Women’s Tennis Defeats Northwestern 4-2

Charlottesville, Va.  – South Carolina girls’s tennis defeated Northwestern 4-2 on Friday night to advance on the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Charlottesville, Va. The Gamecocks gave up the doubles level however had been robust in singles, incomes 4 wins to take the match.

The doubles level was shut with all three matches being wanted for the choice. Senior Ayana Akli and sophomore Gracie Mulville picked up the primary win 6-2 from the highest spot within the lineup for the Gamecocks, however the Cats responded with a win from the No. 2 place. The ultimate match on was freshman Alice Otis and senior Elise Mills who couldn’t fairly shut out their match, dropping a detailed 7-5 choice to provide Northwestern the doubles level.

Play transitioned to singles the place sophomore Misa Malkin was in a position to get the Gamecocks on the board to even the match rating at 1-1. Malkin took her first set 6-3 and breezed by way of her second set 6-1 for her first twin victory of the season.

Otis received the following level on the board for South Carolina. The freshman picked up her first profession twin win in straight units, defeating her opponent 6-3, 6-3.

Northwestern didn’t let the Gamecocks maintain the lead for lengthy, incomes a win on Courtroom 4 to even the match at 2-2.

Mills was in a position to get the Gamecocks in successful place along with her ranked victory on Courtroom 3. The senior took on No. 54 Christina Hand. The primary set was even all through and needed to be determined in a tiebreaker that Mills got here out on high of 8-6. The second set began in comparable trend, however Mills was in a position to earn a superbly timed break to win the second set 6-4 for her first ranked win of the season.

Mulville earned her first profession match clinch to ship the Gamecocks on to the championship match. The sophomore cut up units along with her opponent, taking the primary 6-3 and giving up the second by the identical margin. Mulville then received again heading in the right direction to take her ultimate set 6-3 for the match win.

South Carolina will advance to tomorrow’s championship match the place they’ll face No. 8 Virginia for an opportunity to earn a ticket to the ITA Indoor Nationwide Championships in Seattle, Wash. The match will start at 3:30 p.m. Dwell outcomes will probably be obtainable right here and reside streaming will probably be obtainable right here.

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South Carolina 4, Northwestern 2

Doubles (order of end 1, 2, 3)

1. Ayana Akli/Gracie Mulville (SC) def. Briana Crowley/Sydney Pratt (NUW) 6-2
2. Justine Leong/Christina Hand (NUW) def. Allie Gretkowski/Ana Cruz (SC) 6-2
3. Kiley Rabjohns/Maria Shusharina (NUW) def. Elise Mills/Alice Otis (SC) 7-5

Singles (order of end 4, 6, 4, 3, 2)

1. #20 Ayana Akli (SC) vs. Maria Shusharina (NUW) 6-0, 5-7, 4-2, unfinished
2. Gracie Mulville (SC) def. Sydney Pratt (NUW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
3. Elise Mills (SC) def. #54 Christina Hand (NUW) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
4. Justine Leong (NUW) def. Ana Cruz (SC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Misa Malkin (SC) def. Briana Crowley (NUW) 6-3, 6-1
6. Alice Otis (SC) def. Kiley Rabjohns (NUW) 6-3, 6-3