Bulldogs head to Berkeley for ITA Regionals

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FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's tennis team travels up north to Berkeley for the ITA Regionals for the Northwest region at Hellman Tennis Complex starting Friday morning through Tuesday.

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State is set for their third fall tournament of the season
Four Bulldogs will be making the trip - Sofia Pizzoni, Eliza Dunbar, Louna Cormier and Klara Vukicevic
Three Bulldogs claimed wins in their first tournament of the fall - Eliza Dunbar, Klara Vukicevic and Paulina Montiel
Sofia Pizzoni and Louna Cormier will see their first tournament appearance this fall, Cormier makes her Bulldog debut
ITA Regional competition pool will feature Cal, Seattle, Santa Clara, Portland, Stanford, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, UC Davis, Oregon, Pacific, Washington, Eastern Washingtonand Gonzaga

ITA REGIONAL'S
As the second qualifying tournament for the 2025 NCAA Individual Championships, following the ITA All-American Championship. With 13 regional tournaments being hosted, the two singles finalists from each region (26 total) as well as the doubles champion from each region (13 total) will qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships through these Regional Championships.

2025 RECAP
Bulldogs finished the 2025 season with 14-9, 6-4 MW record and saw a quarterfinals appearance at the conference tournament. Matilde Magrini, Sofia Pizzoni and Yinglak Jittakoat earned postseason conference honors with singles & doubles nods.

Among the ITA, Fresno State was ranked seventh in the ITA Northwest regional rankings and Jittakoat was named Cisse Leary Sportsmanship award for the Northwest region.

NEW TO THE VALLEY
The tennis program welcomes two new Bulldogs to the official roster this season in Louna Cormier and Giulia Lodovici. Cormier comes to the Valley from Cannes, France and Giulia from Bergamo, Italy. The two 'Dogs will join the team with four years of eligibility as true freshmen.

YEAR SIX
Head coach Denise Sy enters her sixth year leading the tennis program. In her first five seasons Coach Dy has coached three MW Players of the Year, has had five consecutive top 10 ITA Northwest regional rankings and holds a 60 percent overall winning percentage. The 2022 campaign was a milestone marker for Dy as she was named MW Coach of the Year and earned the regular season title.

ITA REGIONAL MAIN DRAW
Singles - Round of 64
Louna Cormier vs Madhumita Satishbabu (Santa Clara)
Klara Vukicevic vs Sara Vasic (Eastern Washington)
Eliza Dunbar vs Lola Tavcar (Seattle)

Doubles - Round of 32
S.Pizzoni/E.Dunbar vs S.Perkins/M. Giglio (Portland)
L.Cormier/K.Vukicevic vs C. Gutierez/L.Brinkmann (Sacramento State)

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Players Mentioned

Louna Cormier

Eliza Dunbar

Yinglak Jittakoat

Giulia Lodovici

Matilde Magrini

Paulina Montiel

Sofia Pizzoni

Klara Vukicevic

Bulldogs head to Berkeley for ITA Regionals

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