Spartans Lose Hard-Fought Dual Versus Colorado StateSpartans Lose Hard-Fought Dual Versus Colorado State

Spartans Lose Hard-Fought Dual Versus Colorado State

FRESNO, Calif.—Alba Pedrero Galindo, Rozalina Youseva and Raquel Villan Pereira all won their singles matches on Saturday as the San José State women's tennis team open Mountain West play with a hard-found 4-3 loss to Colorado State in Fresno.
 

  • The Spartans entered singles play down 1-0 after the Rams won the doubles point.
  • The Rams led the contest 3-0 before SJSU won three consecutive singles matches to tie the score at 3-3.
  • Pedrero Galindo got the first Spartan point with a 6-2, 6-2, win at the number-one position.
  • Youseva then recorded her eighth singles win of the spring season with a 6-2, 7-5, win and the second Spartan point.
  • Villa Pereira needed three sets to win 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, to tie the contest at 3-3.
  • The final point came down to the fifth singles match and Jovana Babic. She won the first set 6-4, lost the second set 7-6 (8-6) and fell in the deciding set 6-4.

San José State is now 4-7 on the season and 0-1 in MW play. The Spartans face Wyoming Sunday at 9 a.m. in Fresno.
 
Colorado State vs San José State
3/26/2022 at Fresno, CA (Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center)
 
Colorado State 4, San José State 3
Singles competition
1. Alba Pedrero Galindo (SJSU) def. Sarka Richterova (CSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Somer Dalla-Bona (CSU) def. Oleksandra Andrieieva (SJSU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Rozalina Youseva (SJSU) def. Matea Mihaljevic (CSU) 6-2, 7-5
4. Lucia Natal (CSU) def. Irena Muradyan (SJSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Sarah Weekley (CSU) def. Jovana Babic (SJSU) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
6. Raquel Villan Pereira (SJSU) def. Anastasiia Kotsyuba (CSU) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
 
 Doubles competition
1. Radka Buzkova/Matea Mihaljevic (CSU) def. Oleksandra Andrieieva/Irena Muradyan (SJSU) 6-1
2. Somer Dalla-Bona/Sarka Richterova (CSU) def. Alba Pedrero Galindo/Lara Marco Mas (SJSU) 6-0
3. Rozalina Youseva/Jovana Babic (SJSU) vs. Tracy Guo/Sarah Weekley (CSU) 3-2, unfinished
 
Records:
Colorado State 7-5, 1-0 MW
San José State 4-7, 0-1 MW
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,4,1,3,6,5)
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