FULLERTON, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's tennis team got back to its' winning ways on Monday, defeating Hope International 9-0 in just two hours. The Sunbirds earn their first road victory of the year and improve to 4-1 on the young season.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 9, Hope International 0
Records: FPU (4-1), HIU (4-5)
Location: Fullerton Tennis Center | Fullerton, Calif.     
 
QUOTABLE: 
"After the rainout on Saturday, we didn't have a chance to touch a racket for two days, and one of our players has been out for a week. We knew we would need to get our timing back very fast, and we were able to get in the groove quickly during the match. This was a great trip overall for us, but we are looking forward to returning home later this week." – head coach Priscilla Jensen
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Sanne Brull and Alice Di Matteo were up 4-0 when the Royals suffered an injury and were forced to retire. 
• Marina Lex and Ioanna Lathouri cruised to an 8-1 victory in the top doubles flight, defeating HIU's duo of Samantha Paz and Kristen Russo.   
• Gaya Solomon and Claudia Iglesias partnered up for an 8-2 win to give the Sunbirds all three points in doubles matches. 
• Di Matteo was the first to wrap up her singles match, defeating Jessica Ulloa 6-0, 6-1 in the third singles flight.    
• Iglesias followed with a 6-0, 6-2 win of her own at #5 singles, with Lathouri's 6-2, 6-1 vicotry in the second flight giving FPU a 6-0 lead. 
• Solomon then knocked off Matea Ancheta 6-0, 6-1 in the fourth flight, and Lex ended the day with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the top flight.
• Brull took #6 singles with a win by default after the earlier injury.     
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Lex is ranked 15th in the West Region according to the ITA's fall rankings.
• FPU is in the middle of a stretch of seven matches in eight days.
• Di Matteo has yet to lose in either singles or doubles action this spring.
 
SOCIAL:
• Twitter - @fputennis
• Instagram - @fputennis
• Facebook - /FPUathletics
 
UP NEXT:
• The Blue and Orange are back in action on Thursday against Holy Names at home, where they are 3-0 so far this season. The match is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. from Haak Tennis Complex.