FRESNO, Calif. – Dominican women's tennis fell 7-0 to Fresno Pacific in a rematch with Fresno Pacific at Haak Tennis Complex.
"Tough day today for us," head coach
Cristina Visico Hassanali said. "Doubles and the beginning of singles looked promising early, but [FPU] played well to close out sets."
The Penguins (7-6) took the early lead in doubles as
Julia Rydel and
Zoe Coggins claimed a 6-0 victory on court three, but the Sunbirds (11-3) answered with a 6-2 victory in No. 2 singles by Sanne Brull and Alice Di Matteo. Maria Borodi and Lea Falentin held off an early push from Dominican's
Audrey Rafols and
Gina Dudley to take the 6-3 victory in No. 1 doubles to give FPU the 1-0 lead in the team match.
Borodi continued the strong play for the Sunbirds as she claimed No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-3 to push the lead to 2-0. Dudley and Falentin traded games in the first set with Falentin closing out the narrow 7-5 victory before a commanding 6-0 win in the second set to claim the match at No. 2 singles. Di Matteo then secured the team victory for FPU with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles.
Dominican will have a quick turnaround as it hosts Holy Names on Saturday at 11 a.m. PDT at Castellucci Family Tennis Center.