Saturday, January 30
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Photo by: Paul Ridings
TCU hands tennis first loss of season
1/30/2021 3:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FORT WORTH — The Sam Houston tennis team dropped its first dual match of the season at TCU Saturday.
The Horned Frogs (4-0) topped the Bearkats (4-1) 4-0 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. TCU began by taking the doubles point with consecutive victories at No. 2 and No. 3.
In No. 2 doubles action, Stevie Kennedy and Tate Schroeder defeated Constadena Nicolaou and Petra Kaszas 6-1. Marie Norris and Addy Guevara then hand Isidora Zivkovic and Roos Gerritsen a 6-3 setback.
TCU took a 2-0 lead after Norris, who is ranked No. 68 in the ITA, stopped Zivkovic 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Isabel Pascual defeated freshman Andrijana Brkic 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles, and Mercedes Aristegui topped junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo 6-1, 6-4 to end the match.
Junior Sahaja Yamalapalli was on the verge of posting a win against a top 50 ITA ranked player. She was leading No. 46 ranked Tate Schroeder 6-3, 3-2 when the match was called.
The Bearkats return to action Sunday at noon against North Texas in Denton.
The Horned Frogs (4-0) topped the Bearkats (4-1) 4-0 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. TCU began by taking the doubles point with consecutive victories at No. 2 and No. 3.
In No. 2 doubles action, Stevie Kennedy and Tate Schroeder defeated Constadena Nicolaou and Petra Kaszas 6-1. Marie Norris and Addy Guevara then hand Isidora Zivkovic and Roos Gerritsen a 6-3 setback.
TCU took a 2-0 lead after Norris, who is ranked No. 68 in the ITA, stopped Zivkovic 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Isabel Pascual defeated freshman Andrijana Brkic 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles, and Mercedes Aristegui topped junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo 6-1, 6-4 to end the match.
Junior Sahaja Yamalapalli was on the verge of posting a win against a top 50 ITA ranked player. She was leading No. 46 ranked Tate Schroeder 6-3, 3-2 when the match was called.
The Bearkats return to action Sunday at noon against North Texas in Denton.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
12
30
Mercedes Aristegui/ Isabel Pascual [TCU]
4UF
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
630
Tate Schroeder / 0 (46/-) [TCU]
32UF
#2 Singles Match
12
10
Marie Norris / 0 (68/-) [TCU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
14
Mercedes Aristegui / 0 [TCU]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
050
Stevie Kennedy / 0 [TCU]
65UF
#5 Singles Match
12
00
Isabel Pascual / 0 [TCU]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
00
Addy Guevara / 0 [TCU]
0UF
Order of Finish:
2,5,3
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