YSU Penguin Tennis Digest
Penguins Fall Short in Home Dual to UIC
by YSU
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 2:55 pm
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YSU lost at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to fall behind the Flames 1-0. At No. 2, Paula de Man and Lauren Hankle let a 5-2 lead slip away before falling behind 7-6. The duo hung tough and forced a tiebreaker which they won to win the match, 9-8.
In singles play, de Man defeated Haley Craig at No. 1, 6-2, 6-2. The Flames picked up wins at No. 5 as Kathryn Sharples defeated Carolyn Jesko, and Kati Mebuke beat Annina Brendel 6-4, 6-4.
After Marta Burak defeated Natalie Kuvakina 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 and Margarita Sadovnikova won 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 over Mariana Palcios the match came down to the No. 4 spot between Lauren Hankle and Jana Knoppe.
Hankle dropped the first set 6-3 to Knoppe before winning the second 7-5. In the third set, Knoppe won 6-3 to lift the Flames to the victory.
With the loss, YSU falls to 12-9 overall and 3-2 in the Horizon League. UIC improves to 12-5 and 4-1.
The Penguins return to action on Saturday against Valparaiso. The match is set to start at 5 p.m. at the Boardman Tennis Center.
UIC 4, Youngstown State 3
Singles
No. 1 - de Man (YSU) def. Haley Craig (UIC) - 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Sadovnikova (YSU) def. Mariana Palacios (UIC) - 6-0, 5-7, 6-4
No. 3 - Burak (YSU) def. Natalie Kuvakina (UIC) - 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 - Jana Knoppe (UIC) def. Hankle (YSU) - 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
No. 5 - Kathryn Sharples (UIC) def. Jesko (YSU) - 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 - Kati Mebuke (UIC) def. Brendel (YSU) - 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3, 6, 2, 4
Doubles
No. 1 - Craig/Palacios (UIC) def. Burak/Sadovnikova (YSU) - 8-3
No. 2 - Hankle/de Man (YSU) def. Sharples/Knoppe (UIC) - 9-8
No. 3 - Ann-Sophie Hahn/Kuvakina (UIC) def. Brendel/Raicevic (YSU) - 8-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
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