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Women Tennis Concludes Successful Weekend at Miami Invitational
September 22, 2024 | Women's Tennis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's tennis team caps off a successful opening weekend at Miami Invitational. The Cardinals won 15 singles matches over the course of the weekend to go along with six doubles matches.
UofL competed in a hidden dual format throughout the weekend against Xavier, Middle Tennessee, and Miami of Ohio. On Friday, Louisville split singles victories against Xavier, with each team winning three matches a piece. Following singles action, the Cardinals faced Middle Tennessee in doubles, taking two out of three matches versus the Blue Raiders.
On Saturday, the girls continued to roll as they swept Miami of Ohio in singles action followed by winning two out of three matches against Xavier in doubles.
Louisville wrapped up a dominate invitational on Sunday, sweeping Middle Tennessee in singles, followed by picking up two wins against the RedHawks in doubles action.
Junior transfer Alice Otis shined in her debut for the Cardinals, going undefeated in her three singles matches on the weekend. She opened the weekend on Friday winning her singles match 6-4, 6-4 against Abby Nugent of Xavier at the No. 1 spot. She followed up her strong showing on Saturday with a three-set victory over Miami of Ohio's Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. On Sunday she ended singles play with another win at the one-spot, defeating Middle Tennessee's Alessia Truden 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Lika Persypkina and Elena Noguero also went undefeated in singles play on the weekend, both winning three matches at the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively.
Louisville continued their dominance in doubles as two doubles pairing went undefeated on the weekend. The newcomer pairing of Alice Otis and Elisabeth Iila secured two doubles victories at the No. 1 spot and one win at the No. 2 slot. The dynamic duo of Lika Persypkina and Berta Miret claimed two doubles victories at the No. 2 spot, defeating pairings from Xavier and Miami of Ohio 8-5, respectively.
Full results from the Miami Invitational can be found below.
UofL will continue their fall season at they travel to Morgantown for the West Virginia Invite October 4-6.
Friday, September 20
Singles
University of Louisville vs. Xavier
1. Otis, Alice (UofL) def. Nugent, Abby (XU), 6-4, 6-4
2. Persypkina, Lika (UofL) def. Pendergast, Elizabeth (XU), 7-5, 6-4
3. Siminski, Abigail (XU) def. Miret, Berta (UofL), 6-3, 6-3
4. Rexroat, Madeleine (XU) def. Davis, Germany (UofL), 7-6, 6-2
5. Noguero, Elena (UofL) def. Mazzucato, Sofia (XU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Flowers, Emily (XU) def. Iila, Elisabeth (UofL), 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
Doubles
MTSU vs. University of Louisville
1. Truden, Alessia/Swarbrick, Eloise (MTSU) def. Persypkina, Lika/Gretkowski, Allie (UofL), 8-7
2. Otis, Alice/Iila, Elisabeth (UofL) def. Sposetti, Ilaria/Chaphalkar, Rutuja (MTSU), 8-4
3. Davis, Germany/Miret, Berta (UofL) def. Yibirin, Karen/Peyer, Lena (MTSU), 8-2
Saturday, September 21
Singles
Miami vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis (UofL) def. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek (Miami), 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
2. Lika Persypkina (UofL) def. Nishitha Saravanan (Miami), 6-1, 6-4
3. Elena Noguero (UofL) def. Sara Zalukar (Miami), 6-4, 6-1
4. Berta Miret (UofL) def. Lauren Joyce (Miami), 7-5, 7-5
5. Germany Davis (UofL) def. Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami), 6-0, 6-0
6. Elizabeth Iila (UofL) def. Sarah Dev (Miami), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Xavier vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis/Elisabeth Iila (UofL) def. Elizabeth Pendergast/Abby Nugent (XU), 8-4
2. Berta Miret/Lika Persypkina (UofL) def. Emily Flowers/Sofia Mazzucato (XU), 8-5
3. Clara Owen/Madeleine Rexroat (XU) vs. Germany Davis/Elena Noguero (UofL), 8-5
Sunday, September 22
Singles
MTSU vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis (UofL) vs. Alessia Truden (MTSU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
2. Lika Persypkina (UofL) vs. Ilaria Sposetti (MTSU), 6-2, 6-3
3. Elena Noguero (UofL) vs. Lena Peyer (MTSU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
4. Berta Miret (UofL) vs. Eloise Swarbrick (MTSU), 6-1, 7-6
5. Germany Davis (UofL) def. Rutuja Chaphalkar (MTSU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Elisabeth Iila (UofL) def. Karen Yibirin (MTSU), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Miami vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis/Elizabeth Iila (UofL) def. Catherine Denysiewicz Slowek/Sara Zalukar (Miami), 8(8)-7(6)
2. Lika Persypkina/Berta Miret (UofL) def. Nishitha Saravanan/Lauren Joyce (Miami), 8-3
3. Emilia Valentinsson/Sarah Dev (Miami) def. Germany Davis/Elena Noguero (UofL), 7(7)-7(3)
UofL competed in a hidden dual format throughout the weekend against Xavier, Middle Tennessee, and Miami of Ohio. On Friday, Louisville split singles victories against Xavier, with each team winning three matches a piece. Following singles action, the Cardinals faced Middle Tennessee in doubles, taking two out of three matches versus the Blue Raiders.
