FRESNO, Calif. — Stan State battled throughout but came up just short in a 4-3 loss to Fresno Pacific on Saturday afternoon at the Haak Tennis Complex.  The Sunbirds improved to 2-0 overall, while the Warriors moved to 1-2 on the season. Fresno Pacific secured the doubles point and claimed three of the six singles matches to seal the narrow PacWest victory.

DOUBLES

No. 1
Fabiana Gonzalez / Yume Ueoku (FPU) def. Emma Yu / Abbigail Mulick (Stan State), 6-3

No. 2
Halle Faherty / Jessica McLean (FPU) def. Katrine Damkjaer / Parker Orlando (Stan State), 7-5

No. 3
Maiah White / Emi Mikami (Stan State) def. Malia Mitchell / Margarita Munoz (FPU), 7-6

Fresno Pacific claimed the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2.

SINGLES

No. 1
Fabiana Gonzalez (FPU) def. Emma Yu (Stan State), 6-3, 6-1

No. 2
Yume Ueoku (FPU) def. Abbigail Mulick (Stan State), 6-3, 6-3

No. 3
Halle Faherty (FPU) def. Katrine Damkjaer (Stan State), 6-3, 6-1

No. 4
Parker Orlando (Stan State) def. Jessica McLean (FPU), 6-3, 6-0

No. 5
Maiah White (Stan State) def. Margarita Munoz (FPU), 6-3, 6-3

No. 6
Emi Mikami (Stan State) def. Malia Mitchell (FPU), 7-5, 6-4

Stan State earned three straight-set singles victories at the No. 4, 5 and 6 positions, but the Sunbirds' wins on the top three courts proved to be the difference.

UP NEXT
Stan State continues its early-season stretch on Saturday, Feb. 21, facing Saint Mary's College at 1 p.m. at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno. The Warriors will then travel to Menlo College for a 10 a.m. PacWest match on Feb. 28 in Atherton before returning home March 11 to host Hawai'i Pacific in a 2 p.m. conference contest at the Stan State Tennis Courts.