Louisville Downs Eastern Kentucky

Saturday, January 28

LOUISVILLE, KY

5:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Eastern Kentucky

January 28, 2023 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Cards win 6-1

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's tennis team beat Eastern Kentucky 6-1 in the second match of a doubleheader Saturday evening at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

The Cardinals won the doubles point as Jamilah Snells and Cici Xin dispatched Sasha Parkhomenko and Emmeline Polevoi 6-1. Rhea Verma and Sasha Gorchanyuk beat Madison Hill and Mariia Triska of EKU 6-1 to clinch the point.

The Colonels got a point at No. 1 when Louisville's Andrea Di Palma had to retire. The Cardinals answered almost immediately as Tyra Richardson blanked Mariia Triska 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. UofL's Cici Xin beat Sasha Parkhomenko 6-0, 6-3 to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead. The match was clinched by Louisville's Rhea Verma, who rolled 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2. Sasha Gorchanyuk and Maria Campos won at No. 6 and No. 3 respectively.

Tennis Match Results
Eastern Kentucky vs Louisville Women's Tennis
1/28/2023 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)

Louisville Women's Tennis 6, Eastern Kentucky 1

Singles competition
1. Elena Tairian (EKU-W) def. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 2-4, retired
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Daniela Hernandez (EKU-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. Maria Campos (LOU) def. Emmeline Polevoi (EKU-W) 7-5, 6-0
4. Cici Xin (LOU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU-W) 6-0, 6-3
5. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. Mariia Triska (EKU-W) 6-0, 6-0
6. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Madison Hill (EKU-W) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Andrea DiPalma/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Elena Tairian/Daniela Hernandez (EKU-W) 6-5
2. Jamilah Snells/Cici Xin (LOU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko/Emmeline Polevoi (EKU-W) 6-1
3. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Madison Hill/Mariia Triska (EKU-W) 6-1

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,5,4,2,6,3)