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Norfolk State
Spiders Defeat Norfolk State in 2023 Home Opener
02/09/2023 | Women's Tennis
RICHMOND, Va. – Behind three doubles wins and five singles wins, the University of Richmond Women's Tennis team posted a 6-1 victory over Norfolk State Thursday afternoon at the Westhampton Tennis Complex. With the win, the Spiders improved to 2-6 on the year while the Spartans fell to 0-2 overall.
"Our team did really well," said Head Coach Jacob Dunbar. "We expected this team to come in and play hard, so we knew what to expect. We just asked our players to come out and compete hard and let the rest take care of itself. The energy was really high and we pulled out a great win today."
In doubles action, senior Andrea Campodonico and junior Polina Shitikova defeated Evdokimova/ Fuller (NSU), 7-6, while freshman Lara Bakhaya and senior Marta Buendia defeated Ruiz/Lopez (NSU), 7-5, and junior Leonor Oliveira and senior Marta Buendia defeated Evdokimova/ Fuller (NSU), 7-6.
The Spiders had multiple hard-fight singles battles as redshirt sophomore Claire Le Du defeated Breana Cook (NSU), 6-1, 6-4 and Campodonico pulled out a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Oceanne Lopez (NSU). On court one, Oliveira defeated Laura Ruiz (NSU), 6-2, 6-4 while Bakyaha won a heated battle on court five, 6-4, 6-3 over Amal Gati (NSU). Freshman Elizabeth Novak got the final win off for the Spiders, 2-6, 6-2, 10-8 over Amber Fuller (NSU) and junior Carly Cohen narrowly fell to 6-2, 6-4 to Laura Ruiz (NSU).
Results
Richmond 6, Norfolk State 1
Singles competition
1. Leonor Oliveira (RIC) def. Laura Ruiz (NSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Aleksandra Evdokimova (NSU) def. Carly Cohen (RIC) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6
3. Andrea Campodonico (RIC) def. Oceanne Lopez (NSU) 7-5, 6-0
4. Elizabeth Novak (RIC) def Amber Fuller (NSU) 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
5. Lara Bakhaya (RIC) def. Amal Gati (NSU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Claire Le Du (RIC) def. Breana Cook (NSU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Leonor Oliveira/Carly Cohen (RIC) def. Aleksandra Evdokimova/Amber Fuller (NSU) 7-6
2. Andrea Campodonico/Polina Shitikova (RIC) def. Breana Cook/Amal Gati (NSU) 6-2
3. Lara Bakhaya/Marta Buendia (RIC) def. Laura Ruiz/ Oceanne Lopez (NSU) 7-5
Match Notes:
Richmond 2-6
Norfolk State 0-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,3,1,5,4,2)
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