 duo of Shir Azran and A.C. Hummel who posted a 6-1 win to give the 'Dogs the early edge. Cal Poly responded with a 6-3 win at No. 2 from Susanne Boyden and Grace Olyphant. With the No. 1 match knotted up at 5-5, Georgia Lawson and Jennifer Timotin claimed the next two games to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the dual.

SINGLES
Sliding up into the No. 4 spot for only the second time in the last six matches, Hummel was in cruise control against Caroline Williams as the Bulldog freshman improved to 9-1 in duals this year with a 6-1, 6-1 win. Timotin then fell at No. 1 to Emily Louie-Meadors, 6-4, 6-4, cut the road team's deficit to 2-1.

Lawson quickly answered for the Bulldogs, closing out her match on Court 6 to give the 'Dogs a 3-1 advantage. The junior defeated Claire Bouquet, 6-4, 6-4. The Mustangs closed the gap with a win at No. 3 as MacKenzie Worsnop won a second-set tiebreak to close out Ella Husrefovic, 6-3, 7-6.

With the dual coming down to Court 2 and Court 5, Deniza Marcinkevica was forced into a third set after dropping a second-set tiebreaker at No. 5, while Shir Azran, despite cramping late in the second, gutted her way into a third set with a 7-5 win in her first match this season in the No. 2 spot. Marcinkevica would clinch the dual for the Bulldogs behind a 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 win over Olyphant.

Up Next
Fresno State will return to Wathen Tennis Center tomorrow at 11 a.m. PT as the Bulldogs host Long Beach State who heads into Fresno with a 12-4 record after defeating UC Davis 4-0 on Saturday.

Cal Poly vs Fresno State
4/6/19 at Fresno, Calif.
(Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center)

Fresno State 4, Cal Poly 3

Singles competition
1. Emily Louie-Meadors (CP) def. Jennifer Timotin (FS) 6-4, 6-4
2. Susanne Boyden (CP) def. Shir Azran (FS) 6-2, 5-7, 5-5, retired
3. MacKenzie Worsnop (CP) def. Ella Husrefovic (FS) 6-3, 7-6
4. A.C. Hummel (FS) def. Caroline Williams (CP) 6-1, 6-1
5. Deniza Marcinkevica (FS) def. Grace Olyphant (CP) 7-5, 6-7, 6-4
6. Georgia Lawson (FS) def. Claire Bouquet (CP) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Georgia Lawson/Jennifer Timotin (FS) def. Emily Ackerman/Emily Louie-Meadors (CP) 7-5
2. Susanne Boyden/Grace Olyphant (CP) def. Ella Husrefovic/Deniza Marcinkevica (FS) 6-3
3. Shir Azran/A.C. Hummel (FS) def. MacKenzie Worsnop/Caroline Williams (CP) 6-1

Match Notes:
Cal Poly 6-9
Fresno State 8-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)

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