LAS VEGAS — Emma Fantousis saved a match point and erased a 5-3 doubles deficit alongside Soledad Fayos Capilla to cap a perfect opening day for the San José State women’s tennis team at the Mountain West Fall Championships on Wednesday.
Fantousis and Fayos Capilla represented the Spartans at the championships, competing in the round of 32 in singles and the round of 16 in doubles.
- Fayos Capilla defeated Nevada’s Lucie Vagnerova in straight sets, starting with a tiebreak, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3.
- Fantousis outlasted Hawaiʻi’s Stefi Aludo in a tight three-set match, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (10-8). Each player saved a match point before Fantousis converted on her second.
- In doubles, Fantousis and Fayos Capilla rallied from a 5-3 deficit, winning five straight games to defeat Vagnerova and Kennedy Robinson, 8-5.
UP NEXT: Fayos Capilla and Fantousis will continue in singles in the round of 16 and in doubles in the quarterfinals on Thursday, day two of the Mountain West Fall Championships.
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