ROME, Ga. — The App State tennis team fell to Troy 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tennis Championship.
What Happened
The second-seeded Mountaineers (17-6, 9-2 SBC) conceded the doubles point to start the day, dropping matches on courts one and two. Despite a 6-2 win by
Olwyn Ryan-Bovey and
Alexi Cleveland on court three, App State entered singles play trailing 1-0.
In singles, the Mountaineers lost on courts three and four, falling behind 3-0. A gritty three-set win by
Naledi Manyube at No. 2, after dropping the opening set, put App State on the board.
Ruby Broadbent followed with a 6-3, 6-4 straight-set victory at No. 6 to close the gap.
Savannah Dada-Mascoll then evened the match at 3-3 with an impressive straight-set win. Down 4-0 in the first set, she rallied to take seven of the next eight games for a 7-5 win. She then held off a late push to claim the second set, 6-3.
With the match tied, it all came down to Cleveland on court five. After cruising to a 6-0 win in the first set, her opponent responded with a 6-3 victory to force a third set. Despite her efforts, Cleveland dropped the final set, 6-2, as Troy secured the win and advanced.
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Troy 4, App State 3
Results:
(Doubles)
Maria Guirguis/Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def.
Savannah Dada-Mascoll/
Taya Powell (APP) | 6-4
Gabrielle Leslie/Emilia Namyslo (TROY) def.
Ruby Broadbent/
Naledi Manyube (APP) | 6-3
Olwyn Ryan-Bovey/
Alexi Cleveland (APP) def. Leena Metwally/Hagar Amin (TROY) | 6-2
(Singles)
Savannah Dada-Mascoll (APP) def. Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) | 7-5, 6-3
Naledi Manyube (APP) def. Maria Guirguis (TROY) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def.
Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) | 6-2, 6-3
Leena Metwally (TROY) def.
Taya Powell (APP) | 6-3, 6-2
Hagar Amin (TROY) def.
Alexi Cleveland (APP) | 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ruby Broadbent (APP) def. Veena Nazar (TROY) | 6-3, 6-4
