
WTEN | Gaels Pull A Win After A Back And Forth Battle Against Fresno State
2/11/2024 3:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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:
Order to finish – 2, 1*
*Clinched doubles point
Singles:
Order to finish – 6, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5*
*Clinched singles point
#GaelsRise
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:
- Misaki Kobayashi/Matilde Magrini (FSU) def. Tian Yu Dong/Juliette Daries (SMC), 6-4
- Carolina Piferi/Eliza Dunbar (FSU) def. Olivia Rook/Madison Weekley (SMC), 6-4
- Stefanie Silva/Sofia Daryaie (SMC) DNF Charlotte Gisclon/Marria Vyshkina (FSU), 5-3
Order to finish – 2, 1*
*Clinched doubles point
Singles:
- Iman Khan (SMC) def. Matilde Magrini (FSU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Misaki Kobayashi (FSU) def. Tian Yu Dong (SMC), 6-2, 6-3
- Carolina Piferi (FSU) def. Stefanie Silva (SMC), 6-2, 6-4
- Juliette Daries (SMC) def. Mariia Vyshkina (FSU), 6-4, 6-3
- Olivia Rook (SMC) def. Hannah Pieper (FSU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Sofia Daryaie (SMC) def. Eliza Dunbar (FSU), 6-3, 6-0
Order to finish – 6, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5*
*Clinched singles point
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
Order of Finish:
6,2,3,4,1,5
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