Friday, April 26
Orlando, Fla.
7:00 PM
George Washington University
1
vs
4
University of Richmond
Women's Tennis Bows Out in A-10 Semifinals
4/26/2019 10:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Colonials fall to Richmond, 4-1
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The George Washington women's tennis team put up a fight in Friday evening's semifinal against No. 6 seed Richmond, but came up short in a 4-1 setback that ended the Colonials' season.
The squad dropped the early doubles point to start their evening. Despite a win from the No. 2 duo of Sara Grubac and Katarina Marinkovikj, GW fell at Nos. 1 and 3 to go down by one heading into singles action.
Melis Bayraktaroglu gave the Buff and Blue its first point of the day, defeating Dessi Zlaeteva in a straight set 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 2 to close the overall score to 2-1. The Spiders responded with a win at No. 1, but the Colonials continued to battle and pushed each of the final three matches to a third set. A Richmond win at No. 5 stifled the Colonials' comeback as the Spiders notched the decisive fourth victory to finish the night on top.
GW graduates a trio of seniors in Maria Siopacha, Grubac, and Victoria Kogan and will return Bayraktaroglu, Marinkovikj, and Xenia de Luna next season.
No. 6 Richmond 4, No. 2 GW 1
Doubles
1. Kiana Marshall / Emily Dunbar def. Maria Siopacha / Melis Bayraktaroglu 6-1
2. Sara Grubac / Katarina Marinkovikj def. Dessi Zlaeteva / Lea Owens 6-2
3. Lydell Giffenig / Adrienne Haynes def. Victoria Kogan / Xenia de Luna 6-4
Singles
1. Emily Dunbar def. Maria Siopacha 6-4, 6-1
2. Kiana Marshall def. Sara Grubac 6-1, 6-2
3. Melis Bayraktaroglu def. Dessi Zlaeteva 6-2, 6-3
4. Katarina Marinkovikj vs. Lea Owens 5-7, 7-6(6), 3-0 DNF
5. Helene Heiberg def. Xenia de Luna 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Anna Ramirez vs. Victoria Kogan 6-3, 7-6(6)
The squad dropped the early doubles point to start their evening. Despite a win from the No. 2 duo of Sara Grubac and Katarina Marinkovikj, GW fell at Nos. 1 and 3 to go down by one heading into singles action.
Melis Bayraktaroglu gave the Buff and Blue its first point of the day, defeating Dessi Zlaeteva in a straight set 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 2 to close the overall score to 2-1. The Spiders responded with a win at No. 1, but the Colonials continued to battle and pushed each of the final three matches to a third set. A Richmond win at No. 5 stifled the Colonials' comeback as the Spiders notched the decisive fourth victory to finish the night on top.
GW graduates a trio of seniors in Maria Siopacha, Grubac, and Victoria Kogan and will return Bayraktaroglu, Marinkovikj, and Xenia de Luna next season.
No. 6 Richmond 4, No. 2 GW 1
Doubles
1. Kiana Marshall / Emily Dunbar def. Maria Siopacha / Melis Bayraktaroglu 6-1
2. Sara Grubac / Katarina Marinkovikj def. Dessi Zlaeteva / Lea Owens 6-2
3. Lydell Giffenig / Adrienne Haynes def. Victoria Kogan / Xenia de Luna 6-4
Singles
1. Emily Dunbar def. Maria Siopacha 6-4, 6-1
2. Kiana Marshall def. Sara Grubac 6-1, 6-2
3. Melis Bayraktaroglu def. Dessi Zlaeteva 6-2, 6-3
4. Katarina Marinkovikj vs. Lea Owens 5-7, 7-6(6), 3-0 DNF
5. Helene Heiberg def. Xenia de Luna 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Anna Ramirez vs. Victoria Kogan 6-3, 7-6(6)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
41
DUNBAR, Emily / 0 [UR]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
12
MARSHALL, Kiana / 0 [UR]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
ZLATEVA, Dessi / 0 [UR]
23
#4 Singles Match
1234
5730
OWENS, Lea / 0 [UR]
760UF
#5 Singles Match
123
622
HEIBERG, Helene / 0 [UR]
166
#6 Singles Match
123
360
RAMIREZ, Ana / 0 [UR]
67UF
Players Mentioned
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