'Dogs head north for set of matches in Washington

Match 4: Fresno State (3-0, 0-0 MW) at Washington State (1-0, 0-0 WCC)
Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 | 4 p.m. PT | Hollingbery Fieldhouse | Pullman, Wash.

Match 5: Fresno State (3-0, 0-0 MW) vs Eastern Washington (1-1, 0-0 BS)
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 | 1 p.m. PT | Pullman, Wash.

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FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State women's tennis team travels up north for a pair of matches in Washington. Bulldogs will visit the Cougars first on Friday afternoon with the first serve at 4 p.m. PT before a neutral site meeting against Eastern Washington on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT.

Bulldogs Bones

Fresno State head north for a pair of matches in Washington against the Cougars and Eagles
Bulldogs opened the season with a 3-0 record with wins over Fresno Pacific, Santa Clara and Pacific
'Dogs are 1-0 on the road after downing the Tigers, 5-2
Eliza Dunbar and Paulina Montiel remain 3-0 in singles play
In addition to those two 'Dogs, Klara Vukicevic and Louna Cormier are also undefeated in singles play
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

Hot start
Fresno State opens the season with a 3-0 record. The 'Dogs have been led by Paulina Monitel and Eliza Dunbar with three singles wins. Dunbar has stayed consistent at the fourth flight in singles. Montiel played in the third fight against Fresno Pacific and Pacific, but moved up to the No. 2 slot to play against Santa Clara.

In the three matches the Bulldogs have played thus far, they have not given up more than two points to their opponent and have clinched the doubles point in all three matches.

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.

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Players Mentioned

Louna Cormier

Eliza Dunbar

Giulia Lodovici

Andjela Lopicic

Matilde Magrini

Gianna Mastro

Paulina Montiel

Sofia Pizzoni

Klara Vukicevic