RIVERSIDE, CA – The No. 2 Sunbirds beat No. 6 Cal Baptist 7-2 at the Pentz Tennis Center in Riverside on Thursday afternoon.

Fresno Pacific remains perfect in the GSAC with a 10-0 record (11-1 overall).  Cal Baptist falls to 8-6 (5-4 GSAC).

The Sunbirds have now won 46 straight GSAC dating back to the 2006 season.

Fresno Pacific's top singles player, Katia Sabate, remained perfect this spring boasting a 12-0 singles record.

The Sunbirds' match against the Lancers was the first of three straight contests on consecutive days. 

On Friday March 20th, the Sunbirds travel to Stockton for a match against NCAA Division I opponent, University of Pacific.  The match against the Tigers is scheduled for 1:00pm.

On Saturday March 21st, the Sunbirds return home for a GSAC match against Biola (2-8, 1-8 GSAC).  Preliminary match time is 11:00am.

Box Score:

March 19, 2009

Pentz Tennis Center – Riverside, CA

No. 2 Fresno Pacific def. No. 6 Cal Baptist 7-2

Doubles:

Ornella Gentile/Maria Klokotzky (FPU) def. Marcela Montanha/Dunya Wren 8-6

Vanessa Heroux/Katia Sabate (FPU) def. Jelena Savic/Racquel Vescovi 8-1

Aurelie Hascoet/Jessica Roddy (CB) def. Yulia Blinovskaya/Brittany Salley 8-4

Fresno Pacific led 2-1 after doubles - Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles:

 Katia Sabate (FPU) def. Racquel Vescovi 6-1, 6-2

Ornella Gentile (FPU) def. Marcela Montanha 6-4, 6-4

Maria Klokotzky (FPU) def. Jelena Savic 6-3, 6-3

Vanessa Heroux (FPU) def. Aurelie Hascoet 5-7, 6-3, (10-8)

Dunya Wren (CB) def. Yulia Blinovskaya 6-7(2), 6-3, (10-8)

Elizabeth McFeeters (FPU) def. Jessica Roddy 6-0, 6-4

Records: Fresno Pacific (11-1, 10-0 GSAC)

               Cal Baptist (8-6, 5-4 GSAC)