SAN JOSE, Calif.—Never giving up, the San José State women's tennis kept fighting back Friday afternoon in a contest with Santa Clara at the Spartan Tennis Complex. The Spartans fell to the Broncos, 4-3.
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— SJSU Women's Tennis (@SanJoseStTennis) February 26, 2022
- Down 1-0 after Santa Clara won the doubles point, Spartan Rozalina Youseva won the first singles point of the day in straight sets to tie the match at 1-1.
- Oleksandra Andrieieva won the second singles point to give SJSU the 2-1 lead.
- Down 3-2, Lara Marco Mas then won 7-5, 7-5, to tie the match at 3-3.
- The day came down to the single match at number-four. Irena Muradyan won the first set 7-6 (7), but fell in the second set, 6-4. She kept fighting her opponent before falling 7-6 (7) in the third set.
San José State hosts UC Davis on Saturday beginning at noon inside the Spartan Tennis Complex.
Santa Clara vs San José State
2/25/2022 at San Jose, CA
(Spartan Tennis Complex)
Santa Clara 4, San José State 3
Singles competition
1. Finley Kalinic (SCUW) def. Alba Pedrero Galindo (SJSU) 6-2, 7-5
2. Oleksandra Andrieieva (SJSU) def. Jamie Schroer (SCUW) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
3. Rozalina Youseva (SJSU) def. Katherine Petty (SCUW) 6-4, 6-3
4. Velizara Fileva (SCUW) def. Irena Muradyan (SJSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Giulia Hayer (SCUW) def. Jovana Babic (SJSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
6. Lara Marco Mas (SJSU) def. Varya Zlotnik (SCUW) 7-5, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Katherine Petty/Giulia Hayer (SCUW) def. Oleksandra Andrieieva/Raquel Villan Pereira (SJSU) 6-1
2. Alba Pedrero Galindo/Lara Marco Mas (SJSU) vs. Finley Kalinic/Velizara Fileva (SCUW) 2-5, unfinished
3. Jamie Schroer/Varya Zlotnik (SCUW) def. Rozalina Youseva/Jovana Babic (SJSU) 6-1
Records:
Santa Clara 2-3; San José State 3-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,1,2,5,6,4)
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