MIAMI, Fla. – The Kennesaw State women's tennis team fell short 4-0 to No. 35 Florida International University Friday Afternoon at the FIU Tennis Courts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIU was able to jump out and take the doubles point over the Owls and kept the momentum to secure three singles matches.
Sofia Madrid,
Ji Youn Lee and
Sophia Unger were unable to clinch singles match points as their matches went unfinished.
Kennesaw State 0, Florida International 4
Singles competition
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (FIU) def.
Taylor Dean (KSUW) 6-1, 6-0
2. E. Khairutdinova (FIU) vs.
Ji Youn Lee (KSUW) 4-6, 5-0, unfinished
3. Oyinlomo Quadre (FIU) vs.
Sofia Madrid (KSUW) 6-4, 2-4, unfinished
4. Kamila Umarova (FIU) vs.
Sophia Unger (KSUW) 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
5. Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) def.
Sofia Pinedo (KSUW) 6-2, 6-3
6. Salma Loudili (FIU) def.
Amulika Gottiparthy (KSUW) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. E. Khairutdinova/Kamila Umarova (FIU) def.
Izabelle Persson/
Sophia Unger (KSUW) 6-3
2. Yasmine Kabbaj/Oyinlomo Quadre (FIU) def.
Taylor Dean/
Sofia Madrid (KSUW) 6-3
3. Katerina Mandelikova/Salma Loudili (FIU) def.
Sofia Pinedo/
Ji Youn Lee (KSUW) 6-3
Match Notes: Kennesaw State 5-3 FIU 9-3; National ranking #35
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,5,6)
Next Up
Kennesaw State continues their season on the road as they travel to Lynchburg, VA to take on Liberty University Friday Mar. 17th at 11:00 a.m.
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