Official Site of the Shockers · Nov 9, 2018
Shocker Duo Concludes Play at Fall Championships
SURPRISE, Ariz. – No. 14-ranked Fatima Bizhukova and Marta Bellucco finished play Friday at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, hosted by the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Club.
The duo, who came into the tournament with wins over four ranked opponents, took on Ashley Lahey and Evgeniya Levashova of Pepperdine in Wednesday's first round. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the No. 26-ranked Pepperdine duo raced back to tie the set at three. The teams traded games before Lahey and Levashova broke to go up 5-4, serving for the set. Bizhukova and Bellucco rallied to break back and tie the match at five. After leading 6-5, the Shocker duo fell in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4) in the first set.