ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Allegheny College women's tennis team split its Thursday doubleheader at the USTA National Campus by defeating Trine University, 4-3, before dropping the nightcap to Division II Cedarville University, 5-2.
Allegheny (18-3) handed Trine (7-1) its first dual loss of the year in one of the most competitive matches of the season. The Gators and Thunder played four super tiebreakers in the singles portion of the contest.
Nicole Serna Cassan (Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico/Grandview Preparatory (Fla.)),
Alejandra Villanueva (Bogotá, Colombia/French Touch Academy), and
Adriana Navarro (Distrito Central, Honduras/DelCampo School) each dropped their opening set, but all three bounced back to win the second. In their super tiebreakers, Serna Casson defeated Emilee Bassett, 11-9, Villanueva beat Emily Hatseras, 10-8, and Navarro outlasted Addison Lockwood, 10-4.
The Gators suffered their third loss to a D-II opponent in the nightcap, but not without two more super tiebreak wins in the third and fifth singles matches against the Yellow Jackets (6-5).
Emiliia Grydnieva (Kyiv, Ukraine/Optima) overcame a 6-3 loss in her first set against Susannah Prince with a 7-6 (3) second-set win. Grydnieva finished the comeback in a tiebreaker, 10-4. Navarro showed off her resiliency and endurance once again in her showdown with Kaori Delsing, which resulted in a 6-2, 3-6, 10-6 victory.
Doubles Results vs. Trine
1.
Rei Etsumi /
Julia Müsseler def. Elina Locane / Emma Beehler, 6-4
2. Alexis Maloney / Emilee Bassett def.
Nicole Serna Cassan /
Adriana Navarro, 6-4
3. Emily Hatseras / Lizzie Welker def.
Maria Lounder /
Alejandra Villanueva, 6-4
Singles Results
1. Elina Locane def.
Emiliia Grydnieva, 7-6 (5), 6-2
2. Emma Beehler def.
Rei Etsumi, 3-6, 6-1, 11-9
3.
Nicole Serna Cassan def. Emilee Bassett, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9
4.
Alejandra Villanueva def. Emily Hatseras, 0-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8
5.
Maria Lounder def. Lizzie Welker, 6-1, 6-3
6.
Adriana Navarro def. Addison Lockwood, 3-6, 6-2, 10-4
Doubles Results vs. Cedarville
1. Diana Ivanikhina / Paula Curci Micieli def.
Rei Etsumi /
Julia Müsseler, 6-4
2. Delia Guzic / Susannah Prince def.
Adriana Navarro /
Nicole Serna Cassan, 6-2
3. Faith Monson / Molly Filpus def.
Maria Lounder /
Alejandra Villanueva, 7-5
Singles Results vs. Cedarville
1. Diana Ivanikhina def.
Julia Müsseler, 6-2, 6-0
2. Paula Curci Micieli def.
Rei Etsumi, 6-1, 6-4
3.
Emiliia Grydnieva def. Susannah Prince, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 10-4
4. Faith Monson def.
Maria Lounder, 6-2, 6-4
5.
Adriana Navarro def. Kaori Delsing, 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
6. Madelyn Keenan def.
Jillian Clark, 6-1, 7-5
Up Next
Allegheny's spring break trip in Central Florida concludes on Friday, March 7, with an 8:30 a.m. contest against 20th-ranked Kenyon College.
