ROSEVILLE, Calf. – Tennis continued the PacWest season on Wednesday, as the Sunbirds of Fresno Pacific came to town for a doubleheader on the courts. After a last-minute change was made to move the matches, the day ended with FPU claiming two 4-0 conference wins.
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The matches were slated to be played at Sierra College, but minutes before match time, a decision was made to move the contests to Johnson Ranch Sports Club in Roseville.
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Jessup claimed victory in one of the three doubles contests, as the dup of
Vadim Francois and
Caleb Poling came out victorious, 6-2. Fresno Pacific would earn the doubles point after winning in the other matches, 6-2 and 6-0.
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FPU earned three points in singles play before the Warriors could claim one of the matches, as two bouts went unfinished. Those matches were again by Francois and Poling.
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In the women's match, the doubles duo of
Olivia Gutierrez and
Rylie Maloney saw their match go unfinished at 3-4, as FPU claimed the two matches needed to win the doubles point. Three additional matches went unfinished in singles play.
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Maloney did push her singles match to a second set tiebreaker before falling in the set, 7-6.
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Jessup will continue their season on Monday when they welcome Menlo to Rocklin. The matches are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. from Sierra College.
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