Match 20: Fresno State (8-11, 2-3 MW) vs Boise State (7-10, 3-4 MW)
Apr. 12, 2024 | 11 a.m. PT | Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Complex | Fresno Calif.
Match 21: Fresno State (8-11, 2-3 MW) at No. 60 San Diego State (11-5, 5-1 MW)
Apr. 14, 2024 | 12 p.m. PT | Aztec Tennis Center | San Diego, Calif.
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FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's tennis team returns home to Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Complex to host the Broncos on Friday at 11 a.m PT. Before the 'Dogs set on their final road trip of the regular season to San Diego State on Sunday, Apr. 14.
BULLDOG BONES
Fresno State is now 2-3 in conference play
'Dogs come back to Fresno after two road matches at Wyoming and Colorado
Carolina Piferi earned her 15th singles win over the weekend
Piferi was also the lone Bulldogs to grab points in both matches this weekend
Fresno State will face Boise State for the 22nd time in program history and the seventh time in Fresno
Bulldogs lead the all-time meetings against the Broncos, 17-4 and hold wins in six of the seven meetings in Fresno
With just two weeks until the Mountain West Tournament begins, Fresno State sees themselves ranked ninth in the conference
Bulldogs have two more matches remaining on the calendar this season, at San Diego State (Apr. 14) and against San Jose State (Apr. 18)
'Dogs will face their first ranked opponent at No. 60 San Diego, since early Feb (then No. 39 BYU)
Fresno State will meet San Diego State for the 12th time in program history and the seventh time at the Aztec Tennis Center since 1999
Bulldogs lead the all-time meetings between the Aztecs, 8-4 and have won seven of the last ten meetings
HOME SWEET HOME
Bulldogs return back home after a four match stretch on the road that began at UNLV in mid-March
During that time on the road, 'Dogs saw one canceled match in Nevada due to inclement weather
Bulldogs hold a 6-2 record at home this season and have yet to see a conference loss at Spalding G. Wathen
In the eight home matches this season, 'Dogs have earned the doubles point six times
Senior Carolina Piferi has earned a singles point in every home match this season, while Charlotte Gisclon and Hannah Pieper each tally-in four home wins
IT'S THE FINAL STRETCH
Fresno State will play in two more matches before Mountain West Tournament begins in Las Vegas at the Darling Tennis Courts, beginning on April 26
Bulldogs will make their final road trip of the season down south, to sunny San Diego to face the Aztecs on Sunday, Apr 16 at 12 p.m. PT
Final conference match of the season will be at Spalding to host the Spartans for senior night
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT - BRONCOS
Broncos come into Fresno on single game losing streak after a loss to UNLV, 0-4
Broncos sit one rank above the Bulldogs in the Mountain West, standing in eighth
Boise State has yet to win a road match holding a 0-4 record
Three Broncos are closing in on ten wins to the season, Nicole Discenza (8-5), Pauline Emstberger (6-7) and Shuana Hefferman (6-8)
Two doubles pairs have seven wins on the season, Discenza/ Marruffo (7-5, 1-2 MW) at No. 1 and Emstberger/ Heffeman (7-5, 2-1 MW) playing at No. 1 (1-0) and No. 2 (6-5)
Longest win streak from the Broncos was at four, Lewis and Clark State (2x), San Jose State and San Diego State
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT - AZTECS
San Diego State enters the week at No. 60 in the ITA rankings, Aztecs have held an ITA ranking for the last five weeks
No. 84 Andjela Skrobonja & No. 98 Yasmine Kabbaj are the two Aztecs in the ITA's women's singles rankings this season
SDSU's Yasmine Kabbaj was recently named MW Player of the Week (Apr. 10), for the second time this season
Aztecs will have their last two home matches this weekend vs Colorado State on Friday and Fresno State on Sunday
No. 84 Skrobonja (16-7) leads the Aztecs in singles wins and is one of six players with ten or more wins to the season
Aztecs are on a four game win streak after knocking off undefeated New Mexico, 4-3