Fresno, Calif. - No. 2 Fresno Pacific bested GSAC rival, 13th-ranked Concordia 7-2 at the Haak Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.

Fresno Pacific remains unbeaten at 4-0 (3-0 GSAC), while Concordia falls to 2-1 (1-1 GSAC).

Katia Sabate's 7-5, 7-5 victory at No. 1 singles over the Eagles' Jennifer Sher put the Sunbirds ahead 4-2 heading into doubles competition. 

Sabate and Vanessa Heroux won 8-1 at No. 2 doubles to secure Fresno Pacific's 39th consecutive GSAC win.

The Sunbird women's tennis team faces NCAA Division I opponent, UC Santa Barbara (4-2) on Wednesday, February 25th at 1:30pm.

Box Score:

February 21, 2009

Haak Tennis Center – Fresno, CA

No. 2 Fresno Pacific def. No. 13 Concordia 7-2

Singles:

Katia Sabate (FPU) def. Jennifer Sher (CU) 7-5, 7-5

Jordan Kimura (CU) def. Maria Klokotzky (FPU) 6-3, 6-3

Ornella Gentile (FPU) def. Kristin Yep (CU) 6-1, 6-2

Vanessa Heroux (FPU) def. Cristina Flor (CU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1

Jaleh Mazaheri (CU) def. Elizabeth McFeeters (FPU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)

Yulia Blinovskaya (FPU) def. Natalie Vanier (CU) 6-0, 6-1

Fresno Pacific leads 4-2 after singles – Order of finish: 6, 3, 2, 4, 5, 1

Doubles:

1.  Ornella Gentile/Maria Klokotzky (FPU) def. Jennifer Sher/Kristin Yep (CU) 8-2

Vanessa Heroux/Katia Sabate (FPU) def. Jordan Kimura/Johanna Sceresini (CU) 8-1

Elizabeth McFeeters/Brittany Salley (FPU) def. Cristina Flor/Jaleh Mazaheri (CU) 9-8(4)

*Denotes clinching match – Order of finish: 2*, 1, 3

Records: Fresno Pacific: (4-0, 3-0 GSAC)