LAS VEGAS - The No. 10-seeded Fresno State women's tennis team defeated the No. 7-seeded Nevada Wolf Pack 4-2 on Wednesday in the first round of the 2023 Mountain West Championships at Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fresno State (10-13) earned the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions. Pang Jittakoat and Cristina Flaquer teamed up at No. 2 doubles to provide the clinching point for the early 1-0 lead over Nevada (9-10).
The Bulldogs then avenged last season's quarterfinal loss to the Wolf Pack by winning three singles battles.
Back-to-back MW Player of the Year Pang Jittakoat quickly dispatched Nevada's Anastasia Luneva (6-2, 6-1) to extend her singles winning streak to 18 straight victories at No. 1 singles.
The Bulldogs took a 3-0 over the Pack when Fresno State senior Carlotta Nonnis Marzano won in straight sets against Audrey Moutama (6-4, 6-3) on court six.
Nevada countered with victories at No. 2 and No. 3 singles despite an especially valiant effort and performance from Matilde Magrini in the second slot.
Fresno State's Carolina Piferi rallied in the third set at No. 4 singles to secure the match for the Bulldogs.
RESULTS
Fresno State 4, Nevada 2
4/26/2023 at Darling Tennis Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Doubles Competition
1. Mariana Campino / Anastasia Luneva (NEV) def. Matilde Magrini / Meshkatolzahra Safi (FS) 6-1
2. Pang Jittakoat / Cristina Flaquer (FS) def. Amahee Charrier / Audrey Moutama (NEV) 6-4
3. Carlotta Nonnis Marzano / Carolina Piferi (FS) def. Wiem Boubaker / Gabriela Charalampidi (NEV) 6-2
Singles Competition
1. Pang Jittakoat (FS) def. Anastasia Luneva (NEV) 6-2, 6-1
2. Amahee Charrier (NEV) def. Matilde Magrini (FS) 7-5, 6-4
3. Lou Anne Guerbert (NEV) def. Cristina Flaquer (FS) 6-2, 6-1
4. Carolina Piferi (FS) def. Mariana Campino (NEV) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
5. Wiem Boubaker (NEV) vs. Mariia Vyshkina (FS) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
6. Carlotta Nonnis Marzano (FS) def. Audrey Moutama (NEV) 6-4, 6-3
NEXT UP
No. 10 seed Fresno State will face No. 2 seed UNLV on Thursday at 10 a.m. PT in the 2023 MW quarterfinals at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.