SAN DIEGO- Fresno State women's tennis team fell to No. 60 San Diego State in their final road match of the season on Sunday afternoon at the Aztec Tennis Center, 4-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fresno State started off with a point after San Diego State defaulted on a court for doubles and singles, with only five active players available to play. Aztec's Gloria Alogo was unable to play due to an injury.
For doubles Bulldogs saw Matilde Magrini and Miskai Kobayashi on court one and Carolina Piferi with Eliza Dunbar on court two. Court three would have featured Charlotte Gisclon and Hannah Pieper. Match on court two wrapped up first as Piferi and Dunbar fell to Velcea/Skrobonja, 6-1. Magrini and Kobayshi started from behind to close in for a tie, 4-4. But Aztec pair Kabbaj/Petchey won the final two sets to grab the doubles point, 6-4.
Daria Nazarenko and Gianna Mastro saw themselves mixed into the singles line up at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. San Diego grabbed the next two points against Mastro and Nazarenko. Mariya Vyshkina faced her first ranked opponent of the season against No. 84 Skrobonja at No.2, also the first time in this flight. San Diego's final point came from Skrobonja taking a 6-1 win in two sets over Vyshkina. Hannah Pieper and Kobayashi's matches were left unfinished through the second set.
NOTES:
Fresno State drops to 3-4 in MW play
Gianna Mastro saw her first conference appearance of the season with Nazarenko making her second
Fresno State is 0-2 against ranked opponents this season
Misaki Kobayashi makes her second appearance at No. 1 singles and first in conference
Carolina Piferi grabs the default singles point at No. 6 against the Aztecs
Matilde Magrini did not make the singles lineup for the first time this season in confectioner play
Bulldogs prepare for the final match of the season back home next week
UP NEXT: Bulldogs look towards their final match of regular season play back at home against San Jose State. Fresno State will honor two seniors, Carolina Piferi & Misaki Kobayashi, before the start of the match on Thursday, April 18 at 11 a.m. PT at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Complex.
RESULTS
No. 60 San Diego State 4, Fresno State 1
Aztec Tennis Center – San Diego, Calif.
April 14, 2024
Singles Competition
1. No. 96 Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) led Misaki Kobayashi (FS) 6-0, 5-4
2. No. 84 Andjela Skrobonja (SDSU) def. Mariya Vyshkina (FS) 6-1, 6-1
3. Myah Petchey (SDSU) led Hannah Pieper (FS) 7-5, 1-0
4. Andreea Velcea (SDSU) def. Daria Nazarenko (FS) 6-2, 6-3
5. Zoe Olmos (SDSU) def. Gianna Mastro (FS) 6-1, 6-0
6. (FS) def. (SDSU) Default
Doubles Competition
1. Myah Petchey/Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) def. Misaki Kobayashi/Matilde Magrini (FS) 6-4
2. Andjela Skrobonja/Andreea Velcea (SDSU) def. Eliza Dunbar/Carolina Piferi (FS) 6-1
3. Charlotte Gisclon/Mariya Vyshkina (FS) def. (SDSU) Default
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,4,2)