Cardinals fall 4-1 to Wichita State

Saturday, February 16

Lincoln, NE

University of Louisville

Wichita State

Raven Neely during the Cardinals match with Cincinnati at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on January 27.

February 16, 2019 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Cards head home as ACC play resumes

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 4-1 to Wichita State in a neutral site match in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Cards dropped the doubles point when Diana Wong and Dina Chaika fell 6-1 at No. 2. The Shockers clinched the point at No. 1 when Raven Neely and Nikolina Jovic fell 5-2 to Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva and Marta Bellucco.

In singles, the Cardinals won their only point when Raven Neely defeated Bellucco 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 at No. 3. Five of the six single matches went to three sets.

The Cardinals return home to face a pair of ACC opponents when the Orange of Syracuse visit Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. followed by Clemson on Feb. 24 at noon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Tennis Match Results
Wichita State vs Louisville
Feb 16, 2019 at Lincoln, Neb.
(Dillon Tennis Center)

Wichita State 4, Louisville 1

Singles competition
1. Sandra Honigova (WSU) def. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Sena Suswam (LOU) vs. Esther Thebault (WSU) 7-6, 3-6, 2-4, unfinished
3. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Marta Bellucco (WSU) 6-3, 0-6, 7-5
4. Lingwei Kong (WSU) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
5. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) def. Chloe Hamlin (LOU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
6. Diana Wong (LOU) vs. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) 4-6, 6-4, 2-1, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Esther Thebault (WSU) def. Raven Neely/Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 6-2
2. Sandra Honigova/Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Diana Wong/Dina Chaika (LOU) 6-1
3. Chloe Hamlin/Aleksandra Mally (LOU) vs. Ting-Ya Hsu/Lingwei Kong (WSU) 5-2, unfinished

Match Notes:
Wichita State 3-4
Louisville 9-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,5,4)
T-2:45 A-20