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.
"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."
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.
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.
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.
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
"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."
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.
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.
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.
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
Players Mentioned
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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
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