Women's Tennis

Aztecs Capture Three Wins on Second Day of Fall Invite

On Saturday, Teja Tirunelveli, Vesa Gjinaj and Vessa Turley each captured a victory in their singles matches at the Aztec Tennis Center.

Aztecs Capture Three Wins on Second Day of Fall InviteAztecs Capture Three Wins on Second Day of Fall Invite
Derrick Tuskan/San Diego State

SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women’s tennis won three matches on the second day of the Aztec Fall Invitational. On Saturday, Teja Tirunelveli, Vesa Gjinaj and Vessa Turley each captured a victory in their singles matches at the Aztec Tennis Center.

Tirunelveli earned her second win of the weekend, cruising to a 6-3, 6-1 victory against Stanford’s Kaia Giribalan.

Gjinaj also got it done in two sets, coming out on top in a narrow 7-6 (7-2) first set victory before clinching a 6-1 win against Colorado’s Heidi Crncan.

Turley battled University of Denver’s Yunfei Cai in three sets, claiming a hard-fought 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2 win.

The Aztecs will wrap up the fall invitational on Sunday, beginning at 9:45 a.m. PT.

Day Two Results
Singles
Teja Tirunelveli (SDSU)
def. Kaia Giribalan (Stanford) 6-3, 6-1
Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) def. Heidi Crncan (CU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
Vessa Turley (SDSU) def. Yunfei Cai (Denver) 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2
Sorcha Caves (CSU) def. Constanza Fernandez Rincon (SDSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) (consolation)