FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's tennis team played the first road match of the season on Friday, defeating Sonoma State 4-0 before darkness forced the two teams to call it a day.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 

• Final: Fresno Pacific 4, Sonoma State 0 
• Records: FPU (2-0), SSU (3-1)
• Location: SSU Tennis Courts | Rohnert Park, Calif.  

 
QUOTABLE:  

• "This was a match that we worked hard for, and we knew coming in that it could go either way with us being ranked similarly in the PacWest Preseason Poll. It was a battle against a very good Sonoma State team, and they are always a pleasure to compete against. I am extremely proud of the way our ladies fought without giving up today." – head coach Priscilla Jensen

                
HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• Lea Falentin and Ioanna Lathouri ran away with the top doubles flight by a score of 6-0, and the duo of Mariia Borodii and Alice Di Matteo gave the Sunbirds the doubles point with a 7-6 victory (7-2 tiebreaker) in the second flight. 
• Lathouri defated Jenna DeTurk 6-3, 7-5 to put FPU in front 2-0, and Falentin took the second flight 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to put the Blue and Orange on the brink of victory. 
• Borodii knocked off Sasha Turchak 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 in the top singles flight to give the Sunbirds their final point of the day, with Brull, Marques and Alice Di Matteo each seeing their match go unfinished due to lack of light. 

 
BEYOND THE BOX:   

• Fresno Pacific has started the season 2-0 for the second consecutive year under Jensen. The 'Birds went on to finish the 2019 campaign with a record of 14-5.  

 
SOCIAL:

• Twitter - @fpusunbirds
• Instagram - @fpusunbirds 
• Facebook - /FPUathletics

 
UP NEXT   

• The Blue and Orange return to action on Saturday morning against Academy of Art. The match is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco.