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Sec Earns Three Set Thriller In Women’s Tennis 6-1 Loss At Northwestern
January 20, 2018 | Women's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Ball State women's tennis team (0-1) opened its 2018 spring season with a 6-1 loss at Big Ten foe Northwestern (1-0) Saturday afternoon in the Combe Tennis Center.
The match began with doubles play, as the Cardinals dropped all three matches to the Wildcats. Sarah Swiderski paired up with teammate Isabelle Dohanics at the No. 3 spot for Ball State's first loss, falling to Northwestern's Julie Byrne and Rheeya Doshi by a score of 6-1. On court two, Peyton Gollhofer and Julia Sbircea took two games from the No. 8 duo of Lee Or and Alex Chatt but lost 6-2. With the doubles point already clinched, Audrey Berger and Rebecca Herrington only fell three games short of a victory after losing 6-4 to No. 4 Erin Larner and Maddie Lipp.
In singles action, Northwestern pushed ahead of the Cardinals 2-0 after Audrey Berger fell in straight sets to No. 92 Lipp, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 3 position. The Wildcats then earned their third point when Larner defeated Rebecca Herrington, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Shortly after, Northwestern finished the match, earning its fourth point as the No. 60th ranked Lee captured a 6-3, 6-2 win on the top court over Gollhofer.
Despite the loss, the Cardinals left players still competing on the court. At No. 5 singles, Victoria Sec had dropped her first set to Carolina Pozo but then took the second set from Pozo by a score of 6-4. Sec would knot the third set at 6-6 late in the third frame and would go on to claim the match from Pozo, 1-0.
The Ball State women's tennis team remains in the state of Illinois when it travels to Illinois State Sunday for a 2 p.m. (EST) first serve. The Cardinals' first home match will be a doubleheader on Jan. 28 against Eastern Illinois with the first match beginning at 1:30 p.m. and the second match starting at 4 p.m.
The match began with doubles play, as the Cardinals dropped all three matches to the Wildcats. Sarah Swiderski paired up with teammate Isabelle Dohanics at the No. 3 spot for Ball State's first loss, falling to Northwestern's Julie Byrne and Rheeya Doshi by a score of 6-1. On court two, Peyton Gollhofer and Julia Sbircea took two games from the No. 8 duo of Lee Or and Alex Chatt but lost 6-2. With the doubles point already clinched, Audrey Berger and Rebecca Herrington only fell three games short of a victory after losing 6-4 to No. 4 Erin Larner and Maddie Lipp.
In singles action, Northwestern pushed ahead of the Cardinals 2-0 after Audrey Berger fell in straight sets to No. 92 Lipp, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 3 position. The Wildcats then earned their third point when Larner defeated Rebecca Herrington, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Shortly after, Northwestern finished the match, earning its fourth point as the No. 60th ranked Lee captured a 6-3, 6-2 win on the top court over Gollhofer.
Despite the loss, the Cardinals left players still competing on the court. At No. 5 singles, Victoria Sec had dropped her first set to Carolina Pozo but then took the second set from Pozo by a score of 6-4. Sec would knot the third set at 6-6 late in the third frame and would go on to claim the match from Pozo, 1-0.
The Ball State women's tennis team remains in the state of Illinois when it travels to Illinois State Sunday for a 2 p.m. (EST) first serve. The Cardinals' first home match will be a doubleheader on Jan. 28 against Eastern Illinois with the first match beginning at 1:30 p.m. and the second match starting at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
32
Lee Or / 0 (60/-) [NU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
03
Erin Larner / 0 [NU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
01
Maddie Lipp / 0 (92/-) [NU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
14
Inci Ogut / 0 [NU]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
061
Caroline Pozo / 0 [NU]
640
#6 Singles Match
12
50
Alex Chatt / 0 [NU]
76
Order of Finish:
3,2,1,6,4,5
Players Mentioned
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