Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG— The Virginia Tech women's tennis team fell to Clemson in a close 4-3 match on Friday afternoon.
The Hokies jumped out to a quick lead in the match, sweeping the doubles matches. Juniors Elizabet Danailova and Nika Kozar kicked off the day with 6-1 defeat on Court 2, followed by seniors Shene Disbergen and Natalie Novotna clinching the point Court 1 with a 6-2 result.
The singles portion of the match was full of marathon matches, with four out of six going into three sets. Clemson came out of the gate strong and grabbed wins on Courts 1, 4, 5 and 6.
Tech did not go down quietly, however. Kozar rallied from a first set deficit and won her match over Kenzy Middlebrooks on Court 2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Danailova followed suit on Court 3, and earned a hard-fought victory against Eleni Louka, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2).
The Hokies will be back on court Sunday at 10:30 a.m. to play Penn State at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
SINGLES
1. Tate Schroeder (CU) def. Natalie Novotna (VT) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
2. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Kenzy Middlebrooks (CU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Elizabet Danailova (VT) vs. Eleni Louka (CU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2)
4. Ali Despain (CU) def. Nina Sorkina (VT) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
5 .Lana Sipek (CU) def. Shene Disbergen (VT) 6-4, 6-3
6. Sydney Riley (CU) def. Erika Cheng (VT) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 4*, 2, 3
DOUBLES
1. Disbergen/Novotna (VT) def. Schroeder/Louka (CU) 6-2
2. Danailova/Kozar (VT) def. Middlebrooks/Nait Omar (CU) 6-1
3. Cheng/Sorkin (VT) vs. Marti/Despain (CU) 4-4
Order of finish: 2, 1*
Gallery: (2/14/2020) 2020 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. CLEMSON