Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, January 20
Tempe, AZ
11:00 am PT
Fresno State
at
Arizona State
Photo by: Dennis Silvas
'Dogs head to the Grand Canyon State for a set of weekend matchups
1/19/2024 4:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis
at Arizona StateÂ
Saturday, Jan. 20 | 10 a.m. PT/ 11 a.m. MT | Whiteman Tennis Center | Tempe, AZÂ
at Grand Canyon UniversityÂ
Sunday, Jan. 21| 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT | GCU Tennis Facility | Phoenix, AZ
Live stats for the match against Arizona State can be found here and here against GCU
FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's team opens the spring season heading to Arizona to face Arizona State and Grand Canyon University in a set of weekend match ups.
BULLDOG BONES
- Fresno State will open the 2024 spring season against Arizona State followed by GCU in Arizona.Â
- This weekends lineup will consist of 5 returners, Matilde Magrini, Yinglak Jittakoat, Carolina Piferi, Mariya Vyshkina and five newcomers this season Eliza Dunbar, Miskai Kobayashi, Charlotte Gliscon and Hannah Pieper.Â
- Last season the 'Dogs finished 10-14Â
- 'Dogs also welcomed two mid-season transfers with Australian native Eliza Dunbar and Russian native Daria Nazarenko.Â
- Fresno State sees a total of five new additions this season with Charlotte Gisclon (Michigan State), Misaki Kobayashi (University of Oregon), Hannah Pieper, Eliza Dunbar and Daria Nazarenko.Â
- After this weekend Bulldogs will be on the road for the next three matches before the home opener against Fresno Pacific on February 9, 2024.Â
SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILSÂ
- The Sun Devils are 2-0, seeing wins against UC Davis (7-0) and UC San Diego (7-0)Â
- Head Coach Sheila McInerney enters her 40th season at the helm for the Sun DevilsÂ
- Last season Arizona State finished 17-7, 7-3 Pac-12Â
- Arizona saw their 35th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance last seasonÂ
- Giulia Morlet was named Pac-12 Player of the Week this season for the Sun DevilsÂ
- A top doubles-pair in Turkovic/Spaka will be back on the court after making an NCAA quarterfinals appearance last season
SCOUTING THE LOPESÂ
- The Lopes are 3-1 going into Sunday's matchupÂ
- Head Coach Katarina Adamovic enters her second season leading the Lopes, Adamovic is the ninth head coach in GCU women's tennis history
- GCU is coming off their first loss of the season against Arizona at home, 0-4Â
- The Lopes have seen X players tabbed with WAC honors (N. Puehse, Singles, Jan. 16 ) (Puehse/Strombacha, Doubles, Jan. 16),Â
- Last season GCU finished 15-10, 6-3 WAC and were the 2023 WAC Champions, their second WAC Tournament title in program history
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