FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's tennis team snaps a three game losing streak after earning their seventh home win this season against Boise State on Friday morning at Spalding G. Wathen, 4-3.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fresno State saw themselves even-matched with the Broncos on the court. Boise State made the move in doubles play, taking the first match defeating Charlotte Gisclon and Hannah Pieper on court three, 6-4. On court No. 2 Carolina Piferi and Eliza Dunbar start to drop their three game lead as the Broncos pair starts to tie up the match, 4-4. With the doubles point on the line. The final two courts were in a tight matchup both at 5-4 with No.1 favoring the Broncos and at No. 2 with the 'Dogs.
Bulldogs pair Piferi/Dunbar give the 'Dogs a fighting chance for the doubles point, 6-5. Last match on the court moved into a tiebreaker where the Broncos clinched the point, defeating Magrini/Kobayashi, 7-6.
Ready to grab points in singles play. Fresno State looked to take an early lead with four players taking the first set; Piferi (6-4), Gisclon (6-1), Pieper (6-1) and Kobayashi (6-3).First singles point came at the hands of freshman Hannah Pieper on court five. Pieper defeats Briones, 6-1 in both sets to get on the board.
For the lead, Charlotte Gisclon takes point number two on court four. Gisclon defeated Discenza, 6-1, 6-3. A double whammy to close in for the win. Piferi and Kobayashi call the game at the same time to give the Bulldogs another home conference win. Piferi defeats Heffernan 6-3, 6-4 and Kobayashi defeats Baptista, 6-3, in two sets. Freshman Daria Nazarenko enters back into the lineup, making her first conference appearance. Nazarenko's match ended unfinished on court six, but took the first set, 7-6, and led early in the second, 4-1.
NOTES
Fresno State snaps a three match losing streak to advance to 9-11 and and 3-3 in MW play
Bulldogs hold a strong home record at 7-2 with no conference losses
Carolina Piferi earns another notch in the win column at 16 single wins and 10 doubles wins
'Dogs see their first win since Mar. 22 against Air Force at home
Freshman Daria Nazarenko sees action on the court for the first time since early Feb. and makes her first conference appearance
Miskai Kobayahsi, Charlotte Gisclon and Hannah Pieper all add in singles wins
RESULTS
Fresno State 4, Boise State 1
DOUBLES DRAWS
1 Pauline Ernstberger and Shauna Heffernan (BSU) def. Misaki Kobayashi and Matilde Magrini (FST) 7-6 (4)
2 Eliza Dunbar and Carolina Piferi (FST) def.Joana Baptista and Ryan Kershner (BSU) 7-5
3 Ana Conde Vendrell and Nicole Discenza (BSU) def. Charlotte Gisclon and Hannah Pieper (FST) 6-4
SINGLES DRAWS
1 Matilde Magrini (FST) vs. Pauline Ernstberger (BSU) match was unfinished6-43-5
2 Misaki Kobayashi (FST) def. Joana Baptista (BSU) 6-3, 6-3
3 Carolina Piferi (FST) def. Shauna Heffernan (BSU) 6-3, 6-4
4 Charlotte Gisclon (FST) def. Nicole Discenza (BSU) 6-1, 6-3
5 Hannah Pieper (FST) def. Ariadna Briones G (BSU) 6-1,6-1
6 Daria Nazarenko (FST) vs. Ella Piron (BSU) match was unfinished 7-6 (3-), 4-1
UP NEXT: Bulldogs' prepare for their final road contest of the season against No. 60 San Diego State on Sunday, Apr. 14 at 12 p.m. PT. There will be no live stats but the match will be available on a live stream.