SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Senior Nicole Bermudez and sophomore Haley Garcia claimed a doubles victory on Saturday afternoon, but Dominican women's tennis fell 7-0 to No. 17 Fresno Pacific at Castellucci Family Tennis Center.

Mariia Borodii and Lea Falentin grabbed the first victory of the match for the Sunbirds (2-4) with a 6-1 victory in No. 1 doubles. Bermudez and Garcia grabbed the lead early for the Penguins (1-3) in their doubles match and then held steady to edge out Alice Marques and Daimy Paula 6-4. Alice De Matteo and Sanne Brull grabbed an early 4-1 lead in No. 2 doubles for FPU, but Kamar Alajeely and Kaitlyn Nguyen held serve and got a break point to close within a game. Di Matteo and Brull held serve for the 6-4 victory to give the Sunbirds the first team point of the match.

Falentin helped keep the FPU momentum going in singles as she took the 6-0, 6-2 victory in No. 2 singles. Brull then added a 6-1, 6-0 victory on No. 5 singles and Di Matteo put the Sunbirds within a point of the clinch with a 6-2, 6-2 victory in No. 3 singles. Paula clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-1 victory for FPU.

Dominican will return to the court Tuesday to take on Biola at Noon PST at Castellucci Family Tennis Center. Live stat information can be located on the schedule page.