Spartans Fly Past Air Force in Tight Contest, 4-3Spartans Fly Past Air Force in Tight Contest, 4-3

Spartans Fly Past Air Force in Tight Contest, 4-3

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– Olaya Bances Iglesias and Soledad Fayos Capilla both won their singles matches over tie-breaker sets to lead the San José State women’s tennis team (14-1, 5-0 MW) in a 4-3 win against Air Force (7-10, 1-3 MW) on Friday afternoon. 

  • This victory sets the Spartans on a 10-match win streak while they continue to dominate in conference play
  • No. 118 Cheuk Ying Shek and Carla Urchoeguia quickly defeated their opponents, 6-3
  • This is the pair's first doubles win since facing Boise State
  • Emma Fantousis and Fayos Capilla clinched the Spartans the doubles point after a tense tie-breaker set, 7-6 (7-5) 
  • Fantousis and Fayos Capillo are undefeated in doubles conference play, 3-0 
  • Urchoeguia won in straight sets in singles, 6-1, 6-3, putting her on a five-match win streak
  • Fayos Capilla earned her first singles win since facing Boise State, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
  • She remains undefeated in both duals and conference play with records of 8-0 and 2-0
  • Bances Iglesias saved three team match points, winning her singles match, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5
  • Ying Shek fell short in singles, 1-6, 6-2, 5-7
  • Duru Durgun was bested by her opponent, 3-6, 1-6
  • Fantousis came up short, 1-6, 4-6

UP NEXT: Still on the road, the Spartans will travel to Albuquerque, N.M., to face the Lobos on Sunday, March 30, at 10:00 a.m. (PT)

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