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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Emma Fantousis defeated Tian Yu Dong to secure the 3-all clincher for San José State over Santa Clara women’s tennis on Thursday afternoon at the Spartan Tennis Complex.  

   

HOW IT HAPPENED:


Fantousis beat Dong in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on court three to complete the Spartans comeback who trailed 3-1 at one point.  
San José State (6-3) went ahead 1-0 on the team scoreboard by winning the first two doubles matches.  On court one, Fantousis paired up with Duru Durgun to take care of Dong and Ashley Katz 6-1 to claim the double point.  
Santa Clara (3-8) came out strong in singles play, winning the first three matches.  Lizanne Boyer got things rolling for the Broncos with a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory over Soledad Capilla on court two to even the match at 1-all.  
Anna Rahman followed suit taking down Tara Mihaljevic 6-2, 6-2 on court four.
Juliette Krumholz made it three straight Bronco wins beating Camila Celis 6-3, 6-1 on court five.  
The Spartans mounted their comeback with wins on courts six and one.  At six, Cristina Losada beat Madhu Satishbabu 6-3, 6-3 and atop the lineup, Durgun beat Daniella Dimitrova 6-3, 6-4 to knot things up at 3-all.
This was the second 4-3 loss by the Broncos this season who lost in similar fashion to UC Irvine earlier in the year.   

RESULTS:

San Jose State 4, Santa Clara 3

3/5/2026 at San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Tennis Complex)

Singles competition

1. Duru Durgun (SJSU) def. Daniella Dimitrova (SCUWTEN) 6-3, 6-4

2. Lizanne Boyer (SCUWTEN) def. Soledad Capilla (SJSU) 6-1, 6-1

3. Emma Fantousis (SJSU) def. Tian Yu Dong (SCUWTEN) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

4. Anna Rahman (SCUWTEN) def. Tara Mihaljevic (SJSU) 6-2, 6-2

5. Juliette Krumholz (SCUWTEN) def. Camila Celis (SJSU) 6-3, 6-1

6. Cristina Losada (SJSU) def. Madhu Satishbabu (SCUWTEN) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Duru Durgun/Emma Fantousis (SJSU) def. Ashley Katz/Tian Yu Dong (SCUWTEN) 6-1

2. Soledad Capilla/Cristina Losada (SJSU) vs. Daniella Dimitrova/Anna Rahman (SCUWTEN) 5-3, unfinished

3. Camila Celis/Katarina Brajovic (SJSU) def. Juliette Krumholz/Lizanne Boyer (SCUWTEN) 6-0

Match Notes

Santa Clara 3-8

San Jose State 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,4,5,6,1,3)

NEXT UP:


The Broncos opens West Coast Conference play against No. 16 Pepperdine on Saturday at home.  First serve is at 11 a.m. PT.      

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