FRESNO, Calif. - The University of San Francisco women's tennis team faced Fresno State on Saturday but came up short and fell 4-2.

"The Dons had opportunities across the board to put Fresno State away, but we give credit to our opponent for fighting back," said assistant coach Sean Dizon. "We will learn from this experience and it will help us as the season progresses."

The Dons started the match by clinching the doubles point. Rita Colyer and Arianna Capogrosso won 6-1 on their court followed by a 6-3 win from Chiho Mushika and Alicia Yue. USF also had a win from doubles pair Mya Bui and Emily Maxfield.

Mushika gave her team a 2-0 lead when she won 6-3, 6-0 on her court to start singles, but the Dons couldn't continue the momentum and fell on courts one, two and six. Colyer put up a fight on her court, bringing her match all the way to a third set, but ultimately fell 6-2, 5-7, 0-6, and the Bulldogs clinched the win over the Dons.

RESULTS
Singles (order of finish: 2,3*,1)

1. Bui and Maxfield def. Shir Azran and Georgia Lawson; 6-3
2. Colyer and Capogrosso def. A.C. Hummel and Ella Husrefovic; 6-1
3. Mushika and Yue def. Deniza Marcinkevica and Jane Ellis; 6-3 

Doubles (order of finish: 5,1,2,6,3*)

1. Azran def. Bui; 6-2, 6-2
2. Marcinkevica def. Maxfield; 6-4, 7-5
3. Lawson def. Colyer; 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
4. Hummel vs. Capogrosso; 6-4, 5-5
5. Mushika def. Carlotta Nonnis Marzano; 6-3, 6-0
6. Husrefovic def. Yue; 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

UP NEXT
The Dons will take a two-week break and will be on the road for a double header against University of Montana and Arizona in Tucson on Saturday, February 29. 

Montana State's match is set for 9 a.m. PT followed by a noon PT first serve against Arizona.

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