LEXINGTON, Va. - The University of the South women's tennis team played down with No. 13 Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships, defeating the Spartans, 5-4, Saturday from the Upper Tennis Courts on the campus of Washington and Lee University.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 12 Sewanee (19-5) 5, No. 13 Case Western Reserve (15-6) 4
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Tigers got out to a strong start once again thanks to No. 23
Nicole Nowak/
Emma Smith (20-4), as the duo earned their 11th victory in a row. The duo posted an 8-5 win to get Sewanee on the board first.
-Case Western Reserve responded by defeating No. 1
Brooke Despriet/
Katherine Petty (18-5), 8-6, to even the contest at one point each.
-Sewanee responded quickly with an 8-6 victory by
Ansley Carpenter/
Natalia Nassar (14-4) to take the lead after doubles play.
-Case reclaimed the lead after securing victories at the No. 1 and No. 5 points. Petty (11-4) made it 3-3 with set scores of 6-1, 6-4 over Katalina Wang.
-Unfortunately, the Spartans got within one point of clinching with No. 39 Lily McCloskey's win at the No. 2.
-However, being down one did not phase Sewanee at all. Nassar's (13-3) seventh straight victory was a crucial one as she tied the match with her 6-1, 6-2 victory at the No. 6.
-Tied at four points each, the match came down to the No. 3 flight between Despriet and Radha Patel. Taking the first set, 6-2, the sophomore was in a battle in the second set.Tied at three games each, Despriet son the next two games to take a 5-3 lead.
-Needing one more game to win the match, Patel cut it to 5-4, but in the next game, Despriet got out to a 40-0 lead before Patel cut it to 40-30. With Despriet (9-5) serving, she was able to clinch the point and match with a 6-4 result.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #29 Hannah Kassaie (CWRU) def. #50
Emma Smith (SEW) 6-2, 6-2
2. #39 Lily McCloskey (CWRU) def.
Ansley Carpenter (SEW) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Brooke Despriet (SEW) def. Radha Patel (CWRU) 6-2, 6-4
4.
Katherine Petty (SEW) def. Katalina Wang (CWRU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Anna Kan (CWRU) def.
Sarah Livingston (SEW) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Natalia Nassar (SEW) def. Elsa Syed (CWRU) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Hannah Kassaie/Lily McCloskey (CWRU) def. #1
Brooke Despriet/
Katherine Petty (SEW) 8-6
2.
Ansley Carpenter/
Natalia Nassar (SEW) def. Radha Patel/Katalina Wang (CWRU) 8-6
3. #23
Nicole Nowak/
Emma Smith (SEW) def. Anna Kan/Nina Hoog (CWRU) 8-5
UP NEXT
The Tigers will look to earn a spot in the quarterfinals in the Round of 16 with a contest with No. 7 Emory University on Sunday morning.
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