University of Memphis Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Lincoln, Neb.
11:00 a.m.
University of Memphis
2
vs
5
Miami University (OH)
Photo by: Joe Murphy
Women’s Tennis Falls 5-2 to Miami (Ohio)
Feb 20, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Morga wins at three singles.
MEMPHIS – Playing a neutral site match in Lincoln, Neb., the University of Memphis women's tennis team (1-6) won the doubles point and got a straight set win at number three singles from junior Marta Morga, but fell 5-2, Saturday.
Memphis won at one and three doubles to take an early 1-0 lead in the match, but Miami came back with wins at five and six singles to take the lead. Morga got Memphis a second point, but the other three singles matches all went three sets as both Hanna Sohn and Kathryn Hughes won their opening sets, but dropped a second and third set. Freshman Janina Berres came back from a 7-5 first set loss to win her second set at number four, 6-2, but fell 6-2 in the third.
The Lady Tigers will remain in Lincoln and will face host Nebraska, Sunday, at 11:30 a.m. Nebraska downed Miami, 4-3, on Friday. Live scoring will be available at http://www.huskers.com/fls/100/16WTennis/xlive.htm.
Miami 5, Memphis 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Janina Berres/Hanna Sohn (Memphis) def. Nelli Ponomareva/Anastasiia Vasiukhina, 6-2
No. 2 – Anzhelika Shapovalova/Hannah Shteyn def. Kathryn Hughes/Marta Morga (Memphis), 6-1
No. 3 – Tara McElroy/Gabrielle Paul (Memphis) def. Andreea Badileanu/Ana Rajkovic, 6-4
Singles
No. 1 – Anzhelika Shapovaloav def. Hanna Sohn (Memphis), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – Andreea Badileanu def. Kathryn Hughes (Memphis), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Marta Morga (Memphis) def. Neilli Ponomareva, 6-4, 7-6
No. 4 – Hannah Shteyn def. Janina Berres (Memphis), 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
No. 5 – Emily Struble def. Gabrielle Paul (Memphis), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Anastasiia Vasiukhina def. Tara McElroy (Memphis), 7-5, 6-2
Memphis won at one and three doubles to take an early 1-0 lead in the match, but Miami came back with wins at five and six singles to take the lead. Morga got Memphis a second point, but the other three singles matches all went three sets as both Hanna Sohn and Kathryn Hughes won their opening sets, but dropped a second and third set. Freshman Janina Berres came back from a 7-5 first set loss to win her second set at number four, 6-2, but fell 6-2 in the third.
The Lady Tigers will remain in Lincoln and will face host Nebraska, Sunday, at 11:30 a.m. Nebraska downed Miami, 4-3, on Friday. Live scoring will be available at http://www.huskers.com/fls/100/16WTennis/xlive.htm.
Miami 5, Memphis 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Janina Berres/Hanna Sohn (Memphis) def. Nelli Ponomareva/Anastasiia Vasiukhina, 6-2
No. 2 – Anzhelika Shapovalova/Hannah Shteyn def. Kathryn Hughes/Marta Morga (Memphis), 6-1
No. 3 – Tara McElroy/Gabrielle Paul (Memphis) def. Andreea Badileanu/Ana Rajkovic, 6-4
Singles
No. 1 – Anzhelika Shapovaloav def. Hanna Sohn (Memphis), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – Andreea Badileanu def. Kathryn Hughes (Memphis), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Marta Morga (Memphis) def. Neilli Ponomareva, 6-4, 7-6
No. 4 – Hannah Shteyn def. Janina Berres (Memphis), 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
No. 5 – Emily Struble def. Gabrielle Paul (Memphis), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Anastasiia Vasiukhina def. Tara McElroy (Memphis), 7-5, 6-2
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