Tuesday, March 7
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.
2:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
3
vs
4
Presbyterian
Photo by: © Tim Cowie | GWUPhotos.com
GWU Falls to Presbyterian 4-3 on Tuesday Afternoon
March 08, 2023 | Women's Tennis
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Women's Tennis dropped a 4-3 decision to Presbyterian on Tuesday afternoon to fall to 0-2 as league play starts up.
The Runnin' Bulldogs claimed the early doubles point to gain an early advantage in the match. Elise Semmartin and Valeria Lloclla won on court #3 as they swept the match and won 6-0. GWU dropped the decision from position #2 by a 7-5 score. The match came down to a tiebreaker in the topflight with the 'Dogs getting the edge 7-6 (6) with Manon Delsol and Emilia Roslund.
Gardner-Webb got the wins in the first two of the day to conclude from courts #3 and 4. Semmartin won hers from position #4 by a 6-2, 6-1 final followed LLoclla on #3 with a 6-1, 6-3 score. With these wins, GWU held a 3-0 lead.
The Blue Hose won the first set in the remaining four matches and were able to get the victory in each of those to complete the comeback and win 4-3 in the conference matchup. The 'Dogs pushed three of them to a third set while the one that ended in straight sets needed a tiebreaker at 6-6 to decide the winner both times.
The Runnin' Bulldogs will be back on the courts on Thursday to face Campbell in Boiling Springs, N.C. with a first serve slated for 2:00 p.m. This will conclude the first half of league play for GWU as they play their third match in a span of six days.
The Runnin' Bulldogs claimed the early doubles point to gain an early advantage in the match. Elise Semmartin and Valeria Lloclla won on court #3 as they swept the match and won 6-0. GWU dropped the decision from position #2 by a 7-5 score. The match came down to a tiebreaker in the topflight with the 'Dogs getting the edge 7-6 (6) with Manon Delsol and Emilia Roslund.
Gardner-Webb got the wins in the first two of the day to conclude from courts #3 and 4. Semmartin won hers from position #4 by a 6-2, 6-1 final followed LLoclla on #3 with a 6-1, 6-3 score. With these wins, GWU held a 3-0 lead.
The Blue Hose won the first set in the remaining four matches and were able to get the victory in each of those to complete the comeback and win 4-3 in the conference matchup. The 'Dogs pushed three of them to a third set while the one that ended in straight sets needed a tiebreaker at 6-6 to decide the winner both times.
The Runnin' Bulldogs will be back on the courts on Thursday to face Campbell in Boiling Springs, N.C. with a first serve slated for 2:00 p.m. This will conclude the first half of league play for GWU as they play their third match in a span of six days.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Lucianna Piedra / 0 [PRE]
646
362
#2 Singles Match
123
Claudia Sanchez / 0 [PRE]
636
361
#3 Singles Match
12
Varvara Nikolaeva / 0 [PRE]
13
66
#4 Singles Match
12
McKenzie Davis / 0 [PRE]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Valentina De Sousa / 0 [PRE]
647
365
#6 Singles Match
12
Madison Dennett / 0 [PRE]
77
66
Order of Finish:
4,3,2,1,6,5
Players Mentioned
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