Cardinals Fall to Syracuse 4-3

Sunday, March 1

Syracuse, NY

11:00 a.m.

University of Louisville

Syracuse

Nikolina Jovic celebrates during the Cards match against Miami at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center on February 28.

March 01, 2020 | Women's Tennis

UofL drops close one to the Orange

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 4-3 to No. 44-ranked Syracuse in an ACC matchup Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinals dropped the doubles point when Rhea Verma and Andrea DiPalma fell 6-3 to Zeynep Erman and Guzal Yusupova. Raven Neely and Maia Haumuller fell 6-4 at No. 2 to give the Orange the point.

SU scored the first singles point when Kim Hansen downed Dina Chaika 6-1, 6-1 just before Sofya Treshcheva downed Rhea Verma 6-1, 6-3 to go up 3-0. Miranda Ramirez beat Andrea DiPalma 7-5, 6-1 to clinch the match. The Cardinals scored at No. 6 with Diana Wong winning a point after Polina Kozyreva retired. Nikolina Jovic outlasted Zeynep Erman at No. 5 with a score of 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-2) and Raven Neely bounced back from a first set loss to beat Guzal Yusupova 0-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The Cardinals are back in action next weekend when they host Wichita State on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Notre Dame on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center.

RESULTS
1. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Guzal Yusupova (SU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Miranda Ramirez (SU) def. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 7-5, 6-1
3. Sofya Treshcheva (SU) def. Rhea Verma (LOU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Kim Hansen (SU) def. Dina Chaika (LOU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) def. Zeynep Erman (SU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-2)
6. Diana Wong (LOU) def. Polina Kozyreva (SU) 7-5, 0-6, retired
Doubles competition
1. Zeynep Erman/Guzal Yusupova (SU) def. Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 6-3
2. Sofya Treshcheva/Sofya Golubovskaya (SU) def. Raven Neely/Maia Haumuller (LOU) 6-4
3. Miranda Ramirez/Kim Hansen (SU) vs. Nikolina Jovic/Dina Chaika (LOU) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Louisville 8-4, 0-3 ACC
Syracuse 8-2, 3-1; National ranking #44
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,2,6,5,1)