Cardinals Tip Bellarmine 4-1

Friday, January 20

LOUISVILLE, KY

5:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Bellarmine

January 20, 2023 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

UofL wins second match of the doubleheader

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville women's tennis team beat Bellarmine 4-1 in the second match of the doubleheader on Saturday.

The Cardinals dropped the doubles point to start the singles competition down 1-0. Maria Campos got her second win of the day to score the first point when she beat Hanley Riner 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4. Tyra Richardson scored next when she dispatched Channing Varnum 6-2, 6-1 to give Louisville the 2-1 lead. Cici Xin scored next for the Cards with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Shu Grosso at No. 5 and Rhea Verma clinched the match with a win at No. 2, going 6-3, 6-3 over Lailaa Bashir.

The Cards are idle until Jan. 28 when they host Ball State at noon and Eastern Kentucky at 5 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
Bellarmine vs Louisville Women's Tennis
1/20/2023 at Louisville, Ky
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)

Louisville Women's Tennis 4, Bellarmine 1

Singles competition
1. Andrea DiPalma (LOU) vs. Ekaterina Tikhonko (BELL-WT) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Lailaa Bashir (BELL-WT) 6-3, 6-3
3. Jamilah Snells (LOU) vs. Vendula Kryslova (BELL-WT) 3-6, 5-5, unfinished
4. Maria Campos (LOU) def. Hanley Riner (BELL-WT) 6-0, 6-1
5. Cici Xin (LOU) def. Shu Grosso (BELL-WT) 6-0, 6-3
6. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. Channing Varnum (BELL-WT) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Ekaterina Tikhonko/Lailaa Bashir (BELL-WT) def. Cici Xin/Jamilah Snells (LOU) 6-2
2. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Hanley Riner/Shu Grosso (BELL-WT) 6-2
3. Vendula Kryslova/Channing Varnum (BELL-WT) def. Andrea DiPalma/Maria Campos (LOU) 7-5

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,6,5,2)
T-2:38 hrs A-100