SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women's tennis suffered a leap-day shutout on Saturday as the team dropped its match to the California Golden Bears 7-0 at Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley, Calif.
Doubles play saw junior duo Abbie Mulbarger and Nnena Nadozie drop a 6-3 decision to Cal's third-seeded tandem of Bright and Nelson. The Golden Bears secured their grasp on the first point of the match when Dunk and Rosenqvist topped freshman Julia Jordan and junior Tamara Arnold 7-5 on court two.
The Aztecs continued their woes into singles play with Jordan suffering the team's first loss, falling 6-1, 6-1 to fourth-seeded Bright. Freshman Cécile Morin fell to Richardson 6-1, 6-4 on court five, and the match was decided in favor of the home team when Nadozie fell to No.13-ranked Giavara on court one, 6-2, 6-3.
Both Arnold and sophomore Alicia Melosch were unable to upset their nationally-seeded competition, with Arnold falling 7-5, 6-0 on court two No. 50-ranked Rosenqvist and Melosch dropping a 7-5, 6-1 decision on court three to No.28-ranked Ivanov. Mulbarger fought back after suffering a shutout in the first set to compete with Zeynel in the second set on court six but fell in the set's tiebreaker 6-0, 7-6 (0).
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San Diego State at California
2/29/2020 at Hellman Tennis Complex
California 7, San Diego State 0
Singles Competition
1. #13 Haley Giavara (CAL) def. Nnena Nadozie (SDSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #50 Julia Rosenqvist (CAL) def. Tamara Arnold (SDSU) 7-5, 6-0
3. #28 Valentina Ivanov (CAL) def. Alicia Melosch (SDSU) 7-5, 6-1
4. Anna Bright (CAL) def. Julia Jordan (SDSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Erin Richardson (CAL) def. Cecile Morin (SDSU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Jessica Zeynel (CAL) def. Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-0)
Doubles Competition
1. Haley Giavara/Valentina Ivanov (CAL) vs. Mia Smith/Alicia Melosch (SDSU) 6-5, unfinished
2. Julia Rosenqvist/Jasie Dunk (CAL) def. Julia Jordan/Tamara Arnold (SDSU) 7-5
3. Anna Bright/Alexis Nelson (CAL) def. Nnena Nadozie/Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) 6-3
Singles Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1*, 3, 2, 6
Doubles Order of Finish: 3, 2, uf
*match-clinching dual