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WTEN | Gaels Pull A Win After A Back And Forth Battle Against Fresno State

Box Score FRESNO, Calif. - The Saint Mary's Women's Tennis team had a back and forth battle between Fresno State and pulled out a 4-3 win.
 
The Bulldogs took the first point of the match defeating Gaels duo Olivia Rook and Madison Weekley 6-4, and duo Tian Yu Dong and Juliette Daries 6-4. The last set with Stefanie Silva and Sofia Daryaie was abandoned. 
 
The first singles match to finish was on court 6 with Daryaie giving SMC a point, defeating FSU Eliza Dunbar 6-3, 6-0. The next two points went to the Bulldogs defeating Dong 2-6, 3-6, and Silva 2-6, 4-6. 
 
Gaels down by two didn't stop Daries from coming out on top defeating Fresno State Mariia Vyshkina 6-4, 6-3. Iman Khan tied the score 3-3 by defeating Bulldogs Matilde Magrini 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. 
 
The match deciding point relied on the last match on court 5, SMC Rook and Hannah Pieper. The set went to three, FSU Pieper taking the first 6-2, then Rook 6-4. It was up to the last set with Rook pulling through for the Gaels defeating Pieper 6-3. With Rook's win, SMC won overall. 
 
Doubles:
  1. Misaki Kobayashi/Matilde Magrini (FSU) def. Tian Yu Dong/Juliette Daries (SMC),  6-4
  2. Carolina Piferi/Eliza Dunbar (FSU) def. Olivia Rook/Madison Weekley (SMC), 6-4
  3. Stefanie Silva/Sofia Daryaie (SMC) DNF Charlotte Gisclon/Marria Vyshkina (FSU), 5-3
 
Order to finish – 2, 1*
*Clinched doubles point
 
Singles:
  1. Iman Khan (SMC) def. Matilde Magrini (FSU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
  2. Misaki Kobayashi (FSU) def. Tian Yu Dong (SMC), 6-2, 6-3
  3. Carolina Piferi (FSU) def. Stefanie Silva (SMC), 6-2, 6-4
  4. Juliette Daries (SMC) def. Mariia Vyshkina (FSU), 6-4, 6-3
  5. Olivia Rook (SMC) def. Hannah Pieper (FSU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
  6. Sofia Daryaie (SMC) def. Eliza Dunbar (FSU), 6-3, 6-0
 
Order to finish – 6, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5*
*Clinched singles point
 
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Players Mentioned

Tian Yu Dong

Tian Yu Dong

5' 5"
Sophomore
Iman Khan

Iman Khan

5' 7"
Sophomore
Olivia Rook

Olivia Rook

5' 6"
Junior
Stefanie Silva

Stefanie Silva

5' 1"
Junior
Madison Weekley

Madison Weekley

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sofia Daryaie

Sofia Daryaie

Freshman
Juliette Daries

Juliette Daries

5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tian Yu Dong

Tian Yu Dong

5' 5"
Sophomore
Iman Khan

Iman Khan

5' 7"
Sophomore
Olivia Rook

Olivia Rook

5' 6"
Junior
Stefanie Silva

Stefanie Silva

5' 1"
Junior
Madison Weekley

Madison Weekley

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sofia Daryaie

Sofia Daryaie

Freshman
Juliette Daries

Juliette Daries

5' 8"
Junior