North Canton, Ohio – The University of Findlay women's tennis team, ranked No. 8 in the country in the latest International Tennis Association (ITA) DII poll, opened up Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) play on Friday, March 21 against Walsh University. Despite some close matches, the Oilers came away with a 7-0 victory, the team's fifth in a row.
Findlay won the doubles point and pulled ahead 2-0 after a win at fourth-singles from
Valentina Salek.
Polina Zaytseva lost her first set at second singles, but rallied to win the final two sets 6-1, 6-3.
Similarly,
Anamarija Kovacevic, ranked 17
th in DII in singles, lost her first set at first singles. She won 6-4 in the second, but found herself trailing 5-3 in the third. Kovacevic would fight off a pair of match points, ultimately coming back to win the final set 7-5, clinching the win for the Oilers.
Doubles
- #14 Polina Zaytseva / Valentina Salek (UF) def. Rachel Kibler / Carla Padberg (WU) 6-1
- Lina Starke / Aleksandra Chmir (WU) def. Elina Ivanova / Audrey Ouellet (UF) 7-6 (7-4)
- Anamarija Kovacevic / Charlie Croteau (UF) def. Taira Abildayeva / Olesya Ivaschuk (WU) 7-5
Singles
- #17 Anamarija Kovacevic (UF) def. Taira Abildayeva (WU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
- #62 Polina Zaytseva (UF) def. Lina Starke (WU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
- #57 Elina Ivanova (UF) def. Carla Padberg (WU) 6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 7-5
- Valentina Salek (UF) def. Jelena Duric (WU) 6-2, 6-0
- Ivanova Lucero (UF) def. Olesya Ivaschuk (WU) 6-3, 7-5
- Lidia Laskova (UF) def. Aleksandra Chmir (WU) 6-2, 6-1
Findlay will be back In action on Saturday, March 22 for a contest against Ursuline College. That event will take place in Pepper Pike, Ohio at 6 pm.
