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Cal Fall Invitational wraps up for the 'Dogs
10/3/2023 3:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BERKELEY, Calif. - Fresno State had four players wrap up competition at the Cal Fall Invitational at the Hellman Tennis Complex and Channing Tennis Courts in Berkeley last weekend in Carolina Piferi, Gianna Mastro, Hannah Pieper and Charlotte Gisclon.
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The Cal Fall Invitational had players from 16 teams – Cal, BYU, Cal Poly, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Long Beach State, Nevada, Pacific, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, San Jose State, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Stanford and Utah – vying for singles and doubles titles.
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"Overall, I thought the Cal Fall Invitational went well for the Bulldogs," said assistant tennis coach Julia Deming. "This was the first tournament of the fall for Carolina, Charlotte, Gianna, and Hannah and they all competed hard throughout the entire weekend. Carolina and Charlotte both earned winning singles records and Hannah and Gianna were able to end doubles competition on a high note by earning a win against Santa Clara."
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Friday Doubles:
Gisclon/Piferi vs Oda/Robertson (Gonzaga) Lost 5-8
Mastro/Pieper vs Ejsmont/Lee (Sacramento State) Lost 3-8
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Friday Singles:
Blue Draw (main) round of 32
Piferi vs Irena Muradyan (San Jose State) won 7-5, 6-2
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Gold Draw (main) round of 64:
White Draw (main) round of 32:
Saturday Doubles (Extra Matches):
Gisclon/Piferi vs Gorbunova/Mercioiu (Sacramento State) lost 7-8(4)
Mastro/Pieper vs Schwartzberg/Zell (UC Davis) lost 2-8
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Saturday Singles:
Blue Draw (main) round of 16
Gold Draw (main) round of 16
White Draw (consolation) round of 16
Sunday Doubles (Extra Doubles):
Gisclon/Piferi vs Carmichael/Sam (University of Pacific) lost 7-8(5)
Mastro/Pieper vs Gordon/Antonova (Santa Clara) won 8-5
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Sunday Singles (Extra Matches)
Piferi vs Wiem Boubaker (Nevada) won 6-1, 6-1
Gisclon vs Azaria Hayes (San Francisco) won 6-3, 6-3
Mastro vs Claire Galerkin (UC Davis) lost 3-6, 1-6
Pieper vs Mathilde Tranberg (Long Beach State) 6-1, 3-0 (unfinished)
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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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The Cal Fall Invitational had players from 16 teams – Cal, BYU, Cal Poly, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Long Beach State, Nevada, Pacific, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, San Jose State, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Stanford and Utah – vying for singles and doubles titles.
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"Overall, I thought the Cal Fall Invitational went well for the Bulldogs," said assistant tennis coach Julia Deming. "This was the first tournament of the fall for Carolina, Charlotte, Gianna, and Hannah and they all competed hard throughout the entire weekend. Carolina and Charlotte both earned winning singles records and Hannah and Gianna were able to end doubles competition on a high note by earning a win against Santa Clara."
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Friday Doubles:
Gisclon/Piferi vs Oda/Robertson (Gonzaga) Lost 5-8
Mastro/Pieper vs Ejsmont/Lee (Sacramento State) Lost 3-8
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Friday Singles:
Blue Draw (main) round of 32
Piferi vs Irena Muradyan (San Jose State) won 7-5, 6-2
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Gold Draw (main) round of 64:
- Pieper vs Kaia Wolfe (UC Davis) won 6-2, 7-6(4)
- Gisclon vs Olivia Wiese (Santa Clara) won 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
- Pieper vs Megan Carmichael (University of Pacific) lost 6-2, 3-6, 2-6
- Gislcon vs Jovana Babic (San Jose State) won 7-6(7), 6-3
White Draw (main) round of 32:
- Mastro vs Duru Durgu (San Jose State) lost 1-6, 1-6
Saturday Doubles (Extra Matches):
Gisclon/Piferi vs Gorbunova/Mercioiu (Sacramento State) lost 7-8(4)
Mastro/Pieper vs Schwartzberg/Zell (UC Davis) lost 2-8
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Saturday Singles:
Blue Draw (main) round of 16
- Piferi vs Kira Reuter (UC Santa Barbara) won 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
- Piferi vs Eleana Yu (Stanford) lost 0-6, 2-6
Gold Draw (main) round of 16
- Gisclon vs Emilee Astle (BYU) lost 5-7, 3-6
White Draw (consolation) round of 16
- Mastro vs Avery Pope (BYU) lost 2-6, 6-4, 5-10
Sunday Doubles (Extra Doubles):
Gisclon/Piferi vs Carmichael/Sam (University of Pacific) lost 7-8(5)
Mastro/Pieper vs Gordon/Antonova (Santa Clara) won 8-5
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Sunday Singles (Extra Matches)
Piferi vs Wiem Boubaker (Nevada) won 6-1, 6-1
Gisclon vs Azaria Hayes (San Francisco) won 6-3, 6-3
Mastro vs Claire Galerkin (UC Davis) lost 3-6, 1-6
Pieper vs Mathilde Tranberg (Long Beach State) 6-1, 3-0 (unfinished)
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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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