University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Saturday, April 16
Springfield, MO
2 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
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at
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Drury University
UNI tennis closes out regular season with loss to Drury, 5-2
4/16/2022 5:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Darta Dalecka and Andrijana Brkic secured their second consecutive wins in singles competition for UNI women's tennis, but Drury University walked away with the team win, 5-2.
UNI ended the regular season 5-13 and 1-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Drury, ranked No. 24 in Division II, improved to 13-2.
Emma Carr and Issa Sullivan combined to get a win at No. 3 doubles against Drury's Maria Fernanda de la Torre and Clara Kuehnle. However, Drury University opened with the doubles point winning at No. 1 and No. 2.
Lorena Cardoso stepped out at No. 2 singles, shifting the Panthers up a position. Drury took the wins at No. 4 and No. 6 before Dalecka got UNI on the board, winning 6-2 and 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
Brkic would follow suit at No. 3 singles, to get the 6-2, 6-2 wins over Nastasia Jedrychowski. At No. 2 singles, Emma Carr pushed Alma Abazi into a tiebreaker, but lost 6-2, 7-6.
At No. 5 singles, Issa Sullivan dropped the first set 6-1 to Kseniia Eremina. She won the second set 6-4 to force a third set, which Drury's Eremina won 6-2.
UP NEXT
UNI heads to the MVC Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, April 22-24. Bracket information is expected to be released tomorrow.
DOUBLES COMPETITION (DII ranking)
SINGLES COMPETITION
Order of finish - Doubles: 3, 2, 1 / Singles: 4, 6, 1, 3, 2, 5
UNI ended the regular season 5-13 and 1-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Drury, ranked No. 24 in Division II, improved to 13-2.
Emma Carr and Issa Sullivan combined to get a win at No. 3 doubles against Drury's Maria Fernanda de la Torre and Clara Kuehnle. However, Drury University opened with the doubles point winning at No. 1 and No. 2.
Lorena Cardoso stepped out at No. 2 singles, shifting the Panthers up a position. Drury took the wins at No. 4 and No. 6 before Dalecka got UNI on the board, winning 6-2 and 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
Brkic would follow suit at No. 3 singles, to get the 6-2, 6-2 wins over Nastasia Jedrychowski. At No. 2 singles, Emma Carr pushed Alma Abazi into a tiebreaker, but lost 6-2, 7-6.
At No. 5 singles, Issa Sullivan dropped the first set 6-1 to Kseniia Eremina. She won the second set 6-4 to force a third set, which Drury's Eremina won 6-2.
UP NEXT
UNI heads to the MVC Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, April 22-24. Bracket information is expected to be released tomorrow.
DOUBLES COMPETITION (DII ranking)
- #47 Kseniia Eremina / Ewa Samberger (DU) def. Darta Dalecka / Lorena Cardoso (UNI), 6-3
- Alma Abazi / Nastasia Jedrychowski (DU) def. Andrijana Brkic / Thaissa Moreira (UNI), 6-2
- Emma Carr / Issa Sullivan (UNI) def. Maria Fernanda de la Torre / Clara Kuehnle (DU), 6-2
SINGLES COMPETITION
- Darta Dalecka (UNI) def. Ewa Samberger (DU), 6-2, 6-3
- Alma Abazi (DU) def. Emma Carr (UNI), 6-2, 7-6
- Andrijana Brkic (UNI) def. Nastasia Jedrychowski (DU), 6-2, 6-2
- Clara Kuehnle (DU) Thaissa Moreira (UNI), 6-1, 6-1
- Kseniia Eremina (DU) def. Issa Sullivan (UNI), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
- Maria Fernanda de la Torre (DU) def. Olivia Fain (UNI), 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish - Doubles: 3, 2, 1 / Singles: 4, 6, 1, 3, 2, 5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Ewa Samberger / 0 [DRURY-W]
23
#2 Singles Match
12
26
Alma Abazi / 0 [DRURY-W]
67
#3 Singles Match
12
66
N. Jedrychowski / 0 [DRURY-W]
22
#4 Singles Match
12
11
Clara Kuehnle / 0 [DRURY-W]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
162
Kseniia Eremina / 0 [DRURY-W]
646
#6 Singles Match
12
41
Maria Espejo / 0 [DRURY-W]
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,1,3,2,5
Players Mentioned
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