Cardinals Edge James Madison 4-3

Sunday, February 5

LOUISVILLE, KY

11:00 a.m.

University of Louisville

James Madison

Cards mob CiCi Xin after clinching 4-3 win for Louisville

February 05, 2023 | Women's Tennis

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Cici Xin clinches match with thrilling tiebreaker second set

By: Cortney VanLiew

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's tennis defeated JMU 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

The Cardinals took the doubles point when Jamilah Snells and Cici Xin clinched the point 6-3 at the No. 2 spot. Andrea Di Palma and Rhea Verma won the first doubles match 6-2 at the No. 1 pair. Sasha Gorchanyuk and Maria Campos fell 6-4 in the No. 3 position.

Up 1-0 going into singles, the Dukes tied the score 1-1 as Campos lost 6-2, 6-2 to Daria Munteanu at No. 5 singles. The Cardinals pulled ahead to 3-1 with wins at the No. 1 pair and the No. 6 pair. Di Palma won 6-4, 6-4 against Kylie Moulin and Tyra Richardson defeated Reka Matko 7-5, 6-2. JMU tied the score 3-3 with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 pairs. Snells fell 6-4, 6-4 to Daria Afanasyeva and Verma fell 7-5, 6-3 to Ines Oliveira. Xin clinched the match for the Cardinals after two close sets 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5). Xin was down 2-5 in the second set before coming back to win in the tiebreaker.

"Good win, getting a tight 4-3 match against a team that's probably going to win their conference. That team is NCAA Tournament, they are used to winning," Louisville head coach Mark Beckham said. "That's always good. I feel like we played well but we can play even better. It's encouraging that way, that we were able to beat a good team and not even play as well as we can. It gives us some stuff to work on this week. And get us prepared for Cincinnati on Friday. I feel good where we're at right now."

The Cardinals are back in action on Friday when they host Cincinnati at 11 a.m. in the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Tennis Match Results
Louisville vs JMU
Feb 5, 2023 in Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Louisville 4, James Madison 3

Singles Competition
1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Kylie Moulin (JMU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Daria Afanasyeva (JMU) def. Jamilah Snells (LOU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Ines Oliveira (JMU) def. Rhea Verma (LOU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Cici Xin (LOU) def. Daniela Voloh (JMU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5)
5. Daria Munteanu (JMU) def. Maria Campos (LOU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. Reka Matko (JMU) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. Andrea Di Palma/Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Kylie Moulin/Ines Oliveira (JMU) 6-2
2. Jamilah Snells/Cici Xin (LOU) def. Daniela Voloh/Daria Munteanu (JMU) 6-3
3. Daria Afanasyeva/Reka Matko (JMU) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk/Maria Campos (LOU) 6-4

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,1,6,2,3)
T-3:06 A-101