Hokie ClubWEXFORD, PA. – The Virginia Tech women's tennis team defeated Pittsburgh 5-2 to claim their first ACC victory of the season on Friday at the Oxford Athletic Club.
Tech (5-4, 1-1 ACC) opened the day claiming the doubles points with wins on courts two and one. On court two Nika Kozar and Nina Sorkin teamed up to win the match 6-3. Natalie Novotna and Rita Pinto secured the doubles point for the Hokies with a 7-5 win on court one.
On court six, Pinto gave the Hokies a 2-0 lead winning 6-2, 6-2. Samantha Gillas claimed a 6-1, 6-3 victory on court five to give Tech the 3-0 advantage.
Elizabet Danailova secured the team win for the Hokies after picking up the match 6-1, 6-2 on court four. Kozar claimed a 6-4, 6-1 win on court two to push the Hokies lead to 5-0.
The Panthers were able to pick up victories on courts one and three.
The Hokies remain on the road, traveling to Virginia for a noon matchup on Sunday, February 24.
Virginia Tech 5, Pittsburgh 2
Singles
1. #99 Claudia Bartolome (Pitt) def. Natalie Novotna (VT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Camila Moreno (Pitt) 6-4, 6-1
3. Gabriela Rezende (Pitt) def. Nina Sorkin (VT) 3-6, 2-6, 1-0(8)
4. Elizabet Danailova (VT) def. M. Perez Noguera (Pitt) 6-1, 6-2
5. Samantha Gillas (VT) vs. Natsumi Okamoto (Pitt) 6-1, 6-2
6. Rita Pinto (VT) vs. Clara Lucas (Pitt) 6-2,6-2
Order of finish: 6,5,4*,2,1,3
Doubles
1. Pinto/Novotna (VT) vs. Rezende/Bartolome (Pitt) 7-5
2. Kozar/Sorkin (VT) def. Okamoto/Varon (Pitt) 6-3
3. Lucas/Moreno (Pitt) def. Clark/Pence (VT) 6-1
Order of finish: 3,2,1*