Fresno State won its seventh-straight WAC Women's Tennis Title with a 4-1 win over second-seeded Boise State. The Bulldogs were led by WAC Player of the Year Melanie Glorida, who paired with teammate Tinesta Rowe as the No. 3-ranked doubles tandem, earning a win over Boise State's No. 54-ranked Pichittra Thongdach and Polina Kokoulina at No. 1 doubles, 8-4. Fresno State head coach Simon Thibodeau was named WAC Coach of the Year, while Nevada's Florence De Vrye was named WAC Freshman of the Year.
This was the third-straight year that Fresno State defeated Boise State in the championship match of the WAC Women's Tennis Championship. The Bulldogs will now represent the WAC in the NCAA Tournament.
No. 19 Fresno State earned the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, before securing three of four singles matches to take home its seventh-consecutive WAC championship. In singles action, No. 22-ranked Anastasia Petukhova tallied the first victory over Boise State's Polina Kokoulina, 6-1, 6-0, at the No. 2 position, while Renata Kucerkova defeated Bianca Jochimsen, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 3 spot. Tinesta Rowe clinched the match and WAC title with her final singles win over Klaudia Wlodarczyk at the No. 4 position, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. No. 40 Boise State tallied one singles victory over the Bulldogs, as Laura Baum took down Danon Beatty, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, at No. 6.
No. 1 Fresno State 4, No. 2 Boise State 1
Singles competition
1. #16 Melanie Gloria (FRESNO) vs. Pichittra Thongdack (BSU) 5-7, 6-4, 3-3, DNF
2. #22 Anastasia Petukhova (FRESNO) def. Polina Kokoulina (BSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Renata Kucerkova (FRESNO) def. Bianca Jochimsen (BSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Tinesta Rowe (FRESNO) def. Klaudia Wlodarczyk (BSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
5. Jacqueline Haskett (FRESNO) vs. Stacey Housley (BSU) 6-2, 6-7, 3-4, DNF
6. Laura Baum (BSU) def. Danon Beatty (FRESNO) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6, 4*
Did Not Finish: 1, 5
Doubles competition
1. #3 Melanie Gloria/Tinesta Rowe (FRESNO) def. #54 Pichittra Thongdack/Polina Kokoulina (BSU) 8-4
2. #31 Renata Kucerkova/Anastasia Petukhova (FRESNO) def. Laura Baum/Jana Mackova (BSU) 8-1
3. Jacqueline Haskett/Danon Beatty (FRESNO) vs. Bianca Jochimsen/Klaudia Wlodarczyk (BSU) 3-4, DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1
Did Not Finish: 3