Cardinals Fall at Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The University of Louisville women fell 4-3 at Syracuse in ACC women's tennis action Friday afternoon in Syracuse.

The Cardinals dropped the doubles points when Sasha Goranchyuk and Rhea Verma fell 6-2 at No. 1 and Andrea Di Palma and Tatiana Simova fell 6-2 at No. 2. Dina Chaika and Chelsea Sawyer registered a win as the Orange defaulted at the No. 3 slot.

In singles, the Cardinals began the match leading 2-0 because of Syracuse's defaults at No. 5 and No. 6. Andrea Di Palma was the only Cardinal to register a win with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Polina Kozyreva at No. 1.

UofL is back in action at Boston College on Sunday at noon to continue ACC play.

Tennis Match Results
Louisville vs Syracuse
4/1/2022 at Syracuse, N.Y.
(Drumlins Tennis Club)
Syracuse 4, Louisville 3
Singles competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Polina Kozyreva (SU) 6-3, 7-5
2. Miyuka Kimoto (SU) def. Rhea Verma (LOU) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
3. Ines Fonte (SU) def. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
4. Shiori Ito (SU) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Sofya Treshcheva (SU), by forfeit
6. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. No player (SU), by default
Doubles competition
1. Shiori Ito/Sofya Treshcheva (SU) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk/Rhea Verma (LOU) 6-2
2. Miyuka Kimoto/Polina Kozyreva (SU) def. Andrea Di Palma/Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-2
3. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. No player/No player (SU), by default
Match Notes:
Louisville 8-8
Syracuse 7-8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,3,2)
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Players Mentioned

Dina Chaika

Andrea DiPalma

Sasha Gorchanyuk

Tyra Richardson

Chelsea Sawyer

Tatiana Simova

Rhea Verma

University of Louisville Athletics