SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women’s tennis kicked off its 2026 campaign on Saturday morning with a 7-0 sweep over Point Loma Nazarene at the Aztec Tennis Center, moving to a 1-0 overall record as they prepare to face No. 17 UCLA on the road on Sunday afternoon.
The Scarlet and Black captured the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. In the third spot, Gloria Alogo and Liisa Varul shut out Point Loma’s Melissa Zirkle and Zoe Moley 6-0. On court two, Jayna Clemens and Ninon Martinache defeated Alina Kupfer and Perla Conde Vendrell by a score of 6-1. San Diego State’s 23rd-ranked doubles team, Jo-Yee Chan and Vessa Turley, led Anna Pallencaoe and Emely Valencia Andrejeva 5-2 on the top court when the point was clinched.
With Kupfer pulling out of singles competition, the Aztecs put the second point on the board with a win by default on court six. Teja Tirunelveli then stretched the lead with a sweeping 6-0, 6-0 victory over Moley on the fifth court. Martinache clinched the match for the Aztecs after taking down Pallencaoe 6-3, 6-3 on court two.
The two teams opted to play the match out. Vesa Gjinaj earned the fifth point of the match, defeating Zirkle 6-0, 6-2 in the court four matchup. No. 88 Chan took the top court by a score of 6-3, 6-3 over Pallencaoe. Clemens then completed the sweep after taking down Andrejeva 6-0, 6-2 on court three.
The Aztecs will be back in action tomorrow as they take on 17th-ranked UCLA in Los Angeles at 1 p.m. PT.
Doubles
1. Jo-Yee Chan/Vessa Turley (SDSU) vs. Anna Pallencaoe/Emely Valencia Andrejeva (PLNU) DNF 5-2
2. Jayna Clemens/Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Alina Kupfer/Perla Conde Vendrell (PLNU) 6-1
3. Gloria Alogo/Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Melissa Zirkle/Zoe Moley (PLNU) 6-0
Singles
1. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) def. Anna Pallencaoe (PLNU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Emely Valencia Andrejeva (PLNU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Jayna Clemens (SDSU) def. Perla Conde Vendrell (PLNU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) def. Melissa Zirkle (PLNU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Teja Tirunelveli (SDSU) def. Zoe Moley (PLNU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Vessa Turley (SDSU) def. PLNU by default
Order of finish: Doubles: (3,2) Singles: (6,5,2,4,1,3)