LARAMIE, Wyo. – San Diego State women’s tennis secured a 4-2 win over Wyoming on the road on Friday afternoon after capturing the doubles point as well as victories on courts one, three and four in singles competition.
The Aztecs improve to 10-6 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West while the Cowboys fall to 4-13 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
The Scarlet and Black took an early advantage, taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Gloria Alogo and Vesa Gjinaj took down Serina Abriola and Ruby Young 6-4 on court three before Jo-Yee Chan and Liisa Varul clinched the point with a 6-4 win over Violetta Borodina and Dilnaz Mashabayeva on the top court. The court two matchup between Eugenia Ceinos/Elena Trencheva and Yasmine Kabbaj/Ninon Martinache was left unfinished, tied at 5-5.
Kabbaj earned the first win in singles competition, defeating Ana Kochelaevskaia 6-0, 6-2 on court one.
Borodina put Wyoming on the board, taking court two by a score of 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 over Chan.
Alogo added another for the Aztecs, taking down Ceinos 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) in the third spot to put San Diego State within one.
Zoe Olmos was bested 6-4, 6-3 by Mashabayeva on court five, bringing the match score to 3-2 in San Diego State’s favor.
Martinache was the clincher for the second consecutive match, capturing a gritty 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Trencheva on court four to secure the team’s third conference win of the season.
The Aztecs return to action on Sunday, heading to Fort Collins, Colo. to take on Colorado State at 11 a.m.
Doubles
1. Jo-Yee Chan/Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Violetta Borodina/Dilnaz Mashabayeva (WYO) 6-4
2. Eugenia Ceinos/Elena Trencheva (WYO) vs. Ninon Martinache/Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) DNF 5-5
3. Gloria Alogo/Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) def. Serina Abriola/Ruby Young (WYO) 6-4
Singles
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) def. Ana Kochelaevskaia (WYO) 6-0, 6-2
2. Violetta Borodina (WYO) def. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
3. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) def. Eugenia Ceinos (WYO) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Elena Trencheva (WYO) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Dilnaz Mashabayeva (WYO) def. Zoe Olmos (SDSU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Ruby Young (WYO) vs. Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) 0-6, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,2,3,5,4)