TURLOCK, Calif.--- Stan State will return to the courts this Friday and Saturday, February 9 and 10 for a pair of road matches. The Warriors will travel to Fresno this Friday, February 9 for a 3pm non-conference with Fresno State. They will have their first PacWest match of the season this Saturday, February 10 at noon in San Rafael against Dominican.
1-0: Stan State started its season with a 7-0 season opening victory at Jessup University in Rocklin, Calif. The Warriors won all three of the doubles' matches as
Zuzanna Dziewiecka/
Emma Yu won 6-3,
Annabelle Mulick/
Abbigail Mulick won 6-2, and
Alyssa Tay and
Nicollet Alexander won by a 6-0 decision. At singles, Stan State won two by 6-0, 6-0 decision which came from Yu and
Jaedyn Hendryx.
Abbigail Mulick won by a 6-0, 6-1 decision. Winning by two 6-4 sets was Tay, winning by a 6-3, 6-4 decision was
Annabelle Mulick. Dziewiecka was a victor by a 6-1, 6-2 decision.
FRESNO STATE: The Bulldogs enter their non-conference matches with Fresno Pacific and Stan State with a 2-2 record after defeating Sacramento State 4-3. Fresno State will face the Sunbirds at 10am and Stan State at 3pm at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno, Calif. Earlier this season, Fresno State defeated Santa Clara 5-2. The Bulldogs' two losses were 7-0 to Arizona State and 4-0 to Grand Canyon.
DOMINICAN: The Penguins had their first two matches of the regular season canceled or postponed due the inclement weather conditions in the North Bay. They are scheduled to host Jessup this Friday, February 9 at 11am before hosting Stan State this Saturday, February 10 at noon. Both matches will take place at the Castellucci Family Tennis Center in San Rafael.
PRESEASON POLL: Stan State was picked to finish tenth and Dominican 11
th in the PacWest preseason coach's poll. The top five teams are Azusa Pacific, Hawai'i Pacific, Point Loma, Concordia Irvine, and Academy of Art. Last season, the Warriors finished fifth at the PacWest Conference Tennis Championships after being seeded tenth.
UP NEXT: After this weekend, Stan State will return to the courts in Daly City, Calif., for a 11am starting conference match at the Bay Club South San Francisco against Academy of Art on Friday, February 16. The Warriors will host Hawai'i Hilo at noon on Sunday, February 25.