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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