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Tennis goes 2-0 on SLC road trip
3/7/2021 4:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ABILENE — The Sam Houston tennis team capped a two-match road trip with a 5-2 victory over Abilene Christian at the Abilene Country Club Sunday afternoon.
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After the Bearkats (7-2 overall, 3-0 in SLC) won the doubles point and three singles matches, freshman Sahithi Vutukuru clinched the victory with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Ileana Mocciola at No. 5 singles.
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Junior Sahaja Yamalapalli once again cruised at No. 1 singles. She topped Nini Memishishi 6-1, 6-1 to improve to 8-0 on the season.
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Junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo (6-3) defeated Maryjoe Crisologo 6-0, 6-2 in No. 3 singles action, and senior Constandena Nicolaou battled Allison Stewart for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win in the No. 4 spot to remain unbeaten at 7-0 this season.
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Montalvo and junior Petra Kaszas took No. 3 doubles with a 6-2 win over Memishishi and Crisologo. Yamalapalli and junior Roos Gerritsen defeated Claire Fisher and Mocciola at No. 1 doubles 6-3 to secure the doubles point.
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The Bearkats will once again be on the road next week. Sam Houston will face Lamar in Beaumont on Friday at 1 p.m. and head to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi March 14 for an 11 a.m. match.
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After the Bearkats (7-2 overall, 3-0 in SLC) won the doubles point and three singles matches, freshman Sahithi Vutukuru clinched the victory with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Ileana Mocciola at No. 5 singles.
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Junior Sahaja Yamalapalli once again cruised at No. 1 singles. She topped Nini Memishishi 6-1, 6-1 to improve to 8-0 on the season.
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Junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo (6-3) defeated Maryjoe Crisologo 6-0, 6-2 in No. 3 singles action, and senior Constandena Nicolaou battled Allison Stewart for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win in the No. 4 spot to remain unbeaten at 7-0 this season.
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Montalvo and junior Petra Kaszas took No. 3 doubles with a 6-2 win over Memishishi and Crisologo. Yamalapalli and junior Roos Gerritsen defeated Claire Fisher and Mocciola at No. 1 doubles 6-3 to secure the doubles point.
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The Bearkats will once again be on the road next week. Sam Houston will face Lamar in Beaumont on Friday at 1 p.m. and head to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi March 14 for an 11 a.m. match.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Nini Memishishi / 0 [ACU]
11
#2 Singles Match
12
25
Sylvia Viljoen / 0 [ACU]
67
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Maryjoe Crisologo / 0 [ACU]
02
#4 Singles Match
123
736
Allison Stewart / 0 [ACU]
564
#5 Singles Match
123
267
Ileana Mocciola / 0 [ACU]
635
#6 Singles Match
123
632
Andrea Guerrero / 0 [ACU]
366
Order of Finish:
1,3,2,6,5,4
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