Miami University
Samford
Tennis Tops Samford, 4-3
2/27/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
LEXINGTON, Ky. ââ'¬" Miami University's women's tennis team returned to a .500 record as it defeated Samford University, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at the Boone Tennis Complex. The RedHawks (4-4) have now won three of their last four matches, while the Bulldogs (3-5) fell for the second consecutive outing.
The RedHawks started the day by pulling out the opening doubles point with wins at second and third flights. Junior Andreea Badileanu teamed with freshman Emily Struble to take down Georgina Jupp and Savannah Wood, 6-3. After a Samford victory tied the competition, the pair of sophomore Hannah Shteyn and freshman Anzhelika Shapovalova clinched the point with a 7-5 second-flight win.
Miami continued the winning momentum by quickly taking three matches to seal a victory. At second-flight, Badileanu took down Carita Moolman, 6-2, 6-0, followed by Shapovalova's third-straight first-flight win, a 6-3, 6-4 contest versus Jessica Northcutt. Shteyn's 6-2, 6-2 fourth-flight triumph clinched the match at 4-0 Miami. The Bulldogs finished strong with three victories in the remaining matchups.
Miami returns to the court tomorrow afternoon as it hosts Wright State (5-1) at 4 p.m. at the Riverside Athletic Club in Hamilton. Check MiamiRedHawks.com for live match scoring and follow scoring updates on Twitter.
DOUBLES
1. Carita Moolman / Jessica Northcutt (SAM) def. Nelli Ponomareva / Anastasiia Vasiukhina (MIAMI), 6-4
2. Anzhelika Shapovalova / Hannah Shteyn (MIAMI) def. Ellie Gerlach / Iva Parapanova (SAM), 7-5
3. Andreea Badileanu / Emily Struble (MIAMI) def. Georgina Jupp / Savannah Wood (SAM), 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
SINGLES
1. Anzhelika Shapovalova (MIAMI) def. Jessica Northcutt (SAM), 6-3, 6-4
2. Andreea Badileanu (MIAMI) def. Carita Moolman (SAM), 6-2, 6-0
3. Iva Parapanova (SAM) def. Nelli Ponomareva (MIAMI), 6-3, 6-4
4. Hannah Shteyn (MIAMI) def. Ellie Gerlach (SAM), 6-2, 6-2
5. Savannah Wood (SAM) def. Emily Struble (MIAMI), 6-3, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (10-8)
6. Georgina Jupp (SAM) def. Erin Rodriguez (MIAMI), 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5
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