Women's Tennis Tops Evansville 7-0

Friday, March 17

LOUISVILLE, KY

5 p.m.

University of Louisville

EVANSVILLE

March 17, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Mark Beckham Post Match Interview

Cards pick up second shutout in Friday's doubleheader

By: Pierce Feltner

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville's women's tennis team beat Evansville 7-0 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Friday evening. The Cardinals (12-4) will return to action Friday, March 24 at the when they face ACC foe Florida State in an ACC Network Extra televised match.

"I felt like we improved from the first match earlier today," said Beckham. "We were a lot more aggressive, and we dictated what was going on, which is always something I'm looking for. With the style that we play, we have to play a certain way. We have to have a certain type of energy. The second match they brought it. The results were better, and the level of tennis was better."

The Cardinals swept all three doubles courts to take the first point of the match. The duo of Elle Stokes and Mariana Humberg gave Louisville an early edge with a 6-1 win over Chieko Yamada and Theodora Soldatou on court one. Ariana Rodriguez and Aleksandra Mally clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 decision against Nicoli Pereira and Diana Tkachenko, while Olivia Boesing and Tiffany Huber wrapped up doubles play with a 6-3 win over Andjela Brguljan and Daria Pentsova.

Huber gave the Cardinals a quick win in singles action with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Pentsova on court four. Jessie Paul pushed the Louisville lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Brguljan at No. 6. Elle Stokes clinched the victory with a 6-1, 6-3 decision against Pereira at the three-spot.

On court five, Rodriguez made the score 5-0 in Louisville's favor with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Pascual-Larrinaga. Humberg defeated Tkachenko 6-4, 2-6 (10-3) to make the score 6-0 and Mally sealed the sweep for the Cards with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Yamada on court one.

Louisville 7, Evansville 0
Mar 17, 2017 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles
1. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) def. Chieko Yamada (UE) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
2. Mariana Humberg (LOU) def. Diana Tkachenko (UE) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3)
3. Elle Stokes (LOU) def. Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-1, 6-3
4. Tiffany Huber (LOU) def. Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ariana Rodriguez (LOU) def. Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) 6-3, 6-3
6. Jessie Paul (LOU) def. Andjela Brguljan (UE) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. Elle Stokes/Mariana Humberg (LOU) def. Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-1
2. Aleksandra Mally/Ariana Rodriguez (LOU) def. Nicoli Pereira/Diana Tkachenko (UE) 6-2
3. Olivia Boesing/Tiffany Huber (LOU) def. Andjela Brguljan/Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-3
Match Notes:
University of Evansville 8-10
LOUISVILLE 12-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,6,3,5,2,1)
T-2:25 A-47