SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.- Fresno State women's tennis team drops their third straight match on Thursday against the Dons at Goldman Tennis Center, 5-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fresno State saw an entirely new doubles lineup this season featuring Matilde Magrini and Carolina Piferi at No. 1, Misaki Kobayashi and Gianna Mastro at No. 2 and No. with Hannah Pieper and Charlotte Gisclon. Match at No. 1 doubles quickly wrapped up with the Dons duo of Richardson and Gamracy defeating Magrini and Piferi, 6-4. Kobayashi and Mastro won the next match in doubles, but San Francisco's Qiu and Visaya got the Dons the doubles point.
For the second straight match Hannah Pieper and Charlotte Gisclon earned the Bulldogs their points in the singles matches. Pieper defeated Visaya pushing the match into the third set (1-6, 6-4, 6-2) and Gisclon defeated Yue (6-2, 6-1). Piferi and Vyshkina saw their matches play into the third set but could not play to the Dons. Fresno States sees its third straight loss and allows the Dons to snap their six games losing streak.
RESULTS
San Francisco 5, Fresno State 2
Singles competition
1. Katerina Filip (USF) def. Matilde Magrini (FST) 6-3, 6-4
2. Hana Gamracy (USF) def. Carolina Piferi (FST) 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Erin Richardson (USF) def. Misaki Kobayashi (FST) 6-3, 6-4
4. Azaria Hayes (USF) def. Mariya Vyshkina (FST) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Charlotte Gisclon (FST) def. Alicia Yue (USF) 6-2, 6-1
6. Hannah Pieper (FST) def. Julia Visaya (USF) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Erin Richardson/Hana Gamracy (USF) def. Matilde Magrini/Carolina Piferi (FST) 6-3
2. Misaki Kobayashi/Gianna Mastro (FST) def. Katerina Filip/Azaria Hayes (USF) 7-5
3. Qianer Qiu/Julia Visaya (USF) def. Charlotte Gisclon/Hannah Pieper (FST) 7-6 (7-5)