By Riley Vance —

The women’s tennis team (6-5, 3-3) traveled to Virginia this weekend to play both Virginia Tech and the University Virginia (7-2, 3-1). They return home with a win over Virginia Tech and a loss to Virginia.

The doubles point went to Virginia.

Sofia Munera and Natasha Subhash (VA) sweeped court two with a quick 6-0 win over senior Raven Neely and sophomore Tatiana Simova.

Vivian Glozman and Amber O’Dell (VA) sealed the deal with a 6-2 win over junior Dina Chaika and senior Chelsea Sawyer.

Junior Rhea Verma and sophomore Andrea Di Palma were down 3-4 against Virginia’s Emma Navarro and Rosie Johanson when the point was clinched.

The Cards faced a tough matchup in singles. Five of the six players representing Virginia were ranked nationally.

Senior Nikolina Jovic took on No. 80 Navarro (VA) but fell short with a 6-2, 6-0 loss.

No. 47 Johanson (VA) tallied another point for Virginia with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Neely.

Junior Jelena Vujanic fell 6-0, 6-2 to No. 104 Amber O’Dell (VA).

Verma pushed for a 6-2, 6-2 win over Glozman (VA), putting Louisville on the scoreboard.

No. 91 Munera (VA) then defeated Sawyer 7-6 (7-0), 1-6, 1-0 (10-6) in a long-fought match.

The last match to finish was on court two where No. 11 Subhash (VA) prevailed over Di Palma (7-5, 6-2).

The Cards head back to Louisville to host NC State on Friday, March 12 at 12 p.m. and Wake Forest on Sunday, March 14 at 12 p.m.

 

Final Scores:

Singles

  1. #80 Emma Navarro (VA) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 6-2, 6-0
  2. #11 Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Andrea DiPalma (LOU) 7-5, 6-2
  3. #47 Rosie Johanson (VA) def. Raven Neely (LOU) 6-1, 6-3
  4. #91 Sofia Munera (VA) def. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 7-6 (7-0), 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)
  5. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Vivian Glozman (VA) 6-2, 6-2
  6. #104 Amber O’Dell (VA) def. Jelena Vujanic (LOU) 6-0, 6-2

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 5, 4, 2

Doubles

  1. Emma Navarro/Rosie Johanson (VA) vs. Rhea Verma/Andrea DiPalma (LOU) 4-3, unfinished
  2. Sofia Munera/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Raven Neely/Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-0
  3. Vivian Glozman/Amber O’Dell (VA) def. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 6-2

Order of Finish: 2, 3

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