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Friday, February 11
LOUISVILLE, KY
3:00 p.m.
University of Louisville
4
vs
3
Ball State
Cardinals Outlast Ball State 4-3
February 11, 2022 | Women's Tennis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's tennis team defeated Ball State 4-3 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.
The Cardinals struck first as Tatiana Simova and Andrea Di Palma rolled past Emma Peeler and Maria Polishchuk 6-2 at the No. 2 slot. Ball State responded with a 6-3 win on court three. Rhea Verma and Sasha Gorchanyuk defeated Livia Lukacs and Jessica Braun 7-5 to secure the doubles point for the Cardinals.
Ball State took the first singles point 6-2, 6-0 on court four to tie the match at 1-1. Simova dispatched Lukacs 6-3, 6-0 to put Louisville back in front 2-1. Di Palma defeated Peeler 6-2, 6-4 and Verma outlasted Jessica Braun 7-6, 7-5 to clinch the match for Louisville.
"Anytime you pull out a 4-3 win, it's a good win. The thing I was impressed with, in terms of our team, was that Ball State pushed us and they were also confident," head coach Mark Beckham said. "They played really confident tennis, and we had to match that. I'm trying to get us as a team to have that same type of confidence, not saying that we didn't have it but we need to be more confident. That's going to help us play better tennis but a very good win for us today."
Louisville is back in action tomorrow as they face Saint Louis at 4 p.m.
Ball State vs Louisville
Feb 11, 2022 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 4, Ball State 3
Singles competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Emma Peeler (BSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Jessica Braun (BSU) 7-6, 7-5
3. Mariya Polishchuk (BSU) def. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. Amy Kaplan (BSU) def. Dina Chaika (LOU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Hannah Davies (BSU) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 6-7, 6-3, 0-4, retired
6. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Livia Lukacs (BSU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Livia Lukacs/Jessica Braun (BSU) 7-5
2. Tatiana Simova/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Emma Peeler/Mariya Polishchuk (BSU) 6-2
3. Amy Kaplan/Hannah Davies (BSU) def. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Ball State 2-1
Louisville 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,6,1,2,3)
The Cardinals struck first as Tatiana Simova and Andrea Di Palma rolled past Emma Peeler and Maria Polishchuk 6-2 at the No. 2 slot. Ball State responded with a 6-3 win on court three. Rhea Verma and Sasha Gorchanyuk defeated Livia Lukacs and Jessica Braun 7-5 to secure the doubles point for the Cardinals.
Ball State took the first singles point 6-2, 6-0 on court four to tie the match at 1-1. Simova dispatched Lukacs 6-3, 6-0 to put Louisville back in front 2-1. Di Palma defeated Peeler 6-2, 6-4 and Verma outlasted Jessica Braun 7-6, 7-5 to clinch the match for Louisville.
"Anytime you pull out a 4-3 win, it's a good win. The thing I was impressed with, in terms of our team, was that Ball State pushed us and they were also confident," head coach Mark Beckham said. "They played really confident tennis, and we had to match that. I'm trying to get us as a team to have that same type of confidence, not saying that we didn't have it but we need to be more confident. That's going to help us play better tennis but a very good win for us today."
Louisville is back in action tomorrow as they face Saint Louis at 4 p.m.
Ball State vs Louisville
Feb 11, 2022 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 4, Ball State 3
Singles competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Emma Peeler (BSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Jessica Braun (BSU) 7-6, 7-5
3. Mariya Polishchuk (BSU) def. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. Amy Kaplan (BSU) def. Dina Chaika (LOU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Hannah Davies (BSU) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 6-7, 6-3, 0-4, retired
6. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Livia Lukacs (BSU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Livia Lukacs/Jessica Braun (BSU) 7-5
2. Tatiana Simova/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Emma Peeler/Mariya Polishchuk (BSU) 6-2
3. Amy Kaplan/Hannah Davies (BSU) def. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Ball State 2-1
Louisville 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,6,1,2,3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Emma Peeler / 0 [BSU]
24
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Jessica Braun / 0 [BSU]
65
77
#3 Singles Match
123
Mariya Polishchuk / 0 [BSU]
666
742
#4 Singles Match
12
Amy Kaplan / 0 [BSU]
66
20
#5 Singles Match
1234
Hannah Davies / 0 [BSU]
660WR
7340
#6 Singles Match
12
Livia Lukacs / 0 [BSU]
30
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,1,2,3
Players Mentioned
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