Fresno State Athletics
Tuesday, May 23
Orlando, Fla.
12:30 p.m. PT
Fresno State
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NCAA Doubles: Round of 32
Photo by: Lyet Koffi
Bulldogs battle to tiebreaker in NCAA Round of 32
5/23/2023 5:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – Fresno State's Pang Jittakoat and Matilde Magrini made their NCAA Doubles Championship debut with a hard-fought 1-6, 6-7 (1-7) loss in the Round of 32 to Illinois' Katherine Duong and Megan Heuser on Tuesday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
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While the contest ends the duo's impressive 2023 season, Jittakoat and Magrini were ranked No. 48 nationally in the most recent ITA national doubles rankings and can build on this performance heading into next season.
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They were the 10th doubles team in program history to qualify for the NCAA Doubles Tournament and the dynamic duo made the program's 15th all-time doubles appearance in the NCAA Championships after earning the Mountain West's automatic bid as the top-ranked doubles team in the conference.
Fresno State Women's Tennis – NCAA Doubles Participants
"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 or call the Bulldog Foundation offices at 559-278-7160.
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While the contest ends the duo's impressive 2023 season, Jittakoat and Magrini were ranked No. 48 nationally in the most recent ITA national doubles rankings and can build on this performance heading into next season.
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They were the 10th doubles team in program history to qualify for the NCAA Doubles Tournament and the dynamic duo made the program's 15th all-time doubles appearance in the NCAA Championships after earning the Mountain West's automatic bid as the top-ranked doubles team in the conference.
- Doro Djilianova / Liesl Fichtbauer (1998 & 1999)
- Simone Jardim / Kim Niggemeyer (2001 & 2002)
- Chloe Carlotti / Lucia Tallo (2003)
- Jelena Pandzic / Lucia Tallo (2004)
- Lucia Sainz / Katharina Winterhalter (2006)
- Melanie Gloria / Tinesta Rowe (2007, 2008 & 2009)
- Renata Kucerkova / Anastasia Petukhova (2008 & 2009)
- Mayar Sherif Ahmed / Rana Sherif Ahmed (2016)
- Georgia Lawson / Emma Wilson (2018)
- Pang Jittakoat / Matilde Magrini (2023)
"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 or call the Bulldog Foundation offices at 559-278-7160.
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