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Wednesday, March 11
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Richmond Secures 6-1 Road Win at New Orleans
03/11/2020 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team won the doubles point and five singles matches to earn a 6-1 win on the road at New Orleans Wednesday at the University Tennis Center.
The Spiders (6-5) have won three matches in a row and finished its spring break trip 2-0. In doubles, senior Lyndell Giffenig (Salisbury, Conn.) and senior Kiana Marshall (Bridgetown, Barbados) defeated Tristanne Dechoux and Yurina Asai, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles.
The Privateers won at No. 2 doubles as senior Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) and junior Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) fell to Ank Vullings and Mar Gendra, 6-4.
In the final doubles match, senior Lea Owens (Olney, Md.) and freshman Andrea Campodonico (Asuncion, Paraguay) won against Claudette Gilhespie and Lea Alguacil, 6-4, at No. 3 doubles.
In singles, sophomore Helene Heiberg (Oslo, Norway) earned a straight-sets win at No. 6 singles against Alguacil, 6-0, 6-1. Owens earned a 6-4, 6-4, win against Gendra at No. 4 singles.
UNO picked up their lone point after Vullings won against Dunbar, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. Marshall won in straight sets against Abdelrahim, 7-6 (1), 6-3 at No. 3 singles. At No. 5 singles, Campodonico won against Gilhespie, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Campodonico won the second set tiebreaker, 7-5.
In the final match, Zlateva closed out the 6-1 win with a 7-6 (0), 6-3 win against Dechoux at No. 2 singles.
Richmond will host Towson on Monday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.
Richmond 6, New Orleans 1
Singles
No. 1 – Ank Vullings (UNO) def. Emily Dunbar, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Dessi Zlateva def. Tristanne Dechoux (UNO),7-6 (0), 6-3
No. 3 – Kiana Marshall def. Salma Abdelrahim (UNO), 7-6 (1), 6-3
No. 4 – Lea Owens def. Mar Gendra (UNO), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – Andrea Campodonico def. Claudette Gilhespie (UNO), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
No. 6 – Helene Heiberg def. Lea Alguacil (UNO), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 – Marshall/Giffenig def. Dechoux/Asai (UNO), 6-3
No. 2 – Vullings/Gendra (UNO) def. Dunbar/Zlateva, 6-4
No. 3 – Owens/Campodonico def. Gilhespie/Alguacil (UNO), 6-4
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The Spiders (6-5) have won three matches in a row and finished its spring break trip 2-0. In doubles, senior Lyndell Giffenig (Salisbury, Conn.) and senior Kiana Marshall (Bridgetown, Barbados) defeated Tristanne Dechoux and Yurina Asai, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles.
The Privateers won at No. 2 doubles as senior Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) and junior Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) fell to Ank Vullings and Mar Gendra, 6-4.
In the final doubles match, senior Lea Owens (Olney, Md.) and freshman Andrea Campodonico (Asuncion, Paraguay) won against Claudette Gilhespie and Lea Alguacil, 6-4, at No. 3 doubles.
In singles, sophomore Helene Heiberg (Oslo, Norway) earned a straight-sets win at No. 6 singles against Alguacil, 6-0, 6-1. Owens earned a 6-4, 6-4, win against Gendra at No. 4 singles.
UNO picked up their lone point after Vullings won against Dunbar, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. Marshall won in straight sets against Abdelrahim, 7-6 (1), 6-3 at No. 3 singles. At No. 5 singles, Campodonico won against Gilhespie, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Campodonico won the second set tiebreaker, 7-5.
In the final match, Zlateva closed out the 6-1 win with a 7-6 (0), 6-3 win against Dechoux at No. 2 singles.
Richmond will host Towson on Monday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.
Richmond 6, New Orleans 1
Singles
No. 1 – Ank Vullings (UNO) def. Emily Dunbar, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Dessi Zlateva def. Tristanne Dechoux (UNO),7-6 (0), 6-3
No. 3 – Kiana Marshall def. Salma Abdelrahim (UNO), 7-6 (1), 6-3
No. 4 – Lea Owens def. Mar Gendra (UNO), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – Andrea Campodonico def. Claudette Gilhespie (UNO), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
No. 6 – Helene Heiberg def. Lea Alguacil (UNO), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 – Marshall/Giffenig def. Dechoux/Asai (UNO), 6-3
No. 2 – Vullings/Gendra (UNO) def. Dunbar/Zlateva, 6-4
No. 3 – Owens/Campodonico def. Gilhespie/Alguacil (UNO), 6-4
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