SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women's tennis kicked off its season Sunday afternoon with a dominant win over Sacramento State, 7-0, at the Aztec Tennis Center. The Aztecs dropped just one doubles match for the afternoon, winning two of the three doubles matches and finishing off singles with ease.
In doubles action, sophomore Abbie Mulbarger and freshman Agustina Rimoldi Godoy blanked Hornets Sofi Wicker and Frana Ugarkovic, 6-0, in the No. 3 matchup, while sophomore Nnena Nadozie and senior Magda Aubets dropped their decision to Maria Gonzalez and Jenna Dorian, 6-1. Senior Jenny Moinard and freshman Shakhnoza Khatamova finished the third doubles match shortly after, going 7-6 (4) over Carolina Chernyetsky and Jayden Nielsen in the top-seeded match to claim the doubles point for the Aztecs.
The Aztecs glided through singles just as easily as doubles play, where newcomer Alicia Melosch took down Dorian, 6-2, 6-3, in the fourth seed while Nadozie topped Nielsen, 6-3, 6-2, in the third seed. Top-seeded junior Mia Smith sealed the Aztecs' fate with her 6-2, 6-3 win over Carolina Chernyetsky to claim the dual victory for SDSU.
The three Aztecs remaining on courts continued the winning trend, with Aubets finishing 6-3, 6-2, over Sac State's Wicker in the fifth seed, Moinard topped Gonzalez 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the No. 2 match, and Mulbarger completed a 6-2, 6-2 win over Urgarkovic in the sixth seed.
The Aztecs return to the ATC next weekend for back-to-back days of competition, first welcoming UCSD on Saturday, Jan. 26, then UC Riverside Sunday the 27th. Next weekend's duals are set to begin at noon each day.
San Diego State 7, Sacramento State 0
Jan. 20, 2019
Aztec Tennis Center
Doubles Competition
1. Jenny Moinard/Shakhnoza Khatamova (SDSU) def. Carolina Chernyetsky/Jayden Nielsen (SAC) 7-6 (6-4)
2. Maria Gonzalez/Jenna Dorian (SAC) def. Nnena Nadozie/Magda Aubets (SDSU) 6-1
3. Abbie Mulbarger/Agustina Rimoldi (SDSU) def. Sofi Wicker/Frana Ugarkovic (SAC) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
SDSU wins doubles point
Singles Competition
1. Mia Smith (SDSU) def. Carolina Chernyetsky (SAC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Jenny Moinard (SDSU) def. Maria Gonzalez (SAC) 7-6 (6-3), 6-2
3. Nnena Nadozie (SDSU) def. Jayden Nielsen (SAC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Alicia Melosch (SDSU) def. Jenna Dorian (SAC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Magda Aubets (SDSU) def. Sofi Wicker (SAC) 6-3, 6-2
6. Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) def. Frana Ugarkovic (SAC) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish, 4, 3, 1*, 5, 2, 6
* Match clinching dual
Aztec Women's Tennis blanks Sacramento State
