Fresno State Athletics
Sunday, January 22
Fresno, CA (Fig Garden Swim & Racquet Club)
12 p.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
Sacramento State
Photo by: Cary Edmondson
Bulldogs to open 2023 at Fig Garden
1/21/2023 4:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MATCH 1: Sacramento State at No. 65 Fresno State
Jan. 22, 2023 • 12 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. • Fig Garden Swim & Racquet Club
ROSTERS: Sacramento State // Fresno State
LIVE STATS: BulldogsLive.com
THE BREAKDOWN
The No. 65-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team will compete in the 2023 ITA Kickoff Weekend in the Austin Regional.
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No. 4 seed Fresno State will open with the back-to-back defending national champion and No. 1-seeded Texas Longhorns on Jan. 27. No. 2 seed Baylor and No. 3 seed LMU round out the four-team regional, which will take place from Jan. 27-28.
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The winner of the regional will advance to face the Washington Huskies in the ITA National Indoor Championships in Seattle – hosted by the University of Washington.
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This will be Fresno State's first appearance in the nation's top nonconference tournament, which includes a 61-team field, since 2018.
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BULLDOGS EARN 10TH STRAIGHT ITA ACADEMIC AWARD
The Fresno State women's tennis team earned its tenth consecutive Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award in 2022. Fresno State also had five student-athletes – Jane Ellis, A.C. Hummel, Ella Husrefovic, Matilde Magrini and Pang Jittakoat – receive ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition for the 2021-22 academic year.
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Within the sport of tennis, student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court across the country. In 2022, 1,517 Division I Women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 250 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
"Fresno State Athletics – For The V: The Central Valley" – Bulldog student-athletes, coaches, and staff proudly wear the "Green V" to show their pride in representing the Central Valley. Stories of why the Bulldogs play for the "Green V" will be shared throughout the next year with #ForTheV. To become a Bulldog Foundation member or join "The Green V Society," please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
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Jan. 22, 2023 • 12 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. • Fig Garden Swim & Racquet Club
ROSTERS: Sacramento State // Fresno State
LIVE STATS: BulldogsLive.com
THE BREAKDOWN
- Denise Dy is entering her third season as the 11th head coach for the Fresno State women's tennis program.
- The Bulldogs were 35-9 overall in head coach Denise Dy's first two seasons at Fresno State and finished its 2022 spring season with a 20-4 record to rise to No. 65 in the national rankings (sixth in the competitive ITA northwest region).
- Fresno State won the 2022 Mountain West regular season championship with a perfect 10-0 record in conference play.
- Fresno State enters the spring with five returners and four newcomers.
The No. 65-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team will compete in the 2023 ITA Kickoff Weekend in the Austin Regional.
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No. 4 seed Fresno State will open with the back-to-back defending national champion and No. 1-seeded Texas Longhorns on Jan. 27. No. 2 seed Baylor and No. 3 seed LMU round out the four-team regional, which will take place from Jan. 27-28.
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The winner of the regional will advance to face the Washington Huskies in the ITA National Indoor Championships in Seattle – hosted by the University of Washington.
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This will be Fresno State's first appearance in the nation's top nonconference tournament, which includes a 61-team field, since 2018.
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BULLDOGS EARN 10TH STRAIGHT ITA ACADEMIC AWARD
The Fresno State women's tennis team earned its tenth consecutive Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award in 2022. Fresno State also had five student-athletes – Jane Ellis, A.C. Hummel, Ella Husrefovic, Matilde Magrini and Pang Jittakoat – receive ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition for the 2021-22 academic year.
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Within the sport of tennis, student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court across the country. In 2022, 1,517 Division I Women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 250 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
"Fresno State Athletics – For The V: The Central Valley" – Bulldog student-athletes, coaches, and staff proudly wear the "Green V" to show their pride in representing the Central Valley. Stories of why the Bulldogs play for the "Green V" will be shared throughout the next year with #ForTheV. To become a Bulldog Foundation member or join "The Green V Society," please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
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Follow us on:
Twitter: @FresnoStateWTEN
Instagram: fresnostatewten
Facebook: FresnoStateWT
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