Friday, October 7
Morgantown, WV
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Cardinals Complete Day One at Martha Thorn Invitational
October 07, 2022 | Women's Tennis
Cards continue competition on Saturday and Sunday
MORGANTOWN, W.V – The University of Louisville women's tennis team completed the first day of competition at the Martha Thorn Invitational hosted by West Virginia University.Â
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The Cards won 3-0 against JMU and Penn State in doubles. Louisville duo Rhea Verma and Maria Campos won No. 1 doubles 6-3 against Hope Moulin and Alexandra Prudente of JMU. CiCi Xin and Andrea Di Palma won No. 2 doubles 7-5 against Ioana Gheorghita and Karly Friedland of Penn State. Tyra Richardson and Sasha Gorchanyuk won No. 3 doubles 6-2 against Prudente of JMU and Alina Lebedeva of Penn State, a pair created to maximize participation in the tournament.Â
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In the only singles action of the day, UofL defeated Duquesne 5-1. Verma, playing No. 1 singles, beat Margot Pessy 6-0, 6-4. Xin won No. 2 singles against Anastasiia Kotsyuba 6-2, 6-1. Playing at No. 3 singles, Campos beat Daniela Latoni 6-3, 6-2. Gorchanyuk defeated Ellen Shanahan 6-1, 7-5 at No. 4 singles. Richardson won at No. 5 singles beating Natasha Novak 6-1, 6-1. Arielle Nealy retired in her No. 6 singles match against Ana Utrilla Benito.Â
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The Cardinals are back in action Saturday at 12 p.m. ET. UofL is tentatively scheduled to play doubles versus Duquesne.Â
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The Cards won 3-0 against JMU and Penn State in doubles. Louisville duo Rhea Verma and Maria Campos won No. 1 doubles 6-3 against Hope Moulin and Alexandra Prudente of JMU. CiCi Xin and Andrea Di Palma won No. 2 doubles 7-5 against Ioana Gheorghita and Karly Friedland of Penn State. Tyra Richardson and Sasha Gorchanyuk won No. 3 doubles 6-2 against Prudente of JMU and Alina Lebedeva of Penn State, a pair created to maximize participation in the tournament.Â
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In the only singles action of the day, UofL defeated Duquesne 5-1. Verma, playing No. 1 singles, beat Margot Pessy 6-0, 6-4. Xin won No. 2 singles against Anastasiia Kotsyuba 6-2, 6-1. Playing at No. 3 singles, Campos beat Daniela Latoni 6-3, 6-2. Gorchanyuk defeated Ellen Shanahan 6-1, 7-5 at No. 4 singles. Richardson won at No. 5 singles beating Natasha Novak 6-1, 6-1. Arielle Nealy retired in her No. 6 singles match against Ana Utrilla Benito.Â
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The Cardinals are back in action Saturday at 12 p.m. ET. UofL is tentatively scheduled to play doubles versus Duquesne.Â
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