Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, VA. – The Virginia Tech women's tennis team fell to No. 19 Miami 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
Tech (5-7, 1-3 ACC) fell behind after Miami (8-3, 2-2 ACC) secured the doubles point with tiebreaker wins on courts one and two. Sarah Baron and Samantha Gillas were able to pick up the tiebreaker win on court three, 7-6(5).
Nika Kozar picked up Tech's lone singles victory of the day, defeating Miami's Daniella Roldan 6-4, 6-3 on court two.
On court five, Samantha Gillas battled back to win the second set 7-5 after losing the first set 6-3 but fell short in the third 6-3.
Elizabet Danailova battled on court three sending both sets to tiebreakers but came up short to fall 7-6(3), 7-6(3).
The Hokies will be back on the court Wednesday, March 6 for an 11 a.m. match at William and Mary.
(3/3/2019) 2019 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. MIAMI
Virginia Tech 1, Miami 6
Singles
1. #7 Estela Perez-Somarriba (UM) def. Natalie Novotna (VT) 6-4, 6-1
2. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Daniella Roldan (UM) 6-4, 6-3
3. Daevenia Achong (UM) def. Elizabet Danailova (VT) 7-6(3), 7-6(3)
4. Yuna Ito (UM) def. Nina Sorkin (VT) 6-1, 7-5
5.Ulyana Shirokova (UM) def. Samantha Gillas (VT) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
6. Lucia Marzal (UM) def. Rita Pinto (VT) 6-4, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,2,1,4*, 5, 3
Doubles
1. Roldan/Achong (UM) def. Novotna/Pinto (VT) 7-6(5)
2. Perez-Somarriba/Shirokova (UM) def. Kozar/Sorkin (VT) 7-6(5)
3. Baron/Gillas (VT) def. Marzal/Ito (UM) 7-6(5)
Order of finish: 1,3,2*