No. 51 Bulldogs fall at Cal Poly

Friday, February 25

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

2 p.m. PT

Fresno State

Cal Poly

Photo by: Cary Edmondson

No. 51 Bulldogs fall at Cal Poly

2/25/2022 7:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Match Notes: Pacific at Fresno State (PDF)

No. 51 Fresno State had its five-match winning streak snapped after falling 4-0 at Cal Poly on Friday.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The No. 51-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team lost 4-0 on the road to the Cal Poly Mustangs on Friday afternoon at the Mustang Tennis Complex.

Fresno State (7-2) battled tough in the top doubles match, which featured Pang Jittakoat and Carolina Piferi, yet Cal Poly (5-3) earned the doubles point by winning at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.

The Mustangs used the early momentum to build a solid lead in singles and captured victories in the top three singles contests to clinch the sweep.

Team Notes:

The Bulldogs are ranked No. 51 in the latest ITA Collegiate Tennis Division I Women's Team Rankings, which were released on Feb. 23, 2022.
This was the third straight season Fresno State has lost to Cal Poly, but the Bulldogs still own a 23-7 record in their all-time series with the Mustangs.
Fresno State's Pang Jittakoat is the Mountain West Player of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 record last week.
No. 51 Fresno State has won seven straight home matches dating back to February 2021.
Fresno State finished the spring 2021 season ranked in the Top 10 of the ITA Northwest Region rankings.
In 2021, Fresno State went 15-5 overall with an 8-2 record in Mountain West play, which tied for the most overall and conference victories by any MW team in 2021.

Next up: No. 51 Fresno State (7-2) hosts Pacific (4-1) on Sunday at 1 p.m. PT at Copper River Country Club.

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