BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech women's tennis team wrapped up the fall slate on Saturday at the UK Invite in Lexington, Kentucky.
Rita Pinto secured a win for the Hokies on the day as she defeated DePaul's Alina Kuzmenkova in straight sets with scores of 6-3, 6-0.
The Hokies will be back in action in January when they open the dual part of the schedule.
Singles
Rita Pinto (VT) def. Alina Kuzmenkova (DePaul) 6-3, 6-0
Sydney Weinberg (PSU) def. Lily Hackbirth (VT) 6-0, 6-0
Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DePaul) def. Nika Kozar (VT) 6-3, 6-4
Madelyn Yergler (DePaul) def. Jade Woo (VT) 6-1, 6-0
Layo Adelaku (DePaul) def. Audrey Butterworth (VT) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
Ana Tkachenko/Carlota Molina Megias (UK) def. Kozar/Sorkin (VT) 8-7(5)
Diana Tkachenko/Carla Girbau (UK) def. Danailova/Pinto (VT) 8-6
Anastasiia Bovolskaya/Giovanna Caputo (WVU) def. Hackbirth/Woo (VT) 8-1
-- DAY TWO --
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Splitting time at two events this weekend, the Virginia Tech women's tennis team was led on the day by Nika Kozar who picked up a win in both singles and doubles at the UK Invite.
UK Invite
Kozar grabbed the win in singles as she downed DePaul's Aspasia Avgeri in straight sets with scores of 6-2, 6-3.
In the double's match, she paired up with Rita Pinto for an 8-6 win over Miami's (OH) Brindtha Ramasamy and Milan Lysova.
Elizabet Danailova played a close singles match as she faced off against Kentucky's Brianna Tulloch. Danailova secured the first set 6-3, but the Wildcat player responded to hold on for the 7-5 win the second. The third set was tied at 6-6 to force the tiebreak in which Tulloch was again able to hold on to take it 7-6(4).
Singles
Nika Kozar (VT) def. Aspasia Avgeri (DePaul) 6-2, 6-3
Carlota Molina Meglas (UK) def. Rita Pinto (VT) 6-4, 6-1
Ana Tkachenko (UK) def. Nina Sorkin (VT) 7-6(6), 6-2
Giovanna Caputo (WVU) def. Jade Woo (VT) 6-0, 6-0
Sydney Weinberg (PSU) def. Audrey Butterworth (VT) 6-3, 6-3
Brianna Tulloch (UK) def. Elizabet Danailova (VT) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(4)
Doubles
Kozar/Pinto (VT) def. Brindtha Ramasamy/Milana Lysova (MI-OH) 8-6
Laura Rico/Lena Babunski (MI-OH) def. Sorkin/Lily Hackbirth (VT) 8-3
Mackenzie Myers/Melati Devi (MI-OH) def. Butterworth/Woo (VT) 8-1
Dick Vitale Clay Court
The Hokies wrapped up competition at the Dick Vitale Clay Court. Natalie Novotna battled against Oklahoma's Marcelina Podlinksa as the two went to three in the main draw of singles. Podlinksa took the first set 6-2, but Novotna responded to win the second 6-4. In the super breaker, Podlinksa outlasted Novotna 1-0(4).
Shene Disbergen also played a close match in the consolation draw, facing Nicole Hammond of Michigan. The two kept it close, but Hammond held the advantage to win it 7-5, 7-5.
Singles
Marcelina Podlinksa (OK) def. Natalie Novotna (VT) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(4)
Nicole Hammond (Mich) def. Shene Disbergen (VT) 7-5, 7-5
-- DAY ONE --
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech women's tennis team is splitting duty this weekend with Hokies competing at both the Dick Vitale Clay Court and the University of Kentucky Invitational.
Dick Vitale Clay Court
Senior Natalie Novotna, coming off a semifinal finish at the ITA Atlantic Regional, continued her momentum with a pair of wins on the opening day of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Championships.
She opened with a win over Michigan's Lanie Van Linge, defeating the Wolverine with straight set scores of 6-2, 6-0. In the second match of the day, Novotna downed Florida's Tsveta Dimitrova 7-5, 6-2.
In doubles, Novotna paired up with Shene Disbergen as the two knocked off Boston College's pair 8-1. The Tech duo fell in the second match to Oklahoma State 8-4.
Singles
Natalie Novotna (VT) def. Lanie Van Linge (Mich) 6-2, 6-0
Natalie Novotna (VT) def. Tsveta Dimitrova (UF) 7-5, 6-2
Madeline Meredith (AU) def. Shene Disbergen (VT) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0(4)
Consolation
Shene Disbergen (VT) BYE
Doubles
Novotna/Disbergen (VT) def. Marion Conklin/Reagan Posorske (BC) 8-1
Alana Wolfberg/Catherine Gulihur (OkSt) def. Novotna/Disbergen (VT) 8-4
UK Invite
At the Kentucky Invitational, Nina Sorkin got a win in singles for the Hokies, defeating Miami's (OH) Milana Lysova with a score of 6-4, 6-1.
Rita Pinto added another win for the Hokies as she battled past Ohio's Laura Rico. After winning the first set 6-4, Pinto fell 6-3 in the second. In the final set, Pinto rallied to take it 6-3.
On the doubles side, Nika Kozar paired up with Elizabet Danailova to defeat a Penn State pair, 8-1.
Singles
Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Milana Lysova (MI-OH) 6-4, 6-1
Rita Pinto (VT) def. Laura Rico (Ohio) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Lena Babunski (MI-OH) def. Jade Woo (VT) 6-2, 6-1
Brindtha Ramasamy (MI-OH) def. Nika Kozar (VT) 6-1, 6-1
Melati Devi (MI-OH) def. Lily Hackbirth (VT) 6-0, 6-0
Mackenzie Myers (MI-OH) def. Audrey Butterworth (VT) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
Kozar/Elizabet Danailova (VT) def. Samantha Smith/Sydney Weinberg (PSU) 8-1
Gabby O'Gorman/Frederikke Svare (PSU) def. Sorkin/Pinto (VT) 8-5
Olivia Rohrbacher/Gracey Hirsh (PSU) def. Hackbirth/Butterworth (VT) 8-4
