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Women's Tennis Dropped Close Match to Lady Demons
2/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
NATCHIITOCHES, LA. â€" Southern Miss women's tennis team dropped a nail-biting finish in Saturday's match against Northwestern State University 5-2.
The Golden Eagles fell 3-3 on the season after a late rally from Lady Demons (2-3).
Despite getting a win on the No. 1 court in doubles, Carolin Drescher and Alex Kitchen's win would fall just short of earning the doubles point. Rikeetha Pereira and Claudia Castella took an early 6-5 lead and were forced to a tiebreaker that the Lady Demons would come out on top with a 7-1 win.
The Lady Demons held the advantage going into singles play but Drescher would tie the match in straight sets with a 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1.
Tjasa Jerse would follow in Drescher's footsteps after dropping Vladislava Litvinova 6-1, 6-2.
The Golden Eagles would drop their next three and ultimately fall 5-2. Pereira was forced to a tiebreaker at 6-6 but dropped it at 7-3. Pereira dropped the second set 6-0.
The Golden Eagles host Southern Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. at the Southern Miss Tennis Facility. The Jaguars are 0-2 this season.
Results
Doubles Competition
Kitchen/Drescher (USM) def. Mutel/Vardanian (NWST) 6-1
Ivanova/Dancetovic (NWST) def. Pereira/Castella (USM) 7-6(7-1)
Litvinova/Avram (NWST) def. Roca/Jerse (USM) 6-4
Singles Competition
Carolin Drescher (USM)def. Polina Ivanova (NWST) 6-3, 6-2
Iryna Vardanian (NWST) def. Alex Kitchen (USM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Polina Mutel (NWST) def. Rikeetha Pereira (USM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
Emilija Dancetovic (NWST) def. Elena Roca (USM) 6-3, 7-5
Tjasa Jerse (USM) def. Vladislava Litvinova (NWST) 6-1, 6-2
Judit Castillo (NWST) def. Claudia Castella (USM) 6-3, 6-3
