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Box Score RENO, Nev. – Nevada Women’s Tennis closed out its home slate with a thrilling win over Fresno State, 4-3.
Due to weather, the match began with singles play, where each team grabbed three points to force doubles play.
The Pack got on the board first with Silvia-Maria Costache defeating Andjela Lopicic in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. Wiem Boubaker followed it up by taking down Klara Vukicevic, 6-2, 6-4.
The Bulldogs cut the lead in half when Petra Janigova fell to Louna Cormier, 6-4, 7-6. The Pack got one more in singles with a win by Kennedy Robinson over Eliza Dunbar, 7-6, 6-3.
With Nevada up 3-1 in singles, Fresno State scored the next two points after both Amahée Charrier and Marlene Foerster forced their matches into three sets. Foerster fell to Sofia Pizzoni, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, while Charrier dropped her match to Paulina Montiel, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6.
In doubles play, Costache and Foerster grabbed the first match for the Pack with a win over Montiel and Vukicevic, 6-1. Charrier and Janigova then came from behind to defeat Cormier and Lopicic, 6-4.
Nevada will close out its weekend on the road to face San José State on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Nevada 4, Fresno State 3
Singles
No. 1 – Paulina Montiel (FST) def. Amahée Charrier (NEV), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
No. 2 – Sofia Pizzoni (FST) def. Marlene Foerster (NEV), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
No. 3 – Silvia-Maria Costache (NEV) def. Andjela Lopicic (FST), 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 – Kennedy Robinson (NEV) def. Eliza Dunbar (FST), 7-6, 6-3
No. 5 – Louna Cormier (FST) def. Petra Janigova (NEV), 6-4, 7-6
No. 6 – Wiem Boubaker (NEV) def. Klara Vukicevic (FST), 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1
Doubles
No. 1 – Silvia-Maria Costache/Marlene Foerster (NEV) def. Paulina Montiel/Klara Vukicevic (FST), 6-1
No. 2 – Amahée Charrier/Petra Janigova (NEV) def. Louna Cormier/Andjela Lopicic (FST), 6-4
No. 3 – Kennedy Robinson/Kariman Buqai (NEV) vs. Eliza Dunbar/Sofia Pizzoni (FST) 4-3 uf
Order of finish: 1, 2