Women’s Tennis Edged by #70 Kansas State

Saturday, February 27

New York, N.Y.

11:00 a.m. CT

University of Memphis

#70 Kansas State University

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Feb 27, 2016 | Women's Tennis

Tigers win doubles point, but fall 4-2 in New York City.

By: Tammy DeGroff

MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis women's tennis team (1-8) won the doubles point and got a win in singles from freshman Janina Berres, but could not upend number 70 ranked Kansas State, falling 4-2 in a neutral site match at Columbia, Saturday.

Memphis picked up wins at one and two doubles to take the early lead in the match, 1-0. The team of Hanna Sohn and Berres won 6-2, and the team of Kathryn Hughes and birthday girl Gabrielle Paul grabbed a 6-2 win at two to seal the win.

Sohn jumped out to an early lead at one singles, winning her first set 6-2, then fell 6-0, 6-2. Morga and Tara McElroy both battled, but dropped sets, 7-5.

Berres grabbed a straight set 6-3, 6-2 win at number four for the Tigers' other point in the match for her second straight singles win, pushing her mark to 4-5 in dual season singles play.

Memphis will close out the road swing with a Sunday noon (ET) match against host Columbia.

#70 Kansas State 4, Memphis 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Hanna Sohn/Janina Berres (Memphis) def. Carolina Costamagna/Millie Stretton, 6-2
No. 2 – Kathryn Hughes/Gabrielle Paul (Memphis) def. Ana Garcia Navas/Iva Bago, 6-2
No. 3 – Marta Morga/Tara McElroy (Memphis) vs. Palma Juhasz/Sara Castellano, 4-5, dnf
Singles
No. 1 – Sara Castellano def. Hanna Sohn (Memphis),2-6, 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 – Ana Garcia Navas def. Kathryn Hughes (Memphis), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Carolina Costamagna vs. Marga Morga (Memphis), 5-7, 5-4, uf
No. 4 – Janina Berres (Memphsi) def. Iva Bago, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Millie Stretton def. Gabrielle Paul (Memphis), 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 – Livia Cirnu def. Tara McElroy (Memphis), 6-2, 7-5