NATCHITOCHES, La - Freshman Nadia Dudyanskaya picked up Sam Houston State's only victory at No. 5 singles as Northwestern State defeated the Bearkats 6-1 in Southland Conference women's tennis dual match Sunday afternoon.
Dudyanskaya defeated Andrea Nedorostova 4-6 7-5 1-0 (12-10). The Bearkats now stand 3-1 in Southland Conference action and 5-5 for the year. Northwestern State is undefeated 5-0 in Southland action and stands 8-1 for the season.
The Demons swept doubles and won four singles in straight sets. Giorgia Pozzan split sets with Martina Ruhesova before losing 11-3 in a super tiebreaker for the third set.
Sam Houston's next home tennis match ins Saturday, March 20, when the Bearkats play host to Western Michigan in a non-conference match at the McAdams Tennis Center.
NORTHWESTERN STATE 6, SAM HOUSTON 1
Doubles:
1. Bazhanova/Curukovia, NW St. defeat Denti/Pozzan 9-7
2. Nedorostova/Ruhesova, NW St. defeat Currie/Postnikova 8-3
3. Lange/Schulz, NW St. defeat Dubyanskaya/Woerner 8-5
Singles:
1. Olga Bazhanova, NW St. defeats Feda Denti 6-2 6-4
2. Martina Ruhesova, NW St. defeats Giorgia Pozzan 6-1 4-6 1-0 (11-3)
3. Adna Curukovic, NW St. defeats Tatyana Postnikova 7-5 6-0
4. Katherine Lange, NW St. defeats Sheridan Currie 6-4 6-4
5. Nadia Dubyanskaya, SHSU defeats Andrea Nedorostova 4-6 7-5 1-0 (12-10)
6. Biana Schulz, NW St. defeats Callie Woerner 6-2 6-2
