SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women’s tennis opened Mountain West play on Saturday morning, welcoming Air Force back to the Aztec Tennis Center after the match was originally postponed due to rain on Friday. The Aztecs took down the Falcons 4-0 to kick off their conference schedule 1-0.
The Aztecs improve to 8-5 overall, 1-0 in the Mountain West and the Falcons fall to 6-8 overall, 0-1 in the Mountain West.
On Friday, because of inclement weather, the teams opted to begin the match with singles play, which ultimately resumed on Saturday. The Aztecs won all four singles matches in two sets.
Ninon Martinache put the first point on the board, dominating the third court with a seamless 6-0, 6-0 win over Maya Michalski.
Yasmine Kabbaj was the next to get off the court, taking down Air Force’s Nadia Kojonroj in the top spot. The senior cruised to a 6-0 win in the first set and secured the second team point with a 6-3 second set.
Zoe Olmos gave the Aztecs a 3-0 lead with a win on court four. After pulling out a 6-4 win in the first, Olmos took the second set 6-2 to put the Scarlet and Black one point shy of clinching.
Liisa Varul secured the team’s first Mountain West victory on court five. The freshman shut out Shivaani Selvan 6-0 in the first set before clinching the match with a 6-3 second set win.
Courts two and six were left unfinished. Playing in the second spot, Gloria Alogo led Arianna Van Houweling 6-2, 4-3 when the match was called while Vesa Gjinaj was ahead 6-2, 4-0 on the bottom court.
Next up, the Aztecs head to Reno to take on Nevada on March 21 at noon PT.
Singles:
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) def. Nadia Kojonroj (AFA) 6-0, 6-3
2. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) vs. Arianna Van Houweling (AFA) DNF 6-2, 4-3
3. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Sofia Mavor (AFA) 6-0, 6-0
4. Zoe Olmos (SDSU) def. Maya Michalski (AFA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Shivaani Selvan (AFA) 6-0, 6-3
6. Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) vs. Giovanna Sanchirico (AFA) DNF 6-2, 4-0
Order of finish: singles (3,1,4,5)