Saturday, September 28
Buffalo, NY
11 am
4
vs
3
Carnegie Mellon
Women’s Tennis Wins A Pair Of Matches Saturday
9/29/2019 11:41:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's tennis team won a pair of matches on Saturday, including the first ever match played on the new UB Tennis Courts. The Bulls defeated D3 powerhouse Carnegie Mellon, 4-3, and then capped the day off by sweeping Niagara, 7-0.
The first match between Buffalo and Carnegie Mellon was played outdoors and singles was played first due to impending rain in the forecast. The two teams split the six singles matches. Freshman Azra Deniz Comlek continued her strong start to the year with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at second singles and fellow newcomer Gabriella Akopyan won her match at third singles, 6-3, 6-1. Senior Emel Abibula also picked up a victory with a 6-2, 0-6, 10-7 win at four.
UB swept the three doubles matches to clinch the victory. Pia Schwarz and Ambre Amat came away with a 6-4 win at first doubles, white Akopyan and Nikoleta Antoniou-Karademitrou won at second doubles 6-4. Comlek and Abibula won their match at three, 6-2.
The nightcap against Niagara was played indoors at the Miller Tennis Center with the Bulls having little trouble over the Purple Eagles, winning all six singles matches and all three doubles contests.
In singles, Comlek moved up to first singles, winning 7-5, 6-4. Akopyan scored a 6-1, 6-3 win at two, while Abibula won 6-1, 6-2 at third singles. Amat dropped just two games in a 6-2, 6-0 win at fourth singles, while Antoniou-Karademitrou won 6-1, 6-1 at five. Sophomore Hsin-Yuan Shih shut her opponent out at six with a 6-0, 6-0 win.
In doubles, Schwarz and Amat won at one, 7-6 (3), while Abibula and Comlek won at two, 6-1. Akopyan and Antoniou-Karademitrou also dropped just one game with a 6-1 win at three.
The Bulls will return to action on Oct. 17 for the ITA Northeast Regionals, which will be played at Army in West Point, NY.
The first match between Buffalo and Carnegie Mellon was played outdoors and singles was played first due to impending rain in the forecast. The two teams split the six singles matches. Freshman Azra Deniz Comlek continued her strong start to the year with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at second singles and fellow newcomer Gabriella Akopyan won her match at third singles, 6-3, 6-1. Senior Emel Abibula also picked up a victory with a 6-2, 0-6, 10-7 win at four.
UB swept the three doubles matches to clinch the victory. Pia Schwarz and Ambre Amat came away with a 6-4 win at first doubles, white Akopyan and Nikoleta Antoniou-Karademitrou won at second doubles 6-4. Comlek and Abibula won their match at three, 6-2.
The nightcap against Niagara was played indoors at the Miller Tennis Center with the Bulls having little trouble over the Purple Eagles, winning all six singles matches and all three doubles contests.
In singles, Comlek moved up to first singles, winning 7-5, 6-4. Akopyan scored a 6-1, 6-3 win at two, while Abibula won 6-1, 6-2 at third singles. Amat dropped just two games in a 6-2, 6-0 win at fourth singles, while Antoniou-Karademitrou won 6-1, 6-1 at five. Sophomore Hsin-Yuan Shih shut her opponent out at six with a 6-0, 6-0 win.
In doubles, Schwarz and Amat won at one, 7-6 (3), while Abibula and Comlek won at two, 6-1. Akopyan and Antoniou-Karademitrou also dropped just one game with a 6-1 win at three.
The Bulls will return to action on Oct. 17 for the ITA Northeast Regionals, which will be played at Army in West Point, NY.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Olga Donchu / 0 [NIA]
54
76
#2 Singles Match
12
Andreea Peteu / 0 [NIA]
13
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Sofia Gonzalez / 0 [NIA]
12
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Madigan Humiston / 0 [NIA]
20
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Megan Gamble / 0 [NIA]
11
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Lila Trunzo / 0 [NIA]
00
66
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,4,5,6
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