George Washington University
Richmond
Women's Tennis Falls at Richmond
4/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
RICHMOND, Va. - The George Washington women's tennis team fell at Atlantic 10 foe Richmond on Saturday afternoon, 4-2.
The Colonials (8-8) won two singles matches but were unable to overcome an early deficit to the Spiders.
After taking the doubles point, Richmond increased its lead to 2-0 with a win at No. 2 singles. The Colonials came within one when senior Taylor Nederlander triumphed over her fifth-flight foe in straight sets.
The Spiders took a 3-1 lead after winning the top match, but the Colonials answered as junior Kamilla Beisenova took a victory at No. 6 in two sets to put the score at 3-2.
Richmond went on to clinch the match on court three.
The Colonials return home to face defending A-10 champion VCU on Sunday at the GW Tennis Center for a 12 p.m. match.
Richmond 4, George Washington 2
Doubles
1. Lyndell Giffenig/Kiana Marshall (UR) def. Decamps/Nederlander (GW) 6-3
2. Rosales/Zlateva (UR) vs. Siopacha/Bayraktaroglu (GW) unfinished
3. Owens/Williams (UR) def. Kogan/Beisenova (GW) 6-1
Singles
1. Dessislava Zlateva (UR) def. Maria Siopacha (GW) 7-5, 6-3
2. Lea Owens (UR) def. Marie-Louise Decamps (GW) 6-3, 6-4
3. Gaby Rosales (UR) def. Melis Bayraktaroglu (GW) 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Kiana Marshall (UR) vs. Sara Grubac (GW) 6-0, 5-7, 4-3, unfinished
5. Taylor Nederlander (GW) def. Kelsey Williams (UR) 6-2, 6-4
6. Kamilla Beisenova (GW) def. Lyndell Giffenig (UR) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
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