Thursday, January 30
Charlotte, N.C.
9 a.m.
Mercer University
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at
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Charlotte
Mercer Drops Match On Road To Charlotte
1/30/2025 7:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Mercer women's tennis team dropped its match on the road to Charlotte, 7-0 Thursday morning in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The morning got started with doubles matches where Charlotte's Shona Nakono and Ni Xi defeated Mercer's Ines Hömberg and Kennedi Jones, 6-1. The 49ers earned the doubles point after Prisca Abbas and Lucia Aranda of Charlotte defeated Mercer's Dhastina Mikhnova and Marie Bannmeyer, 6-2.
The match on court one went unfinished with Mercer's Marina de Diego Quinones and Tea Zivic leading 4-3 over Charlotte's Amira Badawi and Sara Suchankova.
In singles play, Charlotte's Prisca Abbas defeated Jelena Gojkovic, 6-0, 6-4. Then, Paula Dougherty of Charlotte defeated Ines Hömberg, 6-1, 6-3 to give Charlotte a 3-0 lead.
Charlotte clinched the match on court one when Sara Suchankova defeated Marina de Diego Quinones, 6-2, 6-3. Shona Nakona of Charlotte won a close first set on her way to defeating Mercer's Marie Bannmeyer 6-4, 6-2.
On court two, Charlotte's Lucia Aranda defeated Dzhastina Mikhnova, 6-4, 6-2. The last singles match went to Charlotte's Amira Badawi who won by injury default over Tea Zivic with Badawi leading 1-0 in the third set.Â
Mercer returns home for a quick upcoming match against College of Charleston on Saturday, Feb. 1. The match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
The morning got started with doubles matches where Charlotte's Shona Nakono and Ni Xi defeated Mercer's Ines Hömberg and Kennedi Jones, 6-1. The 49ers earned the doubles point after Prisca Abbas and Lucia Aranda of Charlotte defeated Mercer's Dhastina Mikhnova and Marie Bannmeyer, 6-2.
The match on court one went unfinished with Mercer's Marina de Diego Quinones and Tea Zivic leading 4-3 over Charlotte's Amira Badawi and Sara Suchankova.
In singles play, Charlotte's Prisca Abbas defeated Jelena Gojkovic, 6-0, 6-4. Then, Paula Dougherty of Charlotte defeated Ines Hömberg, 6-1, 6-3 to give Charlotte a 3-0 lead.
Charlotte clinched the match on court one when Sara Suchankova defeated Marina de Diego Quinones, 6-2, 6-3. Shona Nakona of Charlotte won a close first set on her way to defeating Mercer's Marie Bannmeyer 6-4, 6-2.
On court two, Charlotte's Lucia Aranda defeated Dzhastina Mikhnova, 6-4, 6-2. The last singles match went to Charlotte's Amira Badawi who won by injury default over Tea Zivic with Badawi leading 1-0 in the third set.Â
Mercer returns home for a quick upcoming match against College of Charleston on Saturday, Feb. 1. The match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
23
Sara Suchankova / 0 [CLT]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
41
Lucia Aranda / 0 [CLT]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
620
Amira Badawi / 0 [CLT]
461
#4 Singles Match
12
42
Shona Nakano / 0 [CLT]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
04
Prisca Abbas / 0 [CLT]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
13
Paula Dougherty / 0 [CLT]
66
Order of Finish:
5,6,1,4,2,3
Players Mentioned
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