Bulldogs Return for First Home Match of Season :: The 18th-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team is gearing up for the first home match of the season against 17-ranked William and Mary on Friday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at the Wathen Tennis Center.

Bulldogs Return for First Home Match of Season

The 18th-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team is gearing up for the first home match of the season against 17-ranked William and Mary on Friday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at the Wathen Tennis Center.

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The Bulldogs are 2-2 against The Tribe, last beating them 4-3 the last time the two teams met in 2006.

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March 6, 2008

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Bulldogs Return for First Home Match of Season The 18th-ranked Fresno State women's tennis team is gearing up for the first home match of the season against 17-ranked William and Mary on Friday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at the Wathen Tennis Center. The Bulldogs are 2-2 against The Tribe, last beating them 4-3 the last time the two teams met in 2006. College of William and Mary has the No. 25 and 26-ranked doubles teams, and the No. 8-ranked singles player, Megan Moulton-Levy. The Bulldogs are 7-4 overall for the season and are looking forward to some wins at home.

Last Weekend's Recap Fresno State traveled to Texas this past weekend playing three different schools, starting with a loss to Baylor 6-1 on Friday. On Saturday, the Bulldogs traveled to Austin, Texas to play the University of Texas. The Bulldogs fought hard, but fell to the Longhorns, 4-3. On Monday, March 3, the team traveled to Fort Worth, Texas and came out with a win against TCU, 4-3. Sophomore, Renata Kucerkova clinched the match against TCU for the Bulldogs winning in a third set tie-breaker.

Fresno State Plays Tough at ITA National Team Indoors The Bulldogs participated in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships and came away with some solid results. The Bulldogs gave No. 3 Northwestern all it could handle in the opening round before falling 4-1 to the Wildcats. The Bulldogs won the doubles point in all three of its matches. Fresno State beat No. 16 Clemson 5-1, then topped Arkansas 4-3 on the final day of competition. Junior Tinesta Rowe shined over the weekend, winning all three of her doubles matches and clinching Fresno State's 4-3 win over Arkansas in a three-set thriller over Maryori Franco.

No. 1 Gloria and Rowe Remain Strong in Dual Matches Juniors Melanie Gloria and Tinesta Rowe continue to play efficient tennis as the No. 1-ranked doubles team. Gloria and Rowe are 22-4 overall and 10-2 in dual matches. They have won nine-straight matches, including wins over four ranked opponents. Gloria and Rowe beat No. 7 Lui and Murray of Northwestern on Feb. 7, then beat Clemson's and Arkansas' No. 1 doubles tandems, all at the ITA Indoor Team Championships.

Double Trouble Sophomores Renata Kucerkova and Anastasia Petukhova have also been solid as a tandem, giving Fresno State a one-two punch in the doubles lineup. This duo currently ranks No. 29 in the country and boasts an incredible 20-5 overall record. One of their most recent big victories came in an 8-6 defeat of No. 12 Kaluder and Miseviciute of Arkansas.

Piling Up on WAC Awards The Bulldogs have recently been piling up the WAC awards. During the fall, Petukhova twice won the WAC Player of the Month and Rowe received the award for the month of October. Already this spring, Gloria and Rowe have received the WAC Player of the Week award.