DETROIT – Northern Kentucky women's tennis saw its third-straight match with a final score of 4-3 as Detroit Mercy narrowly bested the Norse on Friday evening. NKU falls to 7-11 overall and 3-5 in Horizon League play while the Titans move to 10-10 (3-5 Horizon).
Match Notables
- The Norse won the opening point with 6-4 victories in No. 1 and 2 doubles. Taylor Culbertson and Margita Sunjic downed Jasmine and Chelsea Apawti in the top flight, while Maria Koo and Elizabeth Rozin defeated Iris Thious and Sophie Torcello in No. 2 doubles.
- UDM answered back with a No. 2 singles victory to tie the match before Hannah Watton defeated Sara Mitrakovic in straight sets in No. 6 singles, 6-4, 6-0.
- Rozin gave the Norse a 3-1 lead with her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Chelsea Apawti in No. 3 singles, but the Titans would win in the remaining singles matches, each in three sets, to get the overall win.
- Sunjic went an extended first set against Jasmine Apawti in No. 1 singles, dropping it 7-5, before answering back with a 6-4 win in the second. Apawti won the match with a 6-4 third set.
- In the No. 4 singles match, Culbertson won a 7-6(9) first set over Ksenia Providokhina, but her opponent went 6-4, 6-3 in the second and third sets to tie the overall match at 3-3.
- The No. 5 singles match proved to be the deciding point. Dijanezevic won the first set, 7-6, and fell 7-5 in the second to Pauline Van Herck. A 6-4 third set for Van Herck was the match winner.
NKU remains on the road for the final match of the regular season, heading to Oakland for a 4:30 p.m. first serve tomorrow evening in Rochester, Michigan.
Agate
Detroit Mercy 4, Northern Kentucky 3
Singles (Order of Finish: 2,6,3,1,4,5*)
1. Jasmine Apawti (UDM) def.
Margita Sunjic (NKU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
2. Iris Thioux (UDM) def.
Maria Koo (NKU) 6-4. 6-1
3.
Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) def. Chelsea Apawti (UDM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Ksenia Providokhina (UDM) def.
Taylor Culbertson (NKU) 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-3
5. Pauline Van Herck (UDM)
Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) 6-7, 7-5, 6-4
6.
Hannah Watton (NKU) def. Sara Mitrakovic (UDM) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles (Order of Finish: 1,2*)
1.
Taylor Culbertson/
Margita Sunjic (NKU) def. Jasmine Apawti/Chelsea Apawti (UDM) 6-4
2.
Maria Koo/
Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) def. Iris Thioux/Sophie Torcello (UDM) 6-4
3.
Katja Dijanezevic/
Hannah Watton (NKU) vs. Ksenia Providokhina/Sara Mitrakovic (UDM) 3-3, abandoned
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