University of Louisville
Stephen F. Austin
Women's Tennis Falls to Stephen F. Austin
January 21, 2012 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 21, 2012
The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 5-2 to Stephen F. Austin University Saturday evening in Fayetteville, Ark. The Cardinals dropped a hard-fought doubles point and two singles wins were not enough as U of L moves to 1-2.
"We were very disappointed with the loss but it was not a bad loss by any means," said U of L head coach Mark Beckham. "SFA is a definite NCAA tournament team, they were every bit as good as No. 24-ranked Arkansas. So for us to play them as close as we did without our nationally ranked Julia Fellerhoff is a very good sign for our team. We are going to beat some good teams this year."
U of L was swept in doubles to start the match down 1-0. The Cardinals got their points from deep in the lineup, as freshman Manuela Velasquez dug in and beat Alina Shazhko after dropping her second set, coming back to win 10-8 in the tiebreaker at No. 4. Senior Sarah Miller won at No. 6 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over nationally ranked Malena Gordo.
Singles
1.) Tereza Bekerova def.#103 Rebecca Shine (Lou) 6-3, 6-1
2.) Jithmie Jayawickrema def. Mandy Brown (Lou) 6-2, 6-4
3.) Elena Kordolaimi def. Gabrielle Duncan (Lou) 6-3, 6-4
4.) Manuela Velasquez (Lou) def. Alina Shazhko 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
5.) Antonia Kolovou def. Amelia Harris 6-2, 7-5
6.) Sarah Miller def. #101 Malena Gordo 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1.) Malena Gordo/Tereza Bekerova def. Amelia Harris/Manuela Velasquez (Lou) 8-3
2.) Jithmie Jayawickrema/Alina Shazhko def. Rebecca Shine/Mandy Brown(Lou) 8-5
3.) Elena Kordolaimi/Antonia Kolovou def. Stefanie Villajuan/Sarah Miller (Lou) 8-5
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