Saturday, April 17
LOUISVILLE, KY
12:00 PM
University of Louisville
6
vs
1
Butler
Cardinals Win on Senior Day
April 17, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Louisville finishes regular season on upswing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville women's tennis team secured the doubles point and never looked back, taking five out of the six singles courts in straight sets for a 6-1 win over Butler on Friday afternoon. Â
Â
"I was happy with how we performed today. It always tough to be at your best with the emotions of Senior Day, but our girls came out and battled. I cannot express how appreciative I am for everything our two seniors have done for this program. It was a great win as a team, and I hope it provides us with some momentum as we head into next week." Â
Â
In doubles action, Louisville secured the point by taking the top two courts. Cardinals' No 64 ranked Andrea Di Palma and Rhea Verma handled Natalie Boesing and Lauren Marx 6-2 at No.1 before Raven Neely and Chelsea Sawyer paired up to defeat Butler's Delaney Schurhamer and Sara Linn 6-2 at No. 2. Â
Â
With the lead heading into singles, Cardinals' No. 100 ranked Andrea Di Palma was quick to widen the margin as she took down Lauryn Padgett 6-1, 6-1 at No.2 before Rhea Verma secured her 13th singles win of the season with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Sara Linn at No. 4. Raven Neely overpowered her opponent 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 to secure the match win on her Senior Day. Play continued with Jelena Vujanic and Dina Chaika picking up straight set wins at No. 5 and No.6, respectively. Nikolina Jovic battled through injury to take the initial set at No.1, but dropped the second set and the third set ten-point tie breaker. Â
Â
The Cardinals finish the regular season 8-12, 3-10 ACC, and will now prepare for next week's ACC Championships, which will take place from Apr. 21- 25 in Rome, Ga. Â
Â
Tennis Match Results
Butler Bulldogs vs Louisville
Apr 17, 2021 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 6, Butler Bulldogs 1
Singles competition
1. Natalie Boesing (BU-WT) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-6)
2. #100 Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Lauryn Padgett (BU-WT) 6-1, 6-1
3. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Delaney Schurhamer (BU-WT) 6-2, 6-3
4. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Sara Linn (BU-WT) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jelena Vujanic (LOU) def. Lauren Marx (BU-WT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Veronika Bruetting (BU-WT) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #64 Andrea Di Palma/Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Natalie Boesing/Lauren Marx (BU-WT) 6-2
2. Chelsea Sawyer/Raven Neely (LOU) def. Delaney Schurhamer/Sara Linn (BU-WT) 6-2
3. Dina Chaika/Jelena Vujanic (LOU) vs. Lauryn Padgett/Veronika Bruetting (BU-WT) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Butler Bulldogs 4-9, 0-2
Louisville 8-12, 3-10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,4,3,5,6,1)
T-3:00
Â
"I was happy with how we performed today. It always tough to be at your best with the emotions of Senior Day, but our girls came out and battled. I cannot express how appreciative I am for everything our two seniors have done for this program. It was a great win as a team, and I hope it provides us with some momentum as we head into next week." Â
Â
In doubles action, Louisville secured the point by taking the top two courts. Cardinals' No 64 ranked Andrea Di Palma and Rhea Verma handled Natalie Boesing and Lauren Marx 6-2 at No.1 before Raven Neely and Chelsea Sawyer paired up to defeat Butler's Delaney Schurhamer and Sara Linn 6-2 at No. 2. Â
Â
With the lead heading into singles, Cardinals' No. 100 ranked Andrea Di Palma was quick to widen the margin as she took down Lauryn Padgett 6-1, 6-1 at No.2 before Rhea Verma secured her 13th singles win of the season with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Sara Linn at No. 4. Raven Neely overpowered her opponent 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 to secure the match win on her Senior Day. Play continued with Jelena Vujanic and Dina Chaika picking up straight set wins at No. 5 and No.6, respectively. Nikolina Jovic battled through injury to take the initial set at No.1, but dropped the second set and the third set ten-point tie breaker. Â
Â
The Cardinals finish the regular season 8-12, 3-10 ACC, and will now prepare for next week's ACC Championships, which will take place from Apr. 21- 25 in Rome, Ga. Â
Â
Tennis Match Results
Butler Bulldogs vs Louisville
Apr 17, 2021 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 6, Butler Bulldogs 1
Singles competition
1. Natalie Boesing (BU-WT) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-6)
2. #100 Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Lauryn Padgett (BU-WT) 6-1, 6-1
3. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Delaney Schurhamer (BU-WT) 6-2, 6-3
4. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Sara Linn (BU-WT) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jelena Vujanic (LOU) def. Lauren Marx (BU-WT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Veronika Bruetting (BU-WT) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #64 Andrea Di Palma/Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Natalie Boesing/Lauren Marx (BU-WT) 6-2
2. Chelsea Sawyer/Raven Neely (LOU) def. Delaney Schurhamer/Sara Linn (BU-WT) 6-2
3. Dina Chaika/Jelena Vujanic (LOU) vs. Lauryn Padgett/Veronika Bruetting (BU-WT) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Butler Bulldogs 4-9, 0-2
Louisville 8-12, 3-10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,4,3,5,6,1)
T-3:00
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Natalie Boesing / 0 [BU-WT]
471
660
#2 Singles Match
12
Lauryn Padgett / 0 [BU-WT]
11
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Delaney Schurhamer / 0 [BU-WT]
23
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Sara Linn / 0 [BU-WT]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Lauren Marx / 0 [BU-WT]
32
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Veronika Bruetting / 0 [BU-WT]
23
66
Order of Finish:
2,4,3,5,6,1
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Women's Tennis Spring Sports Media Days - 1/17/2023
Tuesday, January 24
WTEN: 3/14/21 Mark Beckham Post Match Press Conference
Sunday, March 14
WTEN: 3/12/21 Mark Beckham Post Match Press Conference
Friday, March 12
WTEN: Mark Beckham vs Boston College Post Match Interview
Sunday, February 21