On Saturday, the girls continued to roll as they swept Miami of Ohio in singles action followed by winning two out of three matches against Xavier in doubles.
Louisville wrapped up a dominate invitational on Sunday, sweeping Middle Tennessee in singles, followed by picking up two wins against the RedHawks in doubles action.
Junior transfer Alice Otis shined in her debut for the Cardinals, going undefeated in her three singles matches on the weekend. She opened the weekend on Friday winning her singles match 6-4, 6-4 against Abby Nugent of Xavier at the No. 1 spot. She followed up her strong showing on Saturday with a three-set victory over Miami of Ohio's Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. On Sunday she ended singles play with another win at the one-spot, defeating Middle Tennessee's Alessia Truden 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Lika Persypkina and Elena Noguero also went undefeated in singles play on the weekend, both winning three matches at the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively.
Louisville continued their dominance in doubles as two doubles pairing went undefeated on the weekend. The newcomer pairing of Alice Otis and Elisabeth Iila secured two doubles victories at the No. 1 spot and one win at the No. 2 slot. The dynamic duo of Lika Persypkina and Berta Miret claimed two doubles victories at the No. 2 spot, defeating pairings from Xavier and Miami of Ohio 8-5, respectively.
Full results from the Miami Invitational can be found below.
UofL will continue their fall season at they travel to Morgantown for the West Virginia Invite October 4-6.
Friday, September 20
Singles
University of Louisville vs. Xavier
1. Otis, Alice (UofL) def. Nugent, Abby (XU), 6-4, 6-4
2. Persypkina, Lika (UofL) def. Pendergast, Elizabeth (XU), 7-5, 6-4
3. Siminski, Abigail (XU) def. Miret, Berta (UofL), 6-3, 6-3
4. Rexroat, Madeleine (XU) def. Davis, Germany (UofL), 7-6, 6-2
5. Noguero, Elena (UofL) def. Mazzucato, Sofia (XU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Flowers, Emily (XU) def. Iila, Elisabeth (UofL), 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
Doubles
MTSU vs. University of Louisville
1. Truden, Alessia/Swarbrick, Eloise (MTSU) def. Persypkina, Lika/Gretkowski, Allie (UofL), 8-7
2. Otis, Alice/Iila, Elisabeth (UofL) def. Sposetti, Ilaria/Chaphalkar, Rutuja (MTSU), 8-4
3. Davis, Germany/Miret, Berta (UofL) def. Yibirin, Karen/Peyer, Lena (MTSU), 8-2
Saturday, September 21
Singles
Miami vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis (UofL) def. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek (Miami), 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
2. Lika Persypkina (UofL) def. Nishitha Saravanan (Miami), 6-1, 6-4
3. Elena Noguero (UofL) def. Sara Zalukar (Miami), 6-4, 6-1
4. Berta Miret (UofL) def. Lauren Joyce (Miami), 7-5, 7-5
5. Germany Davis (UofL) def. Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami), 6-0, 6-0
6. Elizabeth Iila (UofL) def. Sarah Dev (Miami), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Xavier vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis/Elisabeth Iila (UofL) def. Elizabeth Pendergast/Abby Nugent (XU), 8-4
2. Berta Miret/Lika Persypkina (UofL) def. Emily Flowers/Sofia Mazzucato (XU), 8-5
3. Clara Owen/Madeleine Rexroat (XU) vs. Germany Davis/Elena Noguero (UofL), 8-5
Sunday, September 22
Singles
MTSU vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis (UofL) vs. Alessia Truden (MTSU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
2. Lika Persypkina (UofL) vs. Ilaria Sposetti (MTSU), 6-2, 6-3
3. Elena Noguero (UofL) vs. Lena Peyer (MTSU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
4. Berta Miret (UofL) vs. Eloise Swarbrick (MTSU), 6-1, 7-6
5. Germany Davis (UofL) def. Rutuja Chaphalkar (MTSU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Elisabeth Iila (UofL) def. Karen Yibirin (MTSU), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Miami vs. University of Louisville
1. Alice Otis/Elizabeth Iila (UofL) def. Catherine Denysiewicz Slowek/Sara Zalukar (Miami), 8(8)-7(6)
2. Lika Persypkina/Berta Miret (UofL) def. Nishitha Saravanan/Lauren Joyce (Miami), 8-3
3. Emilia Valentinsson/Sarah Dev (Miami) def. Germany Davis/Elena Noguero (UofL), 7(7)-7(3)
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