Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, April 24
Las Vegas, NV
10 AM PT
Fresno State
2
vs
4
No. 10 Utah State
Photo by: Salena Cedillo
'Dogs fall to Aggies in opening round of MW Championships
4/24/2024 1:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LAS VEGAS- It was a hard fought battle on the courts for the Fresno State women's tennis team, as they fell to No. 10 Utah State in the opening round of the Mountain West Championships at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, 4-2.
Senior Carolina Piferi concludes her season just shy of 20 wins at 19-4 and goes undefeated against conference opponents holding a tremendous 9-0 record.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Entering with the same doubles lineup as the last match at No. 1 Matilde Magrini and Misaki Kobayashi (4-8), at No. 2 Carolina Piferi and Eliza Dunbar (8-5), No. 3 Charlotte Gisclon and Mariya Vyshkina (0-4).
Aggies seized the doubles point, first on court three defeating Gisclon and Vyshkina, 6-1. Court two was right behind as Bulldogs pair Dunbar/Piferi saw their sixth loss to the season falling 6-4 to Utah State. Magrini and Kobayashi's match on court one went unfinished at 5-5.
Fresno State grabbed their first point from none other than the senior Piferi on court three. Piferi defeated Kukreti in just over an hour 6-1, 6-2. For a quick lead, Gisclon came up next for points on court four. Gisclon defeated Nunez Pureco 6-2, 6-4.
Utah State grasped the remaining points in the last three matches. Vyshkina fell to Nespor (6-3, 6-1) and Magrini fell to Ozturk (6-3, 6-4). Kobayashi was playing in a second set tiebreaker on court two and looking to force a third set. Aggies' Kung saw the best of the tiebreaker defeating Kobayashi 6-1, 7-5.
NOTABLE
Utah State 4, Fresno State 2
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1) Singles (3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 6)
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Senior Carolina Piferi concludes her season just shy of 20 wins at 19-4 and goes undefeated against conference opponents holding a tremendous 9-0 record.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Entering with the same doubles lineup as the last match at No. 1 Matilde Magrini and Misaki Kobayashi (4-8), at No. 2 Carolina Piferi and Eliza Dunbar (8-5), No. 3 Charlotte Gisclon and Mariya Vyshkina (0-4).
Aggies seized the doubles point, first on court three defeating Gisclon and Vyshkina, 6-1. Court two was right behind as Bulldogs pair Dunbar/Piferi saw their sixth loss to the season falling 6-4 to Utah State. Magrini and Kobayashi's match on court one went unfinished at 5-5.
Fresno State grabbed their first point from none other than the senior Piferi on court three. Piferi defeated Kukreti in just over an hour 6-1, 6-2. For a quick lead, Gisclon came up next for points on court four. Gisclon defeated Nunez Pureco 6-2, 6-4.
Utah State grasped the remaining points in the last three matches. Vyshkina fell to Nespor (6-3, 6-1) and Magrini fell to Ozturk (6-3, 6-4). Kobayashi was playing in a second set tiebreaker on court two and looking to force a third set. Aggies' Kung saw the best of the tiebreaker defeating Kobayashi 6-1, 7-5.
NOTABLE
- Fresno State finishes the season with a 10-13, 4-5 MW record
- Two Bulldogs scored points in the opening round; Carolina Piferi (No.3) and Charlotte Gisclon (No. 4)
- Carolina Piferi closes the season on 19 singles wins, ten consecutive singles wins, ten doubles wins and a 9-0 MW record
- Charlotte Gisclon marks her eighth singles win this season
- For the fourth time in program history a lower seed has defeated Fresno State in the first match played
- For the second time in program history Fresno State is eliminated in the first round of the Mountain West Championships
Utah State 4, Fresno State 2
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1) Singles (3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 6)
"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
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
OZTURK, Zaynep / 0 [USU]
66
34
#2 Singles Match
12
KUNG, Lisa / 0 [USU]
67
15
#3 Singles Match
12
KUKRETI, Niyati / 0 [USU]
12
66
#4 Singles Match
12
PURECO, Magdalena / 0 [USU]
24
66
#5 Singles Match
12
NESPOR, Indya / 0 [USU]
66
31
#6 Singles Match
123
SANCHEZ, Ana / 0 [USU]
26UF
64UF
Order of Finish:
3,2,4,5,1
Players Mentioned
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