Sunday, March 10
Macon, Ga.
Noon
Mercer University
5
vs
2
UConn
Mercer Secures 5-2 Win Over UConn
3/10/2024 5:28:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MACON, Ga. - In the first ever meeting between Mercer and UConn, the Bears came out on top with a 5-2 win over the Huskies Sunday afternoon in Macon.
Mercer started off the day by winning the doubles point. Mercer's Emilia Cosatto and Lea Falentin won their doubles match 6-2 over UConn's best doubles team in Isabel Petri Bere and Caroline Hinshaw. The doubles team for the Huskies entered Sunday's match with a team best 8-4 doubles record.
Mariella Minetti and Tea Zivic clinched the doubles point for the Bears with a 6-2 win over UConn's Nansi Toskova and Isabella Asenov. The last doubles match was won by UConn's Olivia Wright and Maria Constantinou in a close match over Mercer's Teodora Ristic and Marina de Diego Quinones, 7-5.
UConn won the first singles match on court two as Maria Constantinou defeated Mercer's Marina de Diego Quinones 6-4, 6-2.
Then, the Bears got on a roll starting with a 6-4, 6-2 win by Lea Falentin over UConn's Isabel Petri Bere. Mercer's Teodora Ristic earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over UConn's Olivia Wright to put Mercer up 3-1.
Emilia Cosatto clinched the match for the Bears on court five as she won the tiebreaker in the first set before having a great second set. Cosatto defeated UConn's Cameron Didion 7-6 (1), 6-1.
Tea Zivic made it four straight singles wins for the Bears by defeating UConn's Isabella Asenov, 7-5, 6-3. UConn got a second singles point in the end in the lone match to go three sets. Caroline Hinshaw came out on top over Mariella Minetti in a great match that ended, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Mercer will begin Southern Conference play on Wednesday, March 13 at Western Carolina. The match will start at 1 p.m. in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Mercer started off the day by winning the doubles point. Mercer's Emilia Cosatto and Lea Falentin won their doubles match 6-2 over UConn's best doubles team in Isabel Petri Bere and Caroline Hinshaw. The doubles team for the Huskies entered Sunday's match with a team best 8-4 doubles record.
Mariella Minetti and Tea Zivic clinched the doubles point for the Bears with a 6-2 win over UConn's Nansi Toskova and Isabella Asenov. The last doubles match was won by UConn's Olivia Wright and Maria Constantinou in a close match over Mercer's Teodora Ristic and Marina de Diego Quinones, 7-5.
UConn won the first singles match on court two as Maria Constantinou defeated Mercer's Marina de Diego Quinones 6-4, 6-2.
Then, the Bears got on a roll starting with a 6-4, 6-2 win by Lea Falentin over UConn's Isabel Petri Bere. Mercer's Teodora Ristic earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over UConn's Olivia Wright to put Mercer up 3-1.
Emilia Cosatto clinched the match for the Bears on court five as she won the tiebreaker in the first set before having a great second set. Cosatto defeated UConn's Cameron Didion 7-6 (1), 6-1.
Tea Zivic made it four straight singles wins for the Bears by defeating UConn's Isabella Asenov, 7-5, 6-3. UConn got a second singles point in the end in the lone match to go three sets. Caroline Hinshaw came out on top over Mariella Minetti in a great match that ended, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Mercer will begin Southern Conference play on Wednesday, March 13 at Western Carolina. The match will start at 1 p.m. in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
34
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
42
#3 Singles Match
12
42
66
#4 Singles Match
123
461
640
#5 Singles Match
12
61
76
#6 Singles Match
12
53
76
Order of Finish:
2,3,1,5,6,4
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