SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara women's tennis fell to Fresno State, 4-1, on Saturday afternoon at the Degheri Tennis Center.
Fresno State (7-1) picked up the doubles point when Pang Jittakoat and Carolina Piferi downed the Broncos tandem of Katherine Petty and Giulia Hayer, 6-4, on court one.
The Bulldogs went up 3-0 on the team score when Jittakoat defeated Jamie Schroer, 6-2, 6-3, on court two, followed shortly after by Ella Husrefovic's court six win over Giulia Hayer, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.
Santa Clara (1-3) put a temporary halt to Fresno State's momentum when Finley Kalinic handed Matilde Magrini a 7-5, 6-1 defeat atop the lineup but the Bulldogs clinched the match on court four when Velizara Fileva had to retire in a three set match against Cristina Flaquer.
NEXT UP
The Broncos will make the short trek to play at San José State on Friday at noon.
Fresno State 4, Santa Clara 1
Feb 19, 2022 at Santa Clara, Calif. (Degheri Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Finley Kalinic (SCUW) def. MAGRINI, Matilde (FS) 7-5, 6-1
2. JITTAKOAT, Pang (FS) def. Jamie Schroer (SCUW) 6-2, 6-3
3. JennaMarie Gordon (SCUW) vs. HUMMEL, A.C. (FS) 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), unfinished
4. FLAQUER, Cristina (FS) def. Velizara Fileva (SCUW) 2-6, 6-1, 5-2, retired
5. Katherine Petty (SCUW) vs. PIFERI, Carolina (FS) 7-5, 5-7, 1-3, unfinished
6. HUSREFOVIC, Ella (FS) def. Giulia Hayer (SCUW) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Doubles competition
1. JITTAKOAT, Pang/PIFERI, Carolina (FS) def. Katherine Petty/Giulia Hayer (SCUW) 6-4
2. HUMMEL, A.C./MAGRINI, Matilde (FS) def. JennaMarie Gordon/Finley Kalinic (SCUW) 6-1
3. Velizara Fileva/Varya Zlotnik (SCUW) vs. NONNIS MARZANO, C./FLAQUER, Cristina (FS) 3-5, unfinished
Match Notes
Fresno State 7-1
Santa Clara 1-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,6,1,4)