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Huskies defeat Purdue Northwest 4-3, stay perfect at home

HOUGHTON, Mich. - Posting a come from behind win, Michigan Tech women's tennis edged Purdue Northwest 4-3 Sunday at Gates Tennis Center in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. The Huskies improved to 3-0 at home this spring and moved to 3-8 overall, including 3-4 in GLIAC play.

"We started off slow and fell behind 3-0 but pulled it together and really got behind one another for the victory," said head coach Kristin Yep.

The Pride swept doubles and picked up wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles to start the match. Marina Fernandez put Tech on the scoreboard with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5 over Nicole Uzcategui. Lauren Opalewski commanded a third set over Salma Raslan for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 4 and Dominika Bobik came back from a set down against Hayley Tsuen 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Chiara Heinz provided the clinching point at No. 6, 6-4, 6-3 over Mar Vilanova.

The Huskies close the regular season on Saturday, April 23 at Lake Superior State. Tech also downed Davenport University on Friday.

Scores

Doubles

  1. PNW (Sienna Lopez/Patricia Dizon) def. MTU (Lauren Opalewski/Nicole Ballach) 7-5 
  2. PNW (Oona Kintscher/Hayley Tsuen) def. MTU (Neva Manas/Dominika Bobik) 7-6(4)
  3. PNW (Salma Raslan/Nicole Uzcategui) def. MTU (Marina Fernandez/Chiara Heinz) 6-2

Order of finish: 3,1,2

Singles

  1.  PNW (Sienna Lopez) vs. MTU (Nicole Ballach) 7-6, 1-0 unf.
  2.  PNW (Oona Kintscher) def. MTU (Ivona Gorgioski) 3-2 ret.
  3.  MTU (Dominika Bobik) def. PNW (Hayley Tsuen) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
  4.  MTU (Lauren Opalewski) def. PNW (Salma Raslan) 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
  5.  MTU (Marina Fernandez) def. PNW (Nicole Uzcategui) 6-2, 6-1
  6.  MTU (Chiara Heinz) def. PNW (Mar Vilanova) 6-4, 6-3

Order of finish: 2,1,5,4,3,6

 

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Players Mentioned

Nicole Ballach

Nicole Ballach

Graduate Student
Ivona Gorgioski

Ivona Gorgioski

Senior
Dominika Bobik

Dominika Bobik

Senior
Marina Fernandez

Marina Fernandez

Junior
Chiara Heinz

Chiara Heinz

Junior
Neva Manas

Neva Manas

Senior
Lauren Opalewski

Lauren Opalewski

Senior

Players Mentioned

Nicole Ballach

Nicole Ballach

Graduate Student
Ivona Gorgioski

Ivona Gorgioski

Senior
Dominika Bobik

Dominika Bobik

Senior
Marina Fernandez

Marina Fernandez

Junior
Chiara Heinz

Chiara Heinz

Junior
Neva Manas

Neva Manas

Senior
Lauren Opalewski

Lauren Opalewski

Senior
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