SURPRISE, Arizona- The Fresno Pacific Sunbirds faced a tough challenge against MSU Denver, ultimately falling 4-0 in a match that featured a series of close contests and unfinished battles.

The night began with doubles play, where the 'Birds looked to gain an early advantage but couldn't overcome a strong showing from the Roadrunners. On court three, Lily Villagomez and Yalia Guiterrez struggled to find rhythm and fell quickly, 6-0, to Louise Hosking and Monica Guarin. Shortly after, MSU Denver clinched the doubles point on court two, where Halle Faherty and Malia Mitchell dropped their match 6-1 to Kim Heddes and Kambra Roles. On court one, match between Yume Ueoku and Daimy Paula and MSU Denver's top duo, Valentina Ricuarte-Cabas and Hanna Haber, was shaping up to be a close contest, with the Sunbirds trailing 3-2 before the match was left unfinished due to the doubles point being decided.

In the singles, the Roadrunners quickly expanded their lead. On court six, Lily Villagomez was unable to counter the aggressive play of Louise Hosking, falling 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets. The Roadrunners struck again on court two, where Daimy Paula tried to mount a comeback after dropping the first set, but came up just short in the second, losing 6-0, 7-5 to Kim Heddes. The clinching point came on court three, where Margarita Munoz showed fight in the second set, pushing it to a tiebreak before ultimately falling 6-0, 7-6 (7) to Valentina Ricuarte-Cabas.

Although the match was already decided at that point, several singles matches remained unfinished, offering glimpses of competitive fire from the Sunbirds. Yume Ueoku was locked in a high-level battle on court one, having taken the first set 7-5 before splitting the next two games with Hanna Haber in the second. Faherty, playing on court four, had rebounded from a first-set loss to take a 5-4 lead in the second when play was halted. Malia Mitchell also showed resilience on court five, pushing her match to a second-set tie before her match was called unfinished. 

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