No. 60 Bulldogs remain atop MW

Saturday, April 9

San Jose, Calif.

12 p.m. PT

Fresno State

Nevada

Photo by: Cary Edmondson

No. 60 Bulldogs remain atop MW

4/9/2022 4:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

No. 60 Fresno State completed a weekend sweep in San Jose with a 4-1 neutral site victory over Nevada.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The No. 60-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Spartan Tennis Complex.

With the win, Fresno State (16-3, 6-0 Mountain West) remains undefeated in MW contests and in sole possession of first place in the league standings through the first three weeks of conference play.

How it happened: Fresno State earned the doubles point for the fifth time in its six MW matches – once again winning at the top doubles position with another strong match by Pang Jittakoat and Matilde Magrini, who improved to 8-1 when playing together at No. 1 doubles.

In singles, Jittakoat, Magrini and A.C. Hummel recorded straight-set victories to finish off the Bulldogs' eighth straight win.

Team Notes:

Fresno State is now on an eight-match winning streak and has won nine of its last 10 matches.
Fresno State has now earned the doubles point in 13 of its 19 matches this season.
In singles, Fresno State's rotation improved to 66-25 (.725) overall with more wins than losses at each slot this season.
Fresno State improved to 31-8 overall (14-2 in MW matches) in head coach Denise Dy's two seasons coaching the Bulldogs.
For the seventh consecutive week, the Fresno State women's tennis team is ranked nationally (No. 60) in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point.

Results:
#60 Fresno State 4, Nevada 1
4/9/2022 at San Jose, Calif.
(Spartan Tennis Complex)

Doubles competition

Pang Jittakoat/Matilde Magrini (FS) def. Turulja, Selina/Campino, Mariana (NEV) 6-2
Carlotta Nonnis Marzano/Carolina Piferi (FS) def. Luneva, Anastasia/Sarcelet, Mathilde (NEV) 6-3
Cristina Flaquer/A.C. Hummel (FS) vs. Moll Alles, Cristina/Charalampidi, G. (NEV) 5-4 (30-30), unfinished

Singles competition

Pang Jittakoat (FS) def. Luneva, Anastasia (NEV) 6-4, 6-1
Matilde Magrini (FS) def. Campino, Mariana (NEV) 6-1, 6-0
Moll Alles, Cristina (NEV) def. Cristina Flaquer (FS) 6-4, 7-5
A.C. Hummel (FS) def. Turulja, Selina (NEV) 6-3, 6-2
Carolina Piferi (FS) vs. Charalampidi, G. (NEV) 6-3, 5-7, 0-1, unfinished
Ella Husrefovic (FS) vs. Sarcelet, Mathilde (NEV) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0, unfinished

Match Notes:
Nevada 8-6, 2-3 MW
Fresno State 16-3, 6-0 MW; National ranking #60; Regional ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,1,3,4)

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