BLACKSBURG – The Hokies picked up their fourth victory of the season with a 5-2 win over Appalachian State on Saturday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
The day started strong, as Charlotte Cartledge and Özlem Uslu won five straight games after going down 1-0 to set themselves up for a 6-2 win in doubles. Semra Aksu and Erika Cheng did similar, winning three straight points to eventually win 6-4 and clinch the doubles point for the Hokies. In a back-and-forth battle, Katie Andreini and Dariya Radulova wrapped up the doubles sweep with a 6-4 win.
Cartledge kept us moving as she won 6-1, 6-0 on Court 6 over Peri Tippins, picking up her second singles win of the season. Aksu pulled off a first-set win after going down 3-0 early and continued to win the second set 6-3 for a sweep over Riley Collins. Cheng clinched the match for the Hokies with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over Brooke Gruber.
Laima Frosch‘s impressive freshman campaign continued as she picked up her fourth win as a Hokie, defeating Naledi Manyube 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 with a 10-3 win in the ten-point tiebreak.
Andreini dropped a close match to Savannah Dada-Mascoll, falling 10-4 in the third-set ten-point tiebreak. Uslu returned to the singles lineup this afternoon but also fell short in the third-set ten-point tiebreak, 10-8 to Maggie Pate.
UP NEXT: The Hokies return to the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on Sunday, February 11 at 11 a.m. to take on Delaware.
The day started strong, as Charlotte Cartledge and Özlem Uslu won five straight games after going down 1-0 to set themselves up for a 6-2 win in doubles. Semra Aksu and Erika Cheng did similar, winning three straight points to eventually win 6-4 and clinch the doubles point for the Hokies. In a back-and-forth battle, Katie Andreini and Dariya Radulova wrapped up the doubles sweep with a 6-4 win.
Cartledge kept us moving as she won 6-1, 6-0 on Court 6 over Peri Tippins, picking up her second singles win of the season. Aksu pulled off a first-set win after going down 3-0 early and continued to win the second set 6-3 for a sweep over Riley Collins. Cheng clinched the match for the Hokies with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over Brooke Gruber.
Laima Frosch‘s impressive freshman campaign continued as she picked up her fourth win as a Hokie, defeating Naledi Manyube 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 with a 10-3 win in the ten-point tiebreak.
Andreini dropped a close match to Savannah Dada-Mascoll, falling 10-4 in the third-set ten-point tiebreak. Uslu returned to the singles lineup this afternoon but also fell short in the third-set ten-point tiebreak, 10-8 to Maggie Pate.
UP NEXT: The Hokies return to the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on Sunday, February 11 at 11 a.m. to take on Delaware.
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