FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's tennis team picked up a 7-0 victory over Dominican on Saturday afternoon, marking the second time this season the Sunbirds have come away with a clean sweep of the Penguins. The Blue and Orange have now won three of their last four matches dating back to March 19 and will turn their attention to the final match of the regular season.
 
QUOTABLE:

• "We are clicking and putting things together the way I envisioned from the beginning. These are the times that we need to play like this, and we put a lot of pressure on our opponents today. Everything is falling into place for us, and it was a really nice victory to see. We are trying to peak as we head into the conference tournament, and we are focusing a lot on intensity in our practices. Our confidence is high, and I want us to keep playing the way we are right now." – head coach George Rodriguez

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Sunbirds started the day on fire, with the tandem of Mariia Borodii and Lea Falentin picking up a quick victory in the doubles flight.
• Alice Di Matteo and Sanne Brull clinched doubles for FPU with a 6-0 victory in the second flight, and Alice Marques and Daimy Paula gave the home team a doubles sweep with a 6-4 win on Court 3.
• Borodii wasted no time in singles action, earning a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the second flight over Kaitlyn Nguyen. 
• Marques picked up a 6-1, 6-2 victory in #4 singles to put the Sunbirds on the brink of the clinching point, and Paula's 6-0, 6-1 win on Court 6 gave FPU their fourth point of the day. 
• Falentin was next to wrap up her singles match, defeating Amber Del Rosario 6-1, 6-2 in the top flight. 
• Di Matteo's 6-0, 6-2 victory on Court 3 made it a 6-0 FPU advantage before Brull wrapped up with a 6-2, 6-4 win in the fifth flight.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Falentin remains unbeaten against Division II opponents this spring with a record of  6-0 in singles play.
• The Sunbirds remain nationally-ranked in the most recent edition of the ITA National Poll. The next poll is set to be released on Tuesday. 

 
UP NEXT:

• The Sunbirds host Academy of Art on April 17 to close out the regular season, with the match set to begin at 12:00 p.m. The following week, FPU will head to Surprise, Ariz. to take part in the PacWest Tennis Championships. Stay tuned to FPUAthletics.com and Sunbird Social for more info. 

 
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