Tennis Tallies Second Straight Win
February 06, 2015 06:31 PM | General
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| Freshman Carolina Lewis made her debut, as she clinched her first win of the spring season at the No. 5 spot in straight sets (6-2, 6-1). |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women’s tennis team improved their overall record to 2-1, as they defeated the Buffalo Bulls, 5-2, at the Miller Tennis Center, Friday afternoon.
“We played steady throughout the matches and stuck with our game. We found ourselves in a couple of battles out there today, but we kept focused and closed out the matches with a win. Overall, we held our ground and played well today,” said second-year coach Miha Lisac.
WVU clinched the doubles point early on, as sophomore Kaja Mrgole and senior Ikttesh Chahal defeated Buffalo’s Dayana Agasieva and Margarita Kotok with a score of 6-1 at the No. 1 spot. In the No. 3 spot, freshmen duo Habiba Shaker and Yvon Martinez bested Tanja Stojanovska and Doris Aleksovska in a tiebreak (7-6 (1)).
In singles action, the Mountaineers claimed four matches over the Bulls, led by Chahal at the No. 3 spot, as she defeated Dayana Agasieva with a score of 0-6, 6-4, 7-5. Shaker battled the Bulls in three sets at the No. 4 spot, as she bested Laura Holterbosch with a score of 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-4.
Freshman Carolina Lewis made her debut, as she clinched her first win of the spring season at the No. 5 spot in straight sets (6-2, 6-1). At the No. 6 spot, Martinez defeated Christine Haraldson in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
The Mountaineers will remain in New York and travel to Niagara on Saturday, Feb. 6, to take on the Purple Eagles. The match is set to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
Singles Competition:
No. 1: Tanja Stojanovska (UB) def. Kaja Mrgole (WVU), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5)
No. 2: Margarita Kotok (UB) def. Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3: Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Dayana Agasieva (UB), 0-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 4: Habiba Shaker (WVU) def. Laura Holterbosch (UB), 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-4
No. 5: Carolina Lewis (WVU) def. Laura Fernandez (UB), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Yvon Martinez (WVU) def. Christine Haraldson (UB), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Competition:
No. 1: Kaja Mrgole/Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Dayana Agasieva/Margarita Kotok (UB), 6-1
No. 2: Laura Holterbosch/Laura Fernandez (UB) def. Lyn Yuen Choo/Carolina Lewis (WVU), 6-3
No. 3: Habiba Shaker/Yvon Martinez (WVU) def. Tanja Stojanovska/Doris Aleksovska (UB), 7-6 (1)
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