Women's Tennis Downs Pitt

Sunday, February 11

Pittsburgh, PA

12 p.m.

University of Louisville

Pittsburgh

LOUISVILLE WOMEN'S TENNIS V NOTRE DAME | ABBIE PAHZ

February 11, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Cards battle to 4-3 win over

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville women's tennis team won the doubles point and then held off a rallying Pitt team for a 4-3 ACC road win Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.

The Cardinals took the doubles point to start the match out 1-0. At No. 3, Ariana Rodriguez and Aleksandra Mally struck first with a 6-1 win over Gabriela Rezende and Natsumi Okamoto. Sena Suswam and Raven Neely clinched the point for the Cards with a 6-3 win over Callie Frey and Camila Moreno at No. 2. Abbie Pahz and Mariana Humberg made it a sweep with a 6-2 win over Luisa Varon and Claudia Bartolome at the No. 1 spot.

The momentum carried over to singles action as Maya Smith scored the first singles point, cruising to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Natsumi Okamoto at No. 6. Mariana Humberg followed suit from the No. 2 slot with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Camila Moreno.

Pitt pushed back, scoring the next three points with three 3-set wins at No. 1 and No. 4 and No. 5.

The match came down to the No. 3 slot. Lousiville senior Abbie Pahz dropped her first set 6-4 but battled back to win 6-4 in the second and then cruise to a 6-1 win in the third to clinch the match for her team.

Tennis Match Results
Louisville vs Pitt
Feb 11, 2018 at Wexford, Pa.
(Oxford Athletic Club)

Louisville 4, Pitt 3

Singles competition
1. Gabriela Rezende (UP) def. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. Mariana Humberg (LOU) def. Camila Moreno (UP) 6-2, 6-3
3. Abbie Pahz (LOU) def. Luisa Varon (UP) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Claudia Bartolome (UP) def. Tiffany Huber (LOU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Callie Frey (UP) def. Raven Neely (LOU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Maya Smith (LOU) def. Natsumi Okamoto (UP) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Abbie Pahz/Mariana Humberg (LOU) def. Luisa Varon/Claudia Bartolome (UP) 6-2
2. Sena Suswam/Raven Neely (LOU) def. Callie Frey/Camila Moreno (UP) 6-3
3. Ariana Rodriguez/Aleksandra Mally (LOU) def. Gabriela Rezende/Natsumi Okamoto (UP) 6-1

Match Notes:
Louisville 6-1 (0-0 ACC)
Pitt 4-1 (0-0 ACC)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,2,1,5,4,3)