San Jose, Calif. - The Pacific women's tennis team fell 4-0 at No. 60 San Jose State Sunday. The Tigers posted a doubles win by Viktoriya Dzyuba and Anneroos Nederstigt, but lost the doubles point and were swept in singles.
Dzyuba and Nederstigt posted a 6-4 win at first doubles over Marie Klocker and Gaelle Rey, but the Spartans to the second doubles match as Sybile Gauvain and Marine Dans won 6-3 over Cristina Saenz de Buruaga Ruiz and Yuki Asami. At third doubles, Miyo Kobayashi and Justine Deleval snuck by Sabrina Rodriguez and Maayan Sela, 6-4.
In singles action, Gauvain won her second singles match over Sela, 6-2, 6-2, while Saenz de Buruaga Ruiz fell to Rey, 6-4, 6-3, at third singles. Kobayashi posted a win over Rodriguez, 6-2, 6-1.
Dyzuba, ranked No. 94 in singles, won the first set against Klocker, who is ranked No. 122 in singles, 6-2. The second set was 6-5 in favor of Klocker when the match was called.
Katie Dyson's fourth singles match with Dans and Asami's sixth singles match with Deleval also went unfinished.
"San Jose State played good tennis today. The atmosphere of today's match and the fight from both teams was really great," head coach Charlotte Scatliffe said. "'Roos and Vika had a big win at No. 1 doubles against a team that has a ton of experience, and the matches that went unfinished were great battles. We will used this needed experience to motivate us in this weeks practices and are looking forward to our trip to Reno next weekend to take on Nevada."
Pacific falls to 4-5 on the season, while San Jose State moves to 6-3.
The Tigers will be back in action next Saturday at Nevada for a noon first serve in Reno.