IRVINE, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's tennis team was saddled with its' first loss of the year on Friday, falling 5-2 to Concordia on the road. The loss snaps a three-match win streak for the Sunbirds, while the Eagles improve to 4-2. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Concordia 5, Fresno Pacific 2
Records: FPU (3-1), CUI (4-2)
Location: Concordia Tennis Courts | Irvine, Calif.     
 
QUOTABLE: 
"Today was a great test against a good team on the road to see where we stand with our young team among other schools in the PacWest Conference. With four three-setters, we were very close and right on their tails, and that shows how much our players have already grown and that they are eager to compete at a high level. In the coming week, we will play four more league opponents, and we are looking forward to seeing what our team is capable of and what we need to improve on." – head coach Priscilla Jensen
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Marina Lex and Ioanna Lathouri were tripped up in the top doubles flight by a final of 6-3 before Imane Van Veen and Claudia Iglesias fell by the same score in the second flight.  
• Sanne Brull and Alice Di Matteo prevented the Sunbirds from being swept in doubles competition, defeating Samantha Schuster and Halle Van Natta 6-4.
• Concordia's Ghazal Pakbaten took down Lex 6-0, 6-3 in the top singles flight before Lathouri pulled out a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory in flight #2.
• Di Matteo pulled the 'Birds even at 2-2 with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Lisa Suzuki, but Schuster defeated Brull 6-3, 6-2.   
• Van Veen fell in the third set to give the Eagles a 4-2 edge and the official victory.
• Iglesias gave Van Natta all she could handle in the final singles flight, going to the third set before ultimately falling 10-6.  
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• FPU is in the middle of a stretch of seven matches in eight days.
• On Friday, the Sunbirds were without Gaya Solomon, who has played the top singles flight in two of FPU's previous three matches. 
 
SOCIAL:
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UP NEXT:
• The Blue and Orange are set to return to action on Saturday against Biola with an 11 a.m. start time, but weather in the La Mirada area is likely to alter the schedule. Stay tuned to FPUAthletics.com and @fpusunbirds on Twitter for further updates.