Saturday, February 19
LOUISVILLE, KY
12:00 p.m.
University of Louisville
6
vs
1
Austin Peay
Cardinals Roll Past Austin Peay and Bellarmine
February 19, 2022 | Women's Tennis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's team defeated Austin Peay 6-1 and Bellarmine 6-0 in a doubleheader on Saturday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
"Today was good, two clean wins, we had not put together a clean team effort yet this season. There were one or two spots that were not quite what I was looking for but for the most part, it was probably the best performance we had of the year, head coach Mark Beckham said. "Going into next week with conference play is going to be tough, probably going to have a top 15 team in Duke on Friday, lot of opportunities there individually and as a team. On Sunday, we're going have the number one team in the country in North Carolina coming here so it doesn't get easy from here on out. We'll have a good week of practice and get ourselves prepped and see if we can pull off some upsets next weekend."
Louisville will host No. 12 Duke on Friday at 4 p.m. and will face off against No. 1 North Carolina on Feb. 27 at noon.
Louisville 6, Austin Peay 1
The Cardinals raced out to a 1-0 lead against Austin Peay, winning all three matches in doubles play. The pair of Andrea Di Palma and Tatiana Simova recorded their third straight doubles victory, defeating Honoka Nakanishi and Denise Torrealba 6-2.
In singles, Di Palma rolled past Jana Leder 6-1, 6-0 to push Louisville's lead to 2-0. Chelsea Sawyer defeated Aleks Topalovic 6-4, 6-2 and Simova outlasted Nakanishi 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 5 spot to clinch the match for Louisville.
Louisville 6, Bellarmine 0
Dina Chaika and Chelsea Sawyer rolled to a quick 6-0 win over Maja Kozerski and Laurie Hargis. Di Palma and Simova defeated Ashley Jonathan and Channing Varnum 6-0 to clinch the doubles point for Louisville.
The Cardinals quickly clinched the match in singles, headlined by Dina Chaika's 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 6 spot.
Tennis Match Results
Austin Peay vs Louisville
2/19/2022 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 6, Austin Peay 1
Singles competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. LEDER, Jana (APSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. TORREALBA, Denise (APSU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. TOPALOVIC, Aleks (APSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. PALADINI-JENNINGS, M (APSU) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 7-6, 6-3
5. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. NAKANISHI, Honoka (APSU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. CHENG, Yu-Hua (APSU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Sasha Gorchanyuk/Rhea Verma (LOU) def. TOPALOVIC, Aleks/LEDER, Jana (APSU) 6-2
2. Tatiana Simova/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. NAKANISHI, Honoka/TORREALBA, Denise (APSU) 6-2
3. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. PALADINI-JENNINGS, M/CHENG, Yu-Hua (APSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Austin Peay 0-3
Louisville 5-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,5,6,2,4)
Tennis Match Results
Bellarmine vs Louisville
2/19/2022 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 6, Bellarmine 0
Singles competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Rose Pastoret (BELL) 6-0, 6-3
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) vs. Madison Devillez (BELL) 6-2, 3-1, unfinished
3. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Ashley Jonathan (BELL) 6-0, 6-2
4. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Maja Kozerski (BELL) 6-0, 6-2
5. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. Channing Varnum (BELL) 6-1, 6-0
6. Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Laurie Hargis (BELL) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) vs. Rose Pastoret/Madison Devillez (BELL) 3-3, unfinished
2. Andrea Di Palma/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Ashley Jonathan/Channing Varnum (BELL) 6-0
3. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Maja Kozerski/Laurie Hargis (BELL) 6-0
Match Notes:
Bellarmine 0-7
Louisville 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,5,1,3)
"Today was good, two clean wins, we had not put together a clean team effort yet this season. There were one or two spots that were not quite what I was looking for but for the most part, it was probably the best performance we had of the year, head coach Mark Beckham said. "Going into next week with conference play is going to be tough, probably going to have a top 15 team in Duke on Friday, lot of opportunities there individually and as a team. On Sunday, we're going have the number one team in the country in North Carolina coming here so it doesn't get easy from here on out. We'll have a good week of practice and get ourselves prepped and see if we can pull off some upsets next weekend."
Louisville will host No. 12 Duke on Friday at 4 p.m. and will face off against No. 1 North Carolina on Feb. 27 at noon.
Louisville 6, Austin Peay 1
The Cardinals raced out to a 1-0 lead against Austin Peay, winning all three matches in doubles play. The pair of Andrea Di Palma and Tatiana Simova recorded their third straight doubles victory, defeating Honoka Nakanishi and Denise Torrealba 6-2.
In singles, Di Palma rolled past Jana Leder 6-1, 6-0 to push Louisville's lead to 2-0. Chelsea Sawyer defeated Aleks Topalovic 6-4, 6-2 and Simova outlasted Nakanishi 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 5 spot to clinch the match for Louisville.
Louisville 6, Bellarmine 0
Dina Chaika and Chelsea Sawyer rolled to a quick 6-0 win over Maja Kozerski and Laurie Hargis. Di Palma and Simova defeated Ashley Jonathan and Channing Varnum 6-0 to clinch the doubles point for Louisville.
The Cardinals quickly clinched the match in singles, headlined by Dina Chaika's 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 6 spot.
Tennis Match Results
Austin Peay vs Louisville
2/19/2022 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 6, Austin Peay 1
Singles competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. LEDER, Jana (APSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. TORREALBA, Denise (APSU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. TOPALOVIC, Aleks (APSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. PALADINI-JENNINGS, M (APSU) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 7-6, 6-3
5. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. NAKANISHI, Honoka (APSU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. CHENG, Yu-Hua (APSU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Sasha Gorchanyuk/Rhea Verma (LOU) def. TOPALOVIC, Aleks/LEDER, Jana (APSU) 6-2
2. Tatiana Simova/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. NAKANISHI, Honoka/TORREALBA, Denise (APSU) 6-2
3. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. PALADINI-JENNINGS, M/CHENG, Yu-Hua (APSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Austin Peay 0-3
Louisville 5-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,5,6,2,4)
Tennis Match Results
Bellarmine vs Louisville
2/19/2022 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 6, Bellarmine 0
Singles competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Rose Pastoret (BELL) 6-0, 6-3
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) vs. Madison Devillez (BELL) 6-2, 3-1, unfinished
3. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Ashley Jonathan (BELL) 6-0, 6-2
4. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Maja Kozerski (BELL) 6-0, 6-2
5. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. Channing Varnum (BELL) 6-1, 6-0
6. Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Laurie Hargis (BELL) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) vs. Rose Pastoret/Madison Devillez (BELL) 3-3, unfinished
2. Andrea Di Palma/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Ashley Jonathan/Channing Varnum (BELL) 6-0
3. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Maja Kozerski/Laurie Hargis (BELL) 6-0
Match Notes:
Bellarmine 0-7
Louisville 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,5,1,3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
LEDER, Jana / 0 [APSU]
10
66
#2 Singles Match
123
TORREALBA, Denise / 0 [APSU]
630
361
#3 Singles Match
12
TOPALOVIC, Aleks / 0 [APSU]
42
66
#4 Singles Match
12
PALADINI-JENNINGS, M / 0 [APSU]
76
63
#5 Singles Match
12
NAKANISHI, Honoka / 0 [APSU]
31
66
#6 Singles Match
12
CHENG, Yu-Hua / 0 [APSU]
31
66
Order of Finish:
1,3,5,6,2,4
Players Mentioned
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