’Dogs rally for 4-3 win over UNLV

Sunday, March 28

San Diego, Calif.

12 p.m. PT

Fresno State

UNLV

Ella Husrefovic, returning a shot, practice

Photo by: FRESNO STATE BRAND STRATEGY AND MARKETING - PHOTO BY CARY EDMONDSON

’Dogs rally for 4-3 win over UNLV

3/28/2021 4:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Fresno State’s Ella Husrefovic finished off the Bulldogs’ 4-3 win over UNLV on Sunday.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of New Media

SAN DIEGO – The Fresno State women's tennis team rallied for a thrilling 4-3 win over the UNLV Rebels on Sunday afternoon in San Diego at the Aztec Tennis Center.

Fresno State (9-3, 2-0 Mountain West) earned wins at the No. 1, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 positions in singles to defeat UNLV (5-5, 1-1 MW) in a neutral site contest.

Ella Husrevofic earned the clinching point in a three-set victory at the No. 6 slot for the Bulldogs.

Bulldog Bones

Dalia Ahmed improved to 10-2 in singles play this season, including a 6-1 mark at the No. 1 singles position.
A.C. Hummel improved to 7-1 in singles play this season, including a 3-0 record at the No. 4 singles position.
Carolina Piferi improved to 6-4 in singles play this season, including a 5-0 record at the No. 5 singles position.
Fresno State has now won eight of its last 10 matches.

Box Score
Fresno State 4, UNLV 3
March 28, 2021 at San Diego, Calif. (Aztec Tennis Center)

Doubles competition
1. Izumi Asano / En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Dalia Ahmed / Deniza Marcinkevica (FS) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Carolina Piferi / Carlotta Nonnis Marzano (FS) def. Connie Li / Sam Smith (UNLV) 6-4
3. Zita Kovacs / Aura Fang (UNLV) def. A.C. Hummel / Cristina Flaquer (FS) 6-0

Singles competition
1. Dalia Ahmed (FS) def. Izumi Asano (UNLV) 6-7 (7-9), 6-0, 6-1
2. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Cristina Flaquer (FS) 6-4, 6-0
3. Zita Kovacs (UNLV) def. Deniza Marcinkevica (FS) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
4. A.C. Hummel (FS) def. Connie Li (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1
5. Carolina Piferi (FS) def. Sam Smith (UNLV) 6-1, 6-3
6. Ella Husrefovic (FS) def. Aura Fang (UNLV) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Match Notes:
Fresno State: 9-3, 2-0 MW
UNLV: 5-5, 1-1 MW
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,4,2,3,1,6)

Next up: Fresno State is scheduled to travel to Northern California for a neutral site match against Nevada on Friday and then the Bulldogs will face San Jose State on Saturday. Both contests will be played at Spartan Tennis Complex in San Jose.

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