Arkadelphia, Ark. – The Angelo State women's tennis team opened their spring 2022 season with a tight loss to Mississippi College before rebounding to sweep Ouachita Baptist on their home court.
The Belles took the doubles point with wins by
Valentina Gonzalez/
Ena Ovcina and
Ramitha Irrinki/
Ayda Guler.
Wins by
Dianela Rodriguez on line two and
Eva Schwartz on line five were not enough as the Choctaws took the other four singles matches in straight sets to claim the victory.
The Belles rebounded to sweep the Tigers 7-0, with Irrinki/Guler, Schwartz/
Mieke Van Deventer, and
Alexandra Vishnevskaya/
Esther Bowers all winning their respective doubles matches.
Schwartz (line two), Irrinki (line four), Van Deventer (line five), and Vishnevskaya (line six) would all win their singles matches in straight sets.
ASU vs. MC
Doubles
Ovcina/Gonzalez (ASU) de. Ely Alas/Fernanda Cota (MC) 6-1
Irrinki/Guler (ASU) def. Anna Valiaeva/Anna Didkovska (MC) 6-3
Maria Rodriguez/Emma Roberts (MC) def. Van Deventer/Schwartz (ASU) 7-6
Singles
Alas (MC) def. Gonzalez (ASU) 6-4, 6-4
Rodriguez (ASU) def. Paulina Cota (MC) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
Roberts (MC) def. Ovcina (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
Valiaeva (MC) def. Guler (ASU) 6-4, 7-6
Schwartz (ASU) def. Didkovska (MC) 7-5, 6-4
Fernanda Cota (MC) def.
Esther Bowers (ASU) 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3) Singles (6, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2)
ASU vs. OUA
Doubles
Irrinki/Guler (ASU) def. Olivia Gaston/Makeilah Turner (OUA) 6-4
Schwartz/Van Deventer (ASU) def. Shelly Davilus/Austynn Crocker (OUA) 6-2
Vishnevskaya/Bowers (ASU) def. Clarisa Valenzuela/Taylor Hansard (OUA) 6-4
Singles
Guler (ASU) def. Turner (OUA) 7-6, 4-6, 6-4
Schwartz (ASU) def. Crocker (OUA) 6-4, 7-5
Bowers (ASU) def. Gaston (OUA) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
Irrinki (ASU) def. Valenzuela (OUA) 6-0, 6-0
Van Deventer (ASU) def. Davilus (OUA) 6-2, 6-1
Vishnevskaya (ASU) def. Ali May (OUA) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3), Singles (4, 2, 3, 5, 1, 6)