Fresno State Athletics
Friday, October 4
San Diego, CA
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Fresno State
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San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic
Photo by: Jorge Orozco
'Dogs trek south for San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic
10/3/2024 6:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MEDIA COVERAGEÂ
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FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State continues their fall season opening week with the 4th Annual San Diego Veterans Classic hosted by the University of San Diego at the Skip & Cindy Hogan Tennis Complex on Friday.Â
BULLDOG BONESÂ
- Bulldogs continue their first week of the fall season with the San Diego Veterans ClassicÂ
- Teams participating in this weekend's tournament are hosts University of San Diego, LMU and the U.S. Naval AcademyÂ
- Four Bulldogs will be competing in this weekend's tournament, Gianna Mastro, Klara Vukicevic, Andjela Lopicic and Eliza DunbarÂ
- 'Dogs will enter two doubles pairs and four singles for this tournament
- The tournament will be scored best two out of three sets with a full third and doubles set to six with a tie breaker at 6-allÂ
LINEUPÂ
- Four Bulldogs will make the trip to San Diego - Gianna Mastro, Eliza Dunbar, Klara Vukicevic and Andjela Lopicic.Â
- This is a single elimination tournament where bracket are set on site prior to starting the match
- This will be the first tournament in a Bulldog uniform for Klara Vukicevic and Andjela LopicicÂ
OPPONENT OUTLOOKÂ
USD
- Head coach Nadia Abdala enters her third season leading the TorerosÂ
- USD's Mio Mushika was recently named ITA's Newcomer of the YearÂ
- Toreros have three players that were ranked in the ITA's top 100 singles preseason poll, Claudia De Las Heras (No. 39), Mia Mack (No. 40) an Kailey Evans (No. 89)Â
- Doubles pair Evan and De las Heras were ranked No. 60 in the ITA preseason pollÂ
LMU
- Head coach Augustin Moreno will begin his ninth season leading the Lions
- Lions kick off their season with the San Diego Veterans Tennis ClassicÂ
- Last season LMU saw a quarterfinals appearance at the WCC Championships, but fell to Pepperdine, 4-0Â
- Top players for the Lions are Fiona Arrese and Isabella Tcherkes-Zade
USNAÂ
- Head coach Keith Puryear enters his 17th season leading the Navy women
- Nay welcomes six newcomers for 2024-25 seasonÂ
- Emily Tannenbaum saw her second-straight year in the regional rankings at No. 12, also collecting a All-Patriot league first team selection
- Tannenbaum also saw four program records fallÂ
- Former Navy, Stella Ribaudo was named Arthur Ashe Award by the ITAÂ
ScheduleÂ
Friday, Oct. 4Â
2:00 p.m. - Women's DoublesÂ
3:00 p.m. - Women's SinglesÂ
Saturday, Oct. 5Â
8:30 a.m. - Women's DoublesÂ
9:30 a.m. - Women's SinglesÂ
Sunday, Oct. 6
3:30 p.m. - Women's DoublesÂ
4:30 p.m. - Women's Singles
Players Mentioned
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