March 11, 2016 Results
Box Score
RENO, Nev. - Fighting off rain and strong winds during its 2016 home opener, the Nevada women's tennis team overtook 67th-ranked Cal State Fullerton Friday afternoon, 4-2.
Cal State Fullerton came into the match having lost just one other time this season and had 10 wins to its credit. Nevada (4-6) began the day by earning the doubles point, taking two of the three doubles matches. The first doubles match to finish belonged to the Titans, 6-3. The Wolf Pack however cleaned up the remaining two matches, 6-4 and 6-3. The point-clinching doubles match was won by the #1 doubles team of sophomore Blaga Delic and junior Shelia Morales.
After the Titans claimed the first win in singles competition, sophomore Claudia Herrero improved to 18-4 on the year with her 6-2, 5-3 victory over Alexis Valenzuela in #1 singles. The only other win by Cal State Fullerton came in #3 singles.
A three-set match in #4 singles was won by Nevada freshman Adriana Gergelyova (6-3, 2-6, 6-3). This tied the competition up at two apiece. Playing at #2 singles, Morales earned her 13h win of the season in a match-clinching victory. After trading 6-3 sets with her opponent Sarah Nuno, Morales dominated the third set, 6-1, sealing the 4-2 win for the Wolf Pack.
The win is Nevada's third consecutive victory. The match experienced two weather delays, the second of which lasted more than 30 minutes.
Nevada is scheduled to host Montana State on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m., but due to threatening weather the match could be moved to Saturday. For more information, contact head coach Guillaume Tonelli.
