Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, VA. – The Virginia Tech women's tennis team fell to No. 50 Notre Dame 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
Notre Dame got the doubles point with wins on courts one and three, but Nika Kozar and Nina Sorkin picked up a 6-3 win on court two.
The Irish won the first three singles matches to secure the team decision. For the Hokies, Rita Pinto picked up a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Bess Waldram on court five.
Tech also got a point from Sorkin as she battled to three sets to pick up a 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4 win.
Samantha Gillas put up a fight on court three. After falling in the first set 6-2, Gillas came back to win the second 6-3 but ultimately fell 7-5 in the third.
The Hokies will be back on the court Friday, April 12 for a 3 p.m. match against Wake Forest at home.
Singles
1. #64 Zoe Spence (ND) def. #116 Natalie Novotna (VT) 6-4, 6-1
2. Cameron Corse (ND) def. Nika Kozar (VT) 6-2, 6-4
3. Ally Bojczuk (ND) def. Samantha Gillas (VT) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
4. Brooke Broda (ND) def. Elizabet Danailova (VT) 6-1, 61
5. Rita Pinto (VT) def. Bess Waldram (ND) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
6. Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Zoe Taylor (ND) 6-2, 6(4)-7, 6-4
Order of finish: 4,1,2*,5,6,3
Doubles
1.Corse/Spence (ND) def. Novotna/Pinto (VT) 6-4
2. Kozar/Sorkin (VT) def. Taylor/Bojczuk(ND) 6-3
3. Broda/Waldram (ND) def. Danailova/Gillas (VT) 6-4
Order of finish: 2,1,3*Gallery: (4/7/2019) 2019 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. NOTRE DAME