FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's tennis team defeated Arizona Christian 6-1 on Friday afternoon, improving to 2-0 on the young season along the way.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 6, Arizona Christian 1
Records: FPU (2-0), ACU (1-5)
Location: Haak Tennis Complex | Fresno, Calif.     
 
QUOTABLE: 
"It was nice playing a former GSAC foe, and I'm proud of the girls for the way they played today. Being such a young team, we're still learning and building up the right amount of confidence. We're looking forward to tomorrow's match and aiming for more growth then, as well." – head coach Priscilla Jensen
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Alice di Matteo and Sanne Brull were the first doubles tandem to wrap up their match, doing so with a 6-0 victory.
• The duo of Imane Van Veen and Gaya Solomon followed suit, giving FPU a 2-0 edge in doubles action.
• In the top doubles slot, Ioanna Lathouri and Marina Lex defeated ACU's Kelley sisters 6-3 to lift FPU to its second doubles sweep of the year.
• Lex was the first to wrap up her singles match, defating Martina Velasco 6-0, 6-0. 
• Lathouri then picked up a 6-0, 6-0 victory of her own, while Brull came away with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Gabby Gutierrez.
• Claudia Iglesias and di Matteo wrapped up their matches with victories to give the Sunbirds their final points of the afternoon.
• In the top singles flight, Gaya Solomon fell to Elizabeth Kelly by a final of 6-4, 6-4.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Lex is ranked 15th in the West Region according to the ITA's fall rankings.
 
SOCIAL:
• Twitter - @fputennis
• Instagram - @fputennis
• Facebook - /FPUathletics
 
UP NEXT:
• The Blue and Orange return to action on Saturday, when they host Ottawa-Arizona at Haak Tennis Complex. Doubles action is set to begin at 2:00 p.m.