University of Northern Iowa
Milwaukee
UNI tennis drops dual opener to Milwaukee
1/28/2024 12:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WATERLOO, Iowa --- UNI tennis kicked off the spring portion of its 2023-24 season on Saturday afternoon against the Milwaukee Panthers, falling to their opponents from the Cream City by a score of 6-1.
In doubles play, the Northern Iowa duo of Andrijana Brkic and Kim Zizek picked up a narrow 7-6 win over the Milwaukee pairing of Sara Simonova and Babette Burgersdijk, while Darta Dalecka and Lorena Cardoso came up short in a 7-5 loss to Laure Razet and Nadiia Konieva. Kanyanut Sudsaard and Issa Sullivan also dropped their doubles match in a 7-5 loss to Iva Stejskalova and Emilia Durska.
Sudsaard picked up UNI's lone singles victory of the afternoon in a three-set battle with Simonova, rallying from a 6-2 first-set loss. Brkic would fall to Burgersdijk in three sets, while Dalecka fell to Kovieva in consecutive 6-3 sets. Cardoso challenged Durska in the second set, but ultimately came up short in a 6-2, 6-4 loss, as Zizek tested Razet in the first set before falling 7-6, 6-3. Sullivan would fall to Evelina Anastasi, 6-0, 7-6.
UP NEXT
UNI returns to action in Nebraska next weekend as the Panthers face off against the Creighton Bluejays on Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. CT. The Panthers will match up with the Omaha Mavericks on Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m. CT.
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FULL RESULTS
UNI 1, MILWAUKEE 6
(One team point awarded per singles win / One team point awarded to team who wins two of three doubles matches)
ÂDOUBLES
- #1 - Laure Razet/Nadiia Konieva (MIL) def. Darta Dalecka/Lorena Cardoso (UNI), 7-5
- #2 - Andrijana Brkic/Kim Zizek (UNI) def. Sara Simonova/Babette Burgersdijk (MIL), 7-6
- #3 - Iva Stejskalova/Emilia Durska (MIL) def. Kanyanut Sudsaard/Issa Sullivan (UNI), 7-5
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SINGLES
- #1 - Babette Burgersdijk (MIL) def. Andrijana Brkic (UNI) - 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
- #2 - Nadiia Konieva (MIL) def. Darta Dalecka (UNI) - 6-3, 6-3
- #3 - Emilia Durska (MIL) def. Lorena Cardoso (UNI) - 6-2, 6-4
- #4 - Laure Razet (MIL) def. Kim Zizek (UNI) - 7-6, 6-3
- #5 - Kanyanut Sudsaard (UNI) def. Sara Simonova (MIL) - 2-6, 7-5, 10-4
- #6 - Evelina Anastasi (MIL) def. Issa Sullivan (UNI) - 6-0, 7-6
ORDER OF FINISH: Doubles - 1, 3, 2Â | Singles - 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
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