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Women's Tennis Outlasts Temple
4/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA - The George Washington women's tennis team edged Temple on the road, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at the TU Tennis Courts.
The Colonials (9-9) won a crucial doubles point before splitting the singles matches to come away with the victory.
To start the day, senior Allison Hansen and sophomore partner Victoria Kogan took a win at No. 3 doubles, and sophomore Maria Siopacha and freshman Melis Bayraktaroglu clinched a 1-0 lead for GW with a tiebreaker triumph at No. 2.
The Colonials increased their lead as Siopacha claimed a straight-set win at the top singles spot, but Temple cut the deficit at the No. 2 slot.
The Owls then evened the score at 2-2 with a three-setter in third-flight play before the Buff and Blue regained the edge with junior Marie-Louise Decamps' come-from-behind three-set triumph at No. 4.
Senior Taylor Nederlander secured the victory with a three-set win of her own in fifth-flight play.
Temple took the final match at the bottom of the ladder to put the score at 4-3 in favor of GW.
The Colonials return to action on Sunday with the squad's final regular-season road match at Atlantic 10 foe Saint Joseph's.
George Washington 4, Temple 3
Doubles
1. Abdurakhimova/ Khon (TU) def. Nederlander/Decamps (GW) 6-3
2. Maria Siopacha/Melis Bayraktaroglu (GW) def. Nussaume/Bedon (TU) 7-6 (10-8)
3. Hansen/Kogan (GW) def. Karina/Chernykh (TU) 6-4
Singles
1. Maria Siopacha (GW) def. Alina Abdurakhimova (TU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Galina Chernykh (TU) def. Melis Bayraktaroglu (GW) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3
3. Mariana Bedon (TU) def. Sara Grubac (GW) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Marie-Louise Decamps (GW) def. Dina Karina (TU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Taylor Nederlander (GW) def. Yana Khon (TU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
6. Anais Nussaume (TU) def. Kamilla Beisenova (GW) 7-5, 7-5
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