By Emerson Hahn, UNI Athletics
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The UNI women’s tennis team wrapped up its weekend of competition at the Choice Health & Fitness Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota with losses to Montana State and North Dakota. Sunday, the Panthers competed against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and could not secure a victory in singles or doubles action, losing 7-0.
In Singles action, Darta Dalecka battled against Andrea Pineda, winning one set but ultimately falling in three, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Kanyanut Sudsaard also went the distance against Aziza Aubin but came up short in a tightly contested match, 4-6, 7-6, 12-10. Lorena Cardoso pushed Jule Schulte to three sets but was unable to secure the win, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Kim Zizek was defeated by Ethil Li by a score of 6-3 in both sets, while Andjela Raznatovic fell to Nore Heinitz in two sets, 6-4, 6-4. Lasya Mylavarapu was also unable to secure a victory, falling to Alyssa Giupponi in three sets by a score of, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.
In doubles competition, seniors Dalecka and Cardoso battled in a tight match but fell just short, 7-6, against Aubin and Li. Zizek and Raznatovic also fought hard but narrowly lost their match to Heinitz and Schulte, 7-5. Meanwhile, Sudsaard and Mylavapu were defeated by Giupponi and Pineda, 6-1.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return home for a weekend of competition at the Black Hawk Tennis Club to host St. Thomas on Friday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. CT and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. CT.
DOUBLES
#1 – Aziza Aubin/Ethel Li (UND) def. Darta Dalecka/Lorena Cardoso (UNI), 7-6
#2 – Nore Heinitz/Jule Schulte (UND) def. Kim Zizek/ Andjela Raznatovic (UNI), 7-5
#3 – Alyssa Giupponi/Andrea Pineda (UND) def. Kanyanut Sudsaard/Lasya Mylavarapu (UNI), 6-1
SINGLES
#1 – Andrea Pineda (UND) def. Darta Dalecka (UNI), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
#2 – Jule Schulte (UND) def. Lorena Cardoso (UNI), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
#3 – Ethel Li (UND) def. Kim Zizek (UNI), 6-3, 6-3
#4 – Nore Heinitz (UND) def. Andjela Raznatovic (UNI), 6-4, 6-4
#5 – Aziza Aubin (UND) def. Kanyanut Sudsaard (UNI), 4-6, 7-6, 12-10
#6 – Alyssa Giupponi (UND) def. Laysa Mylavarapu (UNI), 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
Team awarded one point for winning two of three doubles matches