SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Wolf Pack falls short in back-and-forth dual despite winning the doubles point.
Following its 5-2 win over UC Davis, Nevada Women's Tennis drops to 1-1 with a 5-2 loss to Sacramento State.
The Pack won the doubles point with the results split, 2-1. Each team earned a dominant victory with Sacramento State taking the No. 2 match while Nevada won the No. 3 match.
The Hornet's Madelyn Ferreros and Irene Riva made quick work of the Pack's Marlene Foerster and Léa Cakarevic, only dropping one game in their 6-1 victory. Nevada's Lou-Anne Guerbert and Kennedy Robinson returned the favor with a 6-2 win over Mayya Gorbunova and Reese Walker, tying the session a one a piece.
The Wolf Pack came out on top, clinching the first point of the dual with a comeback victory from sophomore Amahée Charrier and senior Anastasia Luneva. The Pack's No. 1 doubles team trailed by multiple games before sealing the come-from-behind 6-4 victory over Weronika Ejsmont and Best Lee.
Sacramento State struck back, winning the first singles match. Lou Baudouin tied the dual 1-1 with her 6-3, 6-3 win over Cakarevic in the No. 5 match.
Charrier quickly regained the lead for Nevada, defeating Gorbunova in a second-set tiebreaker, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Ejsmont came out on top of Guerbert 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, tying the dual once again at 2-2.
The final three singles matches went deep into the third set. The Hornets were able to capture two of the three victories for the dual victory.
Sacramento State took a 3-2 lead with Riva's 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Robinson in the No. 6 match.
Ferreros was responsible for the Hornet's fourth point with a nail-biting win over the Pack's Foerster. Nevada's German native won the first set 6-4 but fell in the second set 6-3 to Ferreros. The decisive set was tied 6-6, forcing a tiebreaker which Ferreros prevailed in, winning the match 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Although the dual had been decided, the No. 4 match was played out, adding the Hornet's fifth point with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory for Walker over Luneva.
The Wolf Pack will return to play in two weeks traveling to the Bay Area. Nevada will visit Santa Clara and Saint Mary's on Feb. 24 and 25, respectively. The match at Santa Clara is scheduled to start at 11 A.M., while the Saint Mary's match will begin at 10 A.M.
Nevada at Santa Clara – Feb. 24, 11 A.M.
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Nevada at Saint Mary's - Feb. 25, 10 A.M.
Full Results
Nevada 2, Sacramento State 5
Doubles
No. 1 – Charrier/Luneva (NEV) def. Ejsmont/Lee (SAC), 6-4
No. 2 – Ferreros/Riva (SAC) def. Foerster/Cakarevic (NEV), 6-1
No. 3 – Guerbert/Robinson (NEV) def. Gorbunova/Walker (SAC), 6-2
Order of Finish - 2, 3, 1
Singles
No. 1 – Charrier (NEV) def. Gorbunova (SAC), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 2 – Ferreros (SAC) def. Foerster (NEV), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6)
No. 3 – Ejsmont (SAC) def. Guerbert (NEV), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
No. 4 – Walker (SAC) def. Luneva (NEV), 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
No. 5 – Baudouin (SAC) def. Cakarevic (NEV), 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 – Riva (SAC) def. Robinson (NEV), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish – 5, 1, 3, 2, 6, 4
