WTEN | Gaels Cruise to 5-0 Win over Fresno State

Saint Mary's dominated in both singles and doubles play on Saturday to pick up their first win of the spring.

EUGENE, Ore. — Saint Mary's (1-3) earned their first win of the season on Saturday with a resounding 5-0 win over Fresno State on neutral court to hand the Bulldogs their first loss of the year (2-1).

Jordan Harris and Aubane Ville earned the team's first win of the day with a 6-3 result on the doubles' court and were closely followed by Clementine Clement and Chloe Goyette who defeated their opposition, 6-4, to claim the doubles' point. Hind Abdelouahid and Mariia Kozyreva were up 5-4 on the No. 1 court before the match was called.

Saint Mary's also had a clean sweep on the singles side as three Gaels picked up big wins. On the No. 1 court, Kozyreva squared off with Jennifer Timotin and won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Clement and Goyette each earned 6-1, 6-4 victories in the No. 2 and No. 4 slots, respectively, while Abdelouahid and Ville had big leads before their contests went unfinished.

Fresno State forfeited the No. 6 singles match and did not send a player to face Liesl Pieters.

Saint Mary's 5, Fresno State 0
Student Tennis Center
Feb. 2, 2019

DOUBLES
1. Abdelouahid/Koryeva (SMC) vs. Timotin/Lawson (FS) - unfinished (5-4)
2. Goyette/Clement (SM) def. Husrefovic/Marcinkevica (FS) 6-4
3. Harris/Ville (SM) def. Ellis/Hummel (FS) 6-3

SINGLES
1. Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Jennifer Timotin (FS) - 6-2, 6-3
2. Clementine Clement (SMC) def. Deniza Marcinkevica (FS) - 6-1, 6-4
3. Hind Abdelouahid (SMC) vs. Ella Husrefovic (FS) - unfinished (6-1, 5-2)
4. Chloe Goyette (SMC) def. A.C. Hummel (FS) - 6-1, 6-4
5. Aubane Ville (SMC) vs. Jane Ellis (FS) - unfinished (6-4, 5-1)
6. Saint Mary's wins by default

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,2,1)

UP NEXT: UC SANTA BARBARA
The Gaels remain on the road as they head south to take on UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 9. More information about the match can be found on the Gaels' schedule page.

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