Undefeated MW champs rise to 10-0!

Saturday, April 23

Boise, Idaho

9 a.m. PT

Fresno State

Utah State

A.C. Hummel, running to return volley, court angle

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

Undefeated MW champs rise to 10-0!

4/23/2022 1:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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No. 67 Fresno State completed a historic run through the Mountain West by defeating Utah State 4-1 to earn a program-record 10 MW victories.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

BOISE, Idaho – The No. 67-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team defeated the Utah State Aggies 4-1 on Saturday morning at the Appleton Tennis Center in Boise, Idaho.

Fresno State (20-3, 10-0 Mountain West) completed a historic chapter in the program's storied history with an undefeated record in conference play while earning a program-record 10 MW regular season victories and the No. 1 seed for the 2022 MW Championships, which begin on Wednesday in Tucson.

The top-seeded Bulldogs will open play with a Thursday morning quarterfinal against either the No. 8 or No. 9 seed in the single-elimination tournament to be held at El Conquistador Tucson.

How it happened: Fresno State once again rallied for four singles points to win.

In doubles, Pang Jittakoat and Matilde Magrini won at No. 1 doubles for the second time in as many days, but it was the singles play from No. 3 through No. 6 that secured the neutral site victory in Boise.

Carolina Piferi played up at No. 5 sinlges and extended her winning streak to 14 straight in singles for the point that even the match at 1-1.

Cristina Flaquer and Jane Ellis added the next two points and A.C. Hummel clinched at No. 4 singles.

Team Notes:

With a 20-3 overall record in 2022, this was Fresno State's 11th 20-win in program history and first since 2009.
Denise Dy is the third head coach in program history to win 20 matches in one of her first two seasons as head coach.
No. 67 Fresno State has now won its last 12 matches and 13 of its last 14 overall.
Fresno State improved to 3-0 in neutral site contests during the 2022 regular season.
In singles, Fresno State's rotation improved to a combined 82-26 (.759) overall with double digit wins and at least four more wins than losses at each slot. Fresno State was also 35-8 (.814) in singles during MW play.
Fresno State finished the 2022 regular season with a perfect 18-0 record at No. 6 singles. The Bulldogs also won 15 times at No. 1 (15-4) and No. 4 (15-3) singles.
Fresno State improved to 35-8 overall (18-2 in MW matches) in head coach Denise Dy's two seasons coaching the Bulldogs.
This is Fresno State's third Mountain West championship in women's tennis and first since 2018. The first two (2014 & 2018) were tournament championships won when the Bulldogs were coached by Ryan Stotland, who is now the head coach at Arizona, where Denise Dy worked as Stotland's assistant coach from 2018-20 before being hired as Fresno State's head coach.
For the ninth consecutive week, the Fresno State women's tennis team is ranked nationally (No. 67) in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point, the organization announced on Wednesday. This season, Fresno State has been ranked as high as No. 51 nationally.

Player Notes:

Fresno State's Pang Jittakoat remained 17-3 in singles matches this season (15-3 at No. 1 singles) and ended the regular season on an 11-match singles winning streak (all 11 in straight sets at the top position). Jittakoat was 7-0 in MW play at No. 1 singles.
Fresno State's Cristina Flaquer improved to 15-5 in singles matches this season (10-4 at No. 3 singles).
Fresno State's Carolina Piferi is now on a 14-match singles winning streak with a 16-1 record this season (8-0 in MW play).
Fresno State's A.C. Hummel improved to 9-4 in singles matches this season (8-2 at No. 4 singles).
Fresno State's Jane Ellis earned a win at No. 6 singles to improve to 2-0 in singles this season (1-0 in MW play).
Fresno State's Matilde Magrini remained 10-7 at No. 2 singles this season.
All eight Bulldogs have won at least their last two singles matches.
Jittakoat and Magrini improved to 10-3 overall in doubles matches this season (all at No. 1 doubles) with a 7-3 record in MW play.
As a team, Fresno State was 16-6 at No. 1 doubles during the 2022 regular season.

Results
#67 Fresno State 4, Utah State 1
4/23/2022 at Boise, Idaho
(Appleton Tennis Center)

Doubles competition

Pang Jittakoat/Matilde Magrini (FS) def. Lisa Kung/Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-2
Gabi Dekkers/Sidnee Lavatai (USU) def. Carlotta Nonnis Marzano/Carolina Piferi (FS) 7-6 (7-5)
Carolina Milan/Annaliese County (USU) def. Cristina Flaquer/A.C. Hummel (FS) 7-6 (8-6)

Singles competition

Pang Jittakoat (FS) vs. Carolina Milan (USU) vs. JITTAKOAT, Pang (FS) 2-6, 6-1, 2-2, unfinished
Matilde Magrini (FS) vs. Zara Ryan (USU) 6-3, 3-6, 3-0, unfinished
Cristina Flaquer (FS) def. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-1, 6-1
A.C. Hummel (FS) def. Gabi Dekkers (USU) 6-1, 7-5
Carolina Piferi (FS) def. Sidnee Lavatai (USU) 6-1, 6-2
Jane Ellis (FS) def. Brooke Demerath (USU) 6-1, 6-3

Match Notes:
Fresno State 20-3, 10-0 MW; National ranking #67; Regional ranking #10
Utah State 6-13, 1-9 MW
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,6,4)

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