'Dogs open spring slate with three match weekend

Match 1: Fresno State (0-0, 0-0 MW) vs Fresno Pacific (0-0, 0-0 PacWest)
Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 | 1 p.m. PT | Fig Garden Swim & Racquet Club | Fresno, Calif.

Match 2: Fresno State (0-0, 0-0 MW) vs Santa Clara (0-0, 0-0 WCC)
Saturday, Jan. 24. 2026 | 1 p.m. PT | Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Complex | Fresno, Calif.

Match 3: Fresno State (0-0, 0-0 MW) at University of the Pacific (0-0, 0-0 WCC)
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 | 1:30 p.m PT | Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center | Stockton, Calif.

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FRESNO,Calif. - The Fresno State women's tennis team opens their spring season at home with two matches against Fresno Pacific and Santa Clara before traveling up north to visit the Pacific Tigers.

Bulldogs Bones

Fresno State opens the spring season with a neutral site match against Fresno Pacific on Friday at the Fig Garden Club before hosting Santa Clara on Saturday at Spalding G. Wathen
Head coach Denise Dy begins her sixth year at Fresno State alongside third year assistant coach, Julia Deming and first year assistant coach Matilde Magrini
Bulldogs welcome two freshmen - Louna Cormier and Giulia Lodovici
Fresno State sees six returners - Eliza Dunbar, Andjela Lopicic, Klara Vukicevic, Sofia Pizzoni, Gianna Mastro and Paulina Montiel
Fresno State will have 12 home matches this spring
Fresno State earned the ITA's Community service Award this fall for their work in youth outreach hosting tennis camps

Year Six
Head coach Denise Dy enters her sixth year at the helm. 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.

'Dogs are so back

Fresno State sees the return of six 'Dogs - Andjela Lopicic, Klara Vukicevic, Gianna Mastro, Eliza Dunbar, Sofia Pizzoni, Paulina Montiel
Andjela Lopicic, Sofia Pizzoni, Klara Vukicevic and Gianna Mastro take their final ride for their senior year
Pizzoni is the lone returner to earn an All-MW honor, grabbing a singles recognition
Montiel looks to have a stronger sophomore campaign after earning a MW Freshman of the Week nod last spring

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.

Same court, different side
Bulldogs fans will see a familiar face on the courts in Matilde Magrini. This season Magrini begins her transition from player to assistant coach. Magrini capped off a well decorated career last spring as one of the top singles and doubles players for the Bulldogs.

Fall recap

Fresno State participated in five tournaments this fall - MW Fall Qualifier, San Diego Veterans Classic, ITA Regionals, Jack Kramer Invite and Pomona Pitzer Invite
Klara Vuckicevic lead the team in singles wins with six (6-3)
Louna Cormier logged five singles wins to begin her career as a 'Dog
Eliza Dunbar (4-3) and Paulina Montiel (3-3) both saw multiple wins over the fall season

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Players Mentioned

Louna Cormier

Eliza Dunbar

Giulia Lodovici

Andjela Lopicic

Matilde Magrini

Gianna Mastro

Paulina Montiel

Sofia Pizzoni

Klara Vukicevic