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Women's Tennis Drops Match to Wisconsin
3/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 25, 2012
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Falling in its second-straight match, the Michigan State women's tennis team (8-6, 0-3 Big Ten) was defeated by Wisconsin, 6-1. Redshirt junior Dana Guentert recorded the Spartans' only point in the match with her 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Aleksandra Markovic on court six.
On court one, sophomore Olga Chernova played in a close match with Alania Trgovich, but eventually fell to her opponent, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Nicky Stracar dropped junior Nicole Herzog, 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 2 position while sophomore Marina Bohrer lost to Hannah Berner, 7-5, 6-1.
Junior Michaela Silesova was defeated by a score of 6-4, 6-4 by Sarah Loebel. After losing her first set to Nova Patel on court five, 7-6, sophomore Katarina Lingl won the second set, 6-4. She ultimately took the loss after losing the tiebreaker, 1-0.
The Spartans failed to win a doubles match against the Badgers, even though it was a close match on court one. Herzog and Lingl were edged 9-7 by Trgovich and Berner. Stracar and Patel dropped the duo of Bohrer and Silesova 8-5. The pairing of Guetnert and Gruber were also defeated by a score of 8-5.
The Spartans are on the road next weekend, traveling in their first away conference matches. MSU travels to Indiana and Purdue.
Results
WIS 6, MSU 1
Singles
1. Alania Trgovich (WIS) def. Olga Chernova (MSU): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2.Nicky Stracar (WIS) def. Nicole Herzog (MSU): 6-3, 6-2
3.Hannah Berner (WIS) def. Marina Bohrer (MSU): 7-5, 6-1
4.Sarah Loebel (WIS) def. Michaela Silesova (MSU): 6-4, 6-4
5.Nova Patel (WIS) def. Katarina Lingl (MSU): 7-6, 4-6, 1-0
6.Dana Guentert (MSU) def. Aleksandra Markovic (WIS): 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 4, 6, 1, 5
Doubles
1.Trgovich/Berner (WIS) def. Herzog/Lingl (MSU): 9-7
2.Stracar/Patel (WIS) def. Bohrer/ Silesova (MSU): 8-5
3.Markovic/Chupa (WIS) def. Guentert/ Gruber (MSU): 8-5
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