RedHawks Come Up Just Short in Loss to Michigan State

Sunday, February 5

East Lansing, Mich.

10 a.m.

Miami University

Michigan State

RedHawks Come Up Just Short in Loss to Michigan State

2/5/2023 1:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis

East Lansing, Mich. – The Miami University tennis team went toe-to-toe with Michigan State, coming up just short is a 4-3 loss on Sunday afternoon.

Miami captured the doubles point, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to take an early 1-0 lead. After Nishitha Saravanan and Sara Zalukar picked up wins at No. 3 and No. 6 singles, Miami's Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek went the distance at No. 2 singles, falling just short in a third-set tiebreaker.

How it Happened:
Doubles competition
1. Ayshe Can/Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) def. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek /Laura Rico (MIA) 6-2
2. Emilia Valentinsson/Sara Zalukar (MIA) def. Nicole Conard/Marley Lambert (MSU) 6-4
3. Nishitha Saravanan/Jutte Van Hansewyck (MIA) def. Issey Purser/Dagmar Zdrubecka (MSU) 6-0

Singles competition
1. Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) def. Laura Rico (MIA) 6-3, 6-2
2. Ayshe Can (MSU) def. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek (MIA) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Nishitha Saravanan (MIA) def. Marley Lambert (MSU) 7-5, 6-4
4. Juliette Nask (MSU) def. Emilia Valentinsson (MIA) 6-3, 6-1
5. Nicole Conard (MSU) def. Jutte Van Hansewyck (MIA) 6-4, 6-2
6. Sara Zalukar (MIA) def. Issey Purser (MSU) 6-4, 6-4

Up Next:
Miami hosts Oakland in Hamilton, Ohio on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m.