Friday, March 5
Blacksburg, VA
12:00 p.m.
University of Louisville
5
at
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Virginia Tech
Cardinals Take Down Hokies
March 05, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Louisville wins 5-2 in ACC road victory
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville women's tennis team got back in the win column, handling Virginia Tech 5-2 inside the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
With the victory, Louisville improves to 6-4, 3-2 in ACC action, while Virginia Tech drops to 2-7, 0-4 in the conference. Friday's match also marks the program's first win in Blacksburg, where the Cardinals were previously 0-6 all-time.
Raven Neely and Tatiana Simova started the afternoon by earning a convincing 6-2 win over Hokies' Annie Clark at No.2. The talented duo continues their hot start, extending their record to 9-1 in doubles competition. Chelsea Sawyer and Dina Chaika clinched the Cardinal's eighth first point this season, outlasting Erika Cheng and Katie Andreini 6-4 at No.3.
The Cardinals carried the momentum over from the doubles portion to take four out of the six singles courts in straight sets to clinch the sweep. Neely defeated Hokies' 6-3, 6-1 at No.3 before Rhea Verma handled Katie Andreini 6-2, 6-4 at No.5. Jelena Vujanic clinched the decisive match point, winning 6-1, 7-5 at No.6. The rest of the singles played out with Sawyer, Nikolina Jovic, and Andrea Di Palma all battling to tiebreakers on their respective courts.
Louisville will close out the weekend tomorrow, traveling to Charlottesville for a noon contest with No.15 Virginia.
Louisville 5, Virginia Tech Women's Tennis 2
Singles competition
1. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-7)
2. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Andrea DiPalma (LOU) 2-6, 7-5, 4-0, retired
3. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Nina Sorkin (VT) 6-3, 6-1
4. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Elizabet Danailova (VT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
5. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Katie Andreini (VT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jelena Vujanic (LOU) def. Erika Cheng (VT) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Elizabet Danailova/Nika Kozar (VT) vs. Andrea DiPalma/Rhea Verma (LOU) 3-5, unfinished
2. Tatiana Simova/Raven Neely (LOU) def. Annie Clark/Nina Sorkin (VT) 6-2
3. Chelsea Sawyer/Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Erika Cheng/Katie Andreini (VT) 6-4
Match Notes:
Louisville 6-4
Virginia Tech Women's Tennis 2-7
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,5,6,4,2,1)
With the victory, Louisville improves to 6-4, 3-2 in ACC action, while Virginia Tech drops to 2-7, 0-4 in the conference. Friday's match also marks the program's first win in Blacksburg, where the Cardinals were previously 0-6 all-time.
Raven Neely and Tatiana Simova started the afternoon by earning a convincing 6-2 win over Hokies' Annie Clark at No.2. The talented duo continues their hot start, extending their record to 9-1 in doubles competition. Chelsea Sawyer and Dina Chaika clinched the Cardinal's eighth first point this season, outlasting Erika Cheng and Katie Andreini 6-4 at No.3.
The Cardinals carried the momentum over from the doubles portion to take four out of the six singles courts in straight sets to clinch the sweep. Neely defeated Hokies' 6-3, 6-1 at No.3 before Rhea Verma handled Katie Andreini 6-2, 6-4 at No.5. Jelena Vujanic clinched the decisive match point, winning 6-1, 7-5 at No.6. The rest of the singles played out with Sawyer, Nikolina Jovic, and Andrea Di Palma all battling to tiebreakers on their respective courts.
Louisville will close out the weekend tomorrow, traveling to Charlottesville for a noon contest with No.15 Virginia.
Louisville 5, Virginia Tech Women's Tennis 2
Singles competition
1. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-7)
2. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Andrea DiPalma (LOU) 2-6, 7-5, 4-0, retired
3. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Nina Sorkin (VT) 6-3, 6-1
4. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Elizabet Danailova (VT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
5. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Katie Andreini (VT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jelena Vujanic (LOU) def. Erika Cheng (VT) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Elizabet Danailova/Nika Kozar (VT) vs. Andrea DiPalma/Rhea Verma (LOU) 3-5, unfinished
2. Tatiana Simova/Raven Neely (LOU) def. Annie Clark/Nina Sorkin (VT) 6-2
3. Chelsea Sawyer/Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Erika Cheng/Katie Andreini (VT) 6-4
Match Notes:
Louisville 6-4
Virginia Tech Women's Tennis 2-7
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,5,6,4,2,1)
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
760
Tamara Barad Itzhaki / 0 [VT]
671
#2 Singles Match
1234
650WR
Nika Kozar / 0 [VT]
274WR
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Nina Sorkin / 0 [VT]
31
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Elizabet Danailova / 0 [VT]
64
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Katie Andreini / 0 [VT]
24
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Erika Cheng / 0 [VT]
15
Order of Finish:
3,5,6,4,2,1
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