FCC tennis reinvigorated by freshmen players

The Fresno City College women’s tennis team is on the verge of history with a 12 – 0, 6 – 0 Big 8 Conference, they could finish the season undefeated and have a chance to win the Big 8 title outright.

They still face a tough, undefeated Sierra team on March 22. They have matches against Cerritos and Reedley College on March 21 and March 28 respectively, who are 9-3 and 7-5 on the season.

“We should win NorCal, the challenge is to keep perfecting our game. Teams we will face down the stretch will be tougher so have keep playing at a high level,” said Head Coach Ronnie Monreal.

FCC’s last conference title came in 2012 when they were co-champs with Reedley College.

Freshman Maya Mammetgulyyeva has came all the way from Turkmenistan to play for FCC.

“Coming to the U.S. has been interesting, different. I’ve learned a lot since I came in August,” said Mammetgulyyeva

Mammetgulyyeva and freshman Briawna Brown have led FCC to an undefeated record. They also represented FCC in the fall, playing at a national tournament against elite tennis players from around the country, finishing 6th.

“We’re strong as a team, we are physically, mentally strong. We have a great team this year,” said Brown

With Mammetgulyyeva, Brown and 2012 Big 8 MVP Candace Egan, FCC’s chances of winning a Big 8 title and going far in NorCal look bright.

“There is no team standing in our way of a conference title,” said Mammetgulyyeva.