Nevada Wolf Pack Women’s Tennis defeated Idaho 4-1 on the first day of the invitational hosted by Pacific in Stockton, California.
Idaho earned its only point in doubles play. The team of Marlene Foerster and Silvia-Maria Costache lost to Jessica Matthews and Naomi Schraeder, 6-3. Petra Janigova and Kariman Buqai were also defeated by Ida Johansson and Hanna Koprowska, 6-4. At the time the doubles point was clinched, Amahée Charrier and Kennedy Robinson were leading Valentina Rodas and Chenyue Xu, 6-3.
In singles matches, Nevada responded strongly. Costache tied the match by defeating Johansson (6-3, 6-0). Buqai then beat Mariam Hatem Ibrahim (6-0, 6-4). Charrier secured a win over Matthews (6-3, 6-2), while Robinson clinched the overall victory for Nevada with her win against Koprowska (6-4, 6-2).
At the moment when Nevada secured enough points to win the match, Janigova was ahead of Xu (7-5, 3-2) and Foerster was competing against Schraeder (3-6, 6-5).
Nevada is scheduled to face Pacific next as they conclude their weekend competition.
Full Results:
Doubles
No. 1 – Matthews/Schraeder (Idaho) def. Costache/Foerster (Nevada), 6-3
No. 2 – Robinson/Charrier (Nevada) vs. Rodas/Xu (Idaho), 6-3 unfinished
No. 3 – Johansson/Koprowska (Idaho) def. Buqai/Janigova (Nevada), 6-3
Singles
No. 1 – Charrier (Nevada) def. Matthes (Idaho), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 – Foerster (Nevada) vs Schraeder (Idaho), 3-6, 6-5 unfinished
No. 3 – Janigova (Nevada) vs Xu (Idaho), 7-5, 3–2 unfinished
No. 4 – Robinson (Nevada) def. Koprowska (Idaho), 6–4, 6–2
No. 5 – Costache (Nevada) def. Johansson (Idaho), 6–3, 6–0
No. 6 – Buqai (Nevada) def. Hatem Ibrahim (Idaho),                            (NEV)
Order of Finish: Doubles: No.s:1; Singles: No.s:5; No.s:1; No.s:4
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