Duquesne
Bulls Down Dukes, 4-3
2/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY - The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's tennis team earned a hard-fought 4-3 win over Duquesne on Friday at the Miller Tennis Center. The Bulls remain undefeated in dual action, while the loss was the first this season for Duquesne.
Facing a tough Dukes team in doubles, UB was able to come away with the ever important doubles point to take the early lead in the match. The Bulls struck first as sophomore Tanja Stojanovska and freshman Chantal Martinez Blanco came away with a 6-2 win at second doubles. After Duquesne won at one, the Bulls got a huge victory at third doubles as junior Laura Holterbosch and sophomore Christine Haraldson overcame a 4-3 deficit and won the final three games to take the match, 6-4, and clinch the point.
The doubles point proved to be pivotal as the teams split the six singles matches. Duquesne tied the match up with a win at first singles, but the Bulls regained the lead as Holterbosch won in straight sets at fourth singles, 6-2, 6-3. Duquesne then picked up a win at sixth singles, but freshman Sanjana Sudhir came through with a 6-3, 7-5 win at fifth singles to put the Bulls up 3-2 in the match. Sudhir, fought off two set points down 5-4 in the second before winning the final three games.
Duquesne tied the match back up at 3-3 with a victory at third singles, leaving the match to be decided at second singles. Martinez Blanco dropped her opening set, but then came back with a dominating 6-1 victory in the second set to force a third. Riding the momentum of the crowd, Martinez Blanco won the third set 6-4, clinching the match for UB.
"I am extremely pleased with the way we played today over a really good and very well-coached Duquesne team," said head coach Kristen Maines. "We set the tone in doubles with the way we competed and we were able to ride that momentum into singles play tonight."
The Bulls will remain home on Friday afternoon when they host ASA College at 1:00 pm at the Miller Tennis Center.
Buffalo 4, Duquesne 3
Doubles:
- Kylie Isaacs/Julianne Herman (DUQ) def. Dayana Agasieva/Margarita Kotok (UB), 6-3
- Tanja Stojanovska/Chantal Martinez Blanco (UB) def. Sarah Shashura/Zuzanna Stelmaszak (DUQ), 6-2
- Laura Holterbosch/Christine Haraldson (UB) def. Maddy Adams/Alexa Miller (DUQ), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
Singles
- Kylie Isaacs (DUQ) def. Tanja Stojanovskla (UB), 6-3, 6-4
- Chantal Martinez Blanco (UB) def. Julianne Herman (DUQ), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Maddy Adams (DUQ) def. Margarita Kotok (UB), 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
- Laura Holterbosch (UB) def. Alexa Miller (DUQ), 6-2, 6-3
- Sanjana Sudhir (UB) def. Ally Miller (DUQ), 6-3, 7-5
- Zuzanna Stelmaszak (DUQ) def. Mercedes Losada Rubio (UB), 6-4, 1-6, 4-6
Order of Finish: 1,4,6,5,3,2
