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Miami University
Louisville Tournament
RedHawks Open Up Play at Louisville Classic
11/4/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The invitational kicked off with doubles competition with two pairs of RedHawks tallying wins. Juniors Nelli Ponomareva and Anastasiia Vasiukhina defeated Anki Wind and Hann Sohn of Memphis in a tight (7-5) match. Senior Andreea Badileanu and sophomore Anzhelika Shapovalova topped Memphis' Gabrielle Paul and Josephine Cao (6-2). The duo of juniors Hannah Shteyn and Erin Rodriguez dropped a match to Memphis' Marta Morga and Katherine Cao, (6-3).
The Red and White also took on teams from Virginia Tech in doubles. Badileanu and Shapovalova dropped a decision to VT's Nandakuma and Ghanem, (6-2). Ponomareva and Vasukhina were defeated by Butler and Uscocovich, (6-4). Shteyn and Struble came back to win against Virginia Tech's Baron and Collins, (7-5).
Miami faced off in singles competition against Virginia Tech and had a solid showing with wins across the board. Shapovalova continued her impressive tournament season after she defeated Nandakumar in straight sets (6-3, 6-1). Shteyn also defeated Sarah Baron in straight sets (6-1, 6-1) while Badileanu topped Nancy Ghanem (6-2, 6-3).
Ponomareva won her match against Katherine Butler. The junior RedHawk dropped the first set (6-2), but then rallied past her opponent to win in the next set (7-6) after battling it out in a tie breaker (7-5). Struble topped McKenzie Collins (6-4, 6-4). Rodriguez had a solid performance to round out the day in her match against Emily Pence. The Florida native started off strong, winning the first set (6-1). She dropped the second set (4-6), but then powered through to take the final set (6-1).
The RedHawks return tomorrow for day two of the Louisville Classic with doubles in the morning and singles to follow in the afternoon.
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