Cardinals Fall to No. 12-ranked Florida State

Saturday, April 13

Tallahassee, FL

12:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Florida State University

Chloe Hamlin returns the ball during the match against Ball State at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on January 25

Photo by: Jermaine Bibb | Louisville Athletics

April 13, 2019 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Cards complete regular season, await pairing in ACC Tournament

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 7-0 to the No. 12 ranked Florida State With the win FSU improves to 19-5 and 11-3 in the ACC. Louisville moves to 10-14, 2-12 for the season.

FSU took the doubles point, although the Seminoles fell behind early on No. 2 and No. 3 but rallied to end up taking all three courts. UofL's Raven Neely and Dina Chaika fell to Ana Oparenovic and Emmanuelle Salas by a score of 6-2 win. FSU's Ariana Rahmanparast and Carla Touly clinched the point with a 6-2 win on No. 2, beating Sena Suswam and Chloe Hamlin. At No. 3 Aleksandra Mally and Diana Wong fell 6-4 to FSU's Andrea Garcia and Petra Hule to wrap up doubles play with a 6-4 win.

Cardinal Aleksandra Mally was the first to fall in singles, bowing out 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 just before her teammate Sena Suswam fell 6-1, 6-2 to Ana Oparenovic at No. 3. FSU's Ariana Rahmanparast blew by Diana Wong 6-0, 6-4 to clinch match point. The Cards fell at No. 2 when Raven Neely was defeated 6-4, 6-4 by Emmanuelle Salas. Next to fall was Nikolina Jovic at No. 1, who was defeated by No. 34-ranked Carla Touhy, 6-3, 6-2. The final match was the only one to go three sets when Louisville's Chloe Hamlin was bested 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7) at No. 5.

The Cardinals await their pairing in the ACC Tournament which will be announced this coming week and will be held April 17-21 in Cary, N.C.

Louisville vs Florida State University
Apr 13, 2019 at Tallahassee, Fla. (Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center)

#12 Florida State University 7, Louisville 0
Singles competition
1. #34 Carla Touly (FS) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emmanuelle Salas (FS) def. Raven Neely (LOU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Ana Oparenovic (FS) def. Sena Suswam (LOU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Petra Hule (FS) def. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Julia Mikulski (FS) def. Chloe Hamlin (LOU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Diana Wong (LOU) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #32 Emmanuelle Salas/Ana Oparenovic (FS) def. Raven Neely/Dina Chaika (LOU) 6-2
2. Carla Touly/Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Sena Suswam/Chloe Hamlin (LOU) 6-2
3. Petra Hule/Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Aleksandra Mally/Diana Wong (LOU) 6-4

Match Notes:
Louisville 10-14 (2-12 ACC)
Florida State University 18-5 (11-3 ACC); National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,6,2,1,5)