Spartans Begin Busy Stretch With Matches Against Hawaii and New MexicoSpartans Begin Busy Stretch With Matches Against Hawaii and New Mexico

Spartans Begin Busy Stretch With Matches Against Hawaii and New Mexico

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State women's tennis team (9-2, 1-1 Mountain West) will host four matches in a span of seven days beginning with a showdown against Hawaii (6-6, 4-0 Big West) on Wednesday, March 20 at 12 p.m. The Spartans will also battle New Mexico (13-1, 2-0 Mountain West) on Friday, March 22 at 11 a.m. The first 75 fans at Friday's match will receive free tacos.

  • The Spartans are coming off a 4-0 win over Nevada on Sunday afternoon.
  • Irena Muradyan and Duru Durgun each won in singles and doubles to lead SJSU over the Wolf Pack.
  • The Spartans are 5-0 at the Spartan Tennis Complex this season.
  • A conference-best four Spartans have received Mountain West weekly honors in 2024:

DOUBLES DOMINANCE

  • The Spartans have taken eight of the 11 doubles points this season and are 7-1 in those matches.
  • In the No. 1 doubles flight, the pair of Muradyan and Ying Shek are 8-2.
  • The pair of Durgun and Rozalina Youseva are on a four-match winning streak and have compiled a 7-1 record on court three.

SINGLES SUCCESS

  • Muradyan and Ying Shek have each won their previous four matches in singles play with Muradyan competing on court two and Ying Shek playing on court three.
  • Millan leads the Spartans with a 5-2 record in the No. 1 singles flight.
  • The Spartans have a winning percentage of 50 percent or better on all six singles courts this season.

VS. HAWAII 

  • The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine are coming off a 4-2 loss to Pacific on Saturday.
  • In 2023, the Spartans fell to the Rainbow Wahine in Honolulu, 4-3.

VS. NEW MEXICO

  • The New Mexico Lobos are coming off a 4-2 win over Colorado State on Sunday.
  • In 2023, the Spartans split the two meetings against the Lobos.

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