Cardinals Fall to Georgia Tech

Sunday, March 10

LOUISVILLE, KY

10:00 a.m.

University of Louisville

GEORGIA TECH

Aleksandra Mally returns the ball during the match against Clemson at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on February 24

March 10, 2019 | Women's Tennis

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Louisville loses 4-0

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 4-0 to Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

The Cardinals (10-7, 2-5) pushed the Yellow Jackets to three sets on four courts. Georgia Tech (6-6, 3-2) claimed the doubles point with two down-to-the-wire finishes. Junior Raven Neely and sophomore Diana Wong won 6-4, turning all eyes to court one.

Senior Sena Suswam and freshman Dina Chaika pushed Georgia Tech's Valeriya Deminova and Victoria Flores to a tie break, but the Jackets won 7-6 (4-0).
Head coach Mark Beckham said the doubles point determined how the rest of the match was played.

"If we get that, it creates scoreboard pressure. Then the players on Georgia Tech are playing slightly different in singles," Beckham said.

Suswam faced No. 11-ranked Kenya Jones in singles, almost pushing of the nation's top players to a third set before falling 6-0, 7-5.

Neely and redshirt senior Aleksandra Mally weren't able to finish their matches, but were both up late in the third set. Neely has a team-best 13 singles wins this season.
Freshman Chloe Hamlin nearly secured her ninth win of the season. The Tennessee native fell 7-5 in the first set and battled back to win 7-6 (4-0) in the second set before dropping the third 6-0.

Louisville's road doesn't get any easier as they welcome No. 3 Duke on Friday, March 22 and No. 19 Wake Forest on Sunday, March 24. Beckham noted the talent of both teams, but remained focused in house.

"I want to see us play our level. When we do that, I don't have any issues," Beckham said.

Tennis Match Results
Georgia Tech vs Louisville
3/10/2018 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass Rudd Tennis Center)

Georgia Tech 4, Louisville 0

Singles competition
1. Kenya Jones (GT) def. Sena Suswam (LOU) 6-0, 7-5
2. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) vs. Nami Otsuka (GT) 6-4, 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
3. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) vs. Valeriya Deminova (GT) 6-4, 1-6, 4-3, unfinished
4. Raven Neely (LOU) vs. Victoria Flores (GT) 3-6, 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
5. Gia Cohen (GT) def. Chloe Hamlin (LOU) 7-5, 6-7, 6-0
6. Nadia Gizdova (GT) def. Diana Wong (LOU) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Valeriya Deminova/Victoria Flores (GT) def. Sena Suswam/Dina Chaika (LOU) 7-6
2. Raven Neely/Diana Wong (LOU) def. Nami Otsuka/Gia Cohen (GT) 6-4
3. Kenya Jones/Nadia Gizdova (GT) def. Aleksandra Mally/Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 6-2

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,6,5)