Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, January 18
Fresno, CA
11 a.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
Southern Utah
Photo by: Keith Kountz
’Dogs open 2020 with five at home
1/16/2020 11:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Bulldogs will open the 2020 spring season with five home matches, starting when Fresno State faces Southern Utah at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. PT.
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State women's tennis team will open its 2020 spring schedule by hosting Southern Utah and Colorado this weekend.
Fresno State will host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Saturday at 11 a.m. PT, and then take on the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT. Both matches will be held at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center on the Fresno State campus. Admission is free for all home matches.
"I'm looking forward to our home opener this weekend," Fresno State head coach Mariana Cobra said. "We have worked hard since August and I am excited to our team put it all into play."
The Bulldogs return two All-Mountain West performers from last season in now sophomore Shir Azran (2019 All-MW Singles Team) and senior Georgia Lawson (Three-Time All-MW Doubles Team honoree), along with junior Alessia Dario (Francenigo, Italy) and sophomores Jane Ellis (Fresno, Calif.), A.C. Hummel (Bissingen, Germany), Ella Husrefovic (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) and Deniza Marcinkevica (Riga, Latvia).
Fresno State is also welcoming a new addition to the team's roster in freshman Carlotta Nonnis Marzano (Parma, Italy), who has joined the team for the 2020 spring season.
After this weekend's spring season-opening contests, the Bulldogs are also scheduled to host Pacific on Jan. 25 and then also host dual matches with Cal Poly and Bakersfield College on Jan. 26, before heading to play at BYU on Feb. 8.
During the 2019 fall semester, Azran, Lawson and Hummel each earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages and the program recorded a department-best 3.83 team grade point average.
2020 Fresno State Women's Tennis – Home Schedule
Fresno State will host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Saturday at 11 a.m. PT, and then take on the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT. Both matches will be held at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center on the Fresno State campus. Admission is free for all home matches.
"I'm looking forward to our home opener this weekend," Fresno State head coach Mariana Cobra said. "We have worked hard since August and I am excited to our team put it all into play."
The Bulldogs return two All-Mountain West performers from last season in now sophomore Shir Azran (2019 All-MW Singles Team) and senior Georgia Lawson (Three-Time All-MW Doubles Team honoree), along with junior Alessia Dario (Francenigo, Italy) and sophomores Jane Ellis (Fresno, Calif.), A.C. Hummel (Bissingen, Germany), Ella Husrefovic (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) and Deniza Marcinkevica (Riga, Latvia).
Fresno State is also welcoming a new addition to the team's roster in freshman Carlotta Nonnis Marzano (Parma, Italy), who has joined the team for the 2020 spring season.
After this weekend's spring season-opening contests, the Bulldogs are also scheduled to host Pacific on Jan. 25 and then also host dual matches with Cal Poly and Bakersfield College on Jan. 26, before heading to play at BYU on Feb. 8.
During the 2019 fall semester, Azran, Lawson and Hummel each earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages and the program recorded a department-best 3.83 team grade point average.
2020 Fresno State Women's Tennis – Home Schedule
- Jan. 18 – Southern Utah
- Jan. 19 – Colorado
- Jan. 25 – Pacific
- Jan. 26 – Cal Poly & Bakersfield College (DH)
- Feb. 15 – San Francisco
- Feb. 16 – Fresno City College
- April 17 – Utah State
- April 19 – Boise State
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