Fresno State Athletics

'Dogs wrap up ITA Northwest Regional Championship
10/16/2023 5:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
STANFORD, Calif. -Â The Fresno State tennis program wrapped up the ITA Northwest Regional Championship on Sunday night.Â
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
The day started with the main draw open doubles round of 16. With three doubles pairs in the draw, Yinglak Jittakoat/Matilde Magrini, Carolina Piferi/Misaki Kobayashi and Charlotte Gisclon/Hannah Pieper
Kobayashi and Piferi put up a tough fight against Oregon's Uxia Martinez-Moral and Sophie Luescher, the sixth seed, in which the pair won three games in the match. Gisclon and Pieper also faced a Top-10 doubles seed in the round of 16. The pair faced the eight seed from Washington (Olsen/Jacobs.)
The main draw open singles finished with Matilde Magrini, in the round of 32 against Cal's Mao Mushika [8]. Magrini battled hard in the first set forcing a tie-breaker, but it ended in Mushika's favor.Â
Eight Bulldogs competed in extra consolation matches; Yinglak Jittakoat, Matilde Magrini, Carolina Piferi, Hannah Pieper, Misaki Kobayashi, Charlotte Gisclon, Mariya Vyshkina and Gianna Mastro, played on Sunday evening. Fresno State won six-of-eight in the extra matches against a new slate of competitors. A Bulldog saw success in the extra match against a top-seeded player with Magrini defeating Washington State's Eva Sande Alvarez, the four-seed in doubles.Â
Main Draw Doubles Round of 16
Kobayashi/Piferi vs Uxia Martinez Moral/ Sophie Luescher [6] (UO) lost 8-3
Gisclon/Pieper vs Astrid Olsen/Alexia Jacobs [8] (UW) lost 8-0Â
Jittakoat/Magrini [2] vs Tian Yu Dong/Juliette Daries (SMC) lost 8-3
Extra Matches - SundayÂ
Jittakoat def. Hayes (USF) 6-3, 7-5
Magrini def. Alvarez (WSU) Â 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-7
Piferi def. Kadowaki (Seattle) Â 6-1, 6-2
Pieper def. Aitken (Gonzaga) 6-4, 6-3
Kobayashi def. Oda (Gonzaga) 7-6(3), 6-4
Eliza Bates (Cal Poly) def. Gisclon 7-5, 4-6, 10-6
Silva (SMC) def. Vyshkina 6-3, 7-5
Tomi Main (Pacific) def. Mastro 6-0, 6-0
UP NEXT
The 'Dogs are heading down south for the Jack Kramer Invitational at Jack Kramer Tennis Club in Rolling Hills Estates starting on Nov. 3.Â
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"Fresno State Athletics - Elevate: Imagine the Possibilities" - The Elevate Campaign provides a visionary roadmap to enhance and construct a series of athletic facilities to help further position Fresno State Athletics for sustained competitive success nationally, while also further serving as a source of pride and economic growth throughout California's Central Valley. For more information, visit GoBulldogs.com/elevate.
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
The day started with the main draw open doubles round of 16. With three doubles pairs in the draw, Yinglak Jittakoat/Matilde Magrini, Carolina Piferi/Misaki Kobayashi and Charlotte Gisclon/Hannah Pieper
Kobayashi and Piferi put up a tough fight against Oregon's Uxia Martinez-Moral and Sophie Luescher, the sixth seed, in which the pair won three games in the match. Gisclon and Pieper also faced a Top-10 doubles seed in the round of 16. The pair faced the eight seed from Washington (Olsen/Jacobs.)
The main draw open singles finished with Matilde Magrini, in the round of 32 against Cal's Mao Mushika [8]. Magrini battled hard in the first set forcing a tie-breaker, but it ended in Mushika's favor.Â
Eight Bulldogs competed in extra consolation matches; Yinglak Jittakoat, Matilde Magrini, Carolina Piferi, Hannah Pieper, Misaki Kobayashi, Charlotte Gisclon, Mariya Vyshkina and Gianna Mastro, played on Sunday evening. Fresno State won six-of-eight in the extra matches against a new slate of competitors. A Bulldog saw success in the extra match against a top-seeded player with Magrini defeating Washington State's Eva Sande Alvarez, the four-seed in doubles.Â
Main Draw Doubles Round of 16
Kobayashi/Piferi vs Uxia Martinez Moral/ Sophie Luescher [6] (UO) lost 8-3
Gisclon/Pieper vs Astrid Olsen/Alexia Jacobs [8] (UW) lost 8-0Â
Jittakoat/Magrini [2] vs Tian Yu Dong/Juliette Daries (SMC) lost 8-3
Extra Matches - SundayÂ
Jittakoat def. Hayes (USF) 6-3, 7-5
Magrini def. Alvarez (WSU) Â 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-7
Piferi def. Kadowaki (Seattle) Â 6-1, 6-2
Pieper def. Aitken (Gonzaga) 6-4, 6-3
Kobayashi def. Oda (Gonzaga) 7-6(3), 6-4
Eliza Bates (Cal Poly) def. Gisclon 7-5, 4-6, 10-6
Silva (SMC) def. Vyshkina 6-3, 7-5
Tomi Main (Pacific) def. Mastro 6-0, 6-0
UP NEXT
The 'Dogs are heading down south for the Jack Kramer Invitational at Jack Kramer Tennis Club in Rolling Hills Estates starting on Nov. 3.Â
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"Fresno State Athletics - Elevate: Imagine the Possibilities" - The Elevate Campaign provides a visionary roadmap to enhance and construct a series of athletic facilities to help further position Fresno State Athletics for sustained competitive success nationally, while also further serving as a source of pride and economic growth throughout California's Central Valley. For more information, visit GoBulldogs.com/elevate.
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