VALDOSTA, Ga. - The University of Connecticut women's tennis team pulled off a 4-3 comeback victory over Valdosta State in Georgia for the first outdoor win of the season Monday afternoon.
The Huskies are now 8-6 overall. UConn would begin, dropping the doubles point from defeats at the second and third doubles positions. Then, as the Huskies would tie the match with a win from junior Maria Constantinou at the second singles position, Valdosta State (VSU) would get the lead back at the third singles position and then extend it to 3-1 after winning at the fourth singles point.
From there, UConn caught up with a win at fifth singles from sophomore Cameron Didion dropping the first set 6-4, to then bounce back and take the next two sets going 6-3, 6-2. UConn then tacked on the two additional singles points from junior Olivia Wright at first singles and then at sixth singles from first year Isabella Asenov.
First-year Asenov came up big for the Huskies with a come-from-behind win in the third set making that the fourth third set in the overall match on the day. Asenov would be down 4-0 in the third, and came storming back to take the set, 7-5. Asenov is now 5-5 at the sixth singles position. Also, with the second straight victory of the weekend at second singles, Constantinou extended her singles record to an impressive 7-5.
Up Next
The Huskies get back into conference play with a matchup against St. John's on Friday, March 22 at the Storrs Tennis Courts. Follow along with live scoring using iOnCourt through ITA.
Final Results
UConn 4, Valdosta State 3
Location: VSU Tennis Courts
Date: Monday, March 11
Singles Competition:
1. Olivia Wright (UC) def. Natalie Rainke (VS) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-3
2. Maria Constantinou (UC) def. Denisa Hanakova (VS) 6-3, 6-3
3. A. Poborilova (VS) def. Isabel Petri Bere (UC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Kayla Greco (VS) def. Caroline Hinshaw (UC) 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
5. Cameron Didion (UC) def. Olivia Pezo (VS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Isabella Asenov (UC) def. Evelyn Altmaier (VS) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Doubles Competition:
1. O. Wright/M. Constantinou (UC) def. Viktoriia Fedorova/Denisa Hanakova (VS) 7-6 (9-7)
2. Natalie Rainke/A. Poborilova (VS) def. Isabel Petri Bere/Caroline Hinshaw (UC) 6-2
3. Olivia Pezo/Kayla Greco (VS) def. Victoria Matos/Nansi Toskova (UC) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,4,5,1,6)