Granville, Ohio- The No. 29 Denison women's tennis team hosted conference foe No. 26 Kenyon, in an NCAC battle Wednesday night. Denison, currently 9-5, takes on the 8-5 Owls. Both teams present to the Mitchell Fieldhouse with a two-game losing streak. Kenyon took down the Big Red 6-1. Denison falls to 9-6 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.
Up next: The Big Red will host Wittenberg on Saturday, April 12, followed by a doubleheader against Ohio Wesleyan and Capital at home on Sunday, April 13.
(Denison 1, Kenyon 6)
The Owls stormed out to a 1-0 lead after winning two of three doubles matches. The pair of Dasha Chistyakova and Caitlin VanWinkle secured the lone doubles victory for the Big Red.
In singles, the Big Red put up a valiant effort but ultimately fell short.
Caitlin VanWinkle took her opponent to a third set but fell in the three-set battle. In the final match of the day,
Caroline Lopez stormed back from a 5-1 deficit in set two but came up short in the end.
Doubles:
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Hana Nouaime/Eleni Lazaridou (KCW) def. Peyton Oda/Maia Nowicki (DENW) 6-4
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Clare Hudson/Shadia Amado-Aguad (KCW) def. Charlotte Johns/Caroline Lopez (DENW) 6-3
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Dasha Chistyakova/Caitlin VanWinkle (DENW) def. Ana Brand/Sai Nagireddy (KCW) 6-3
Singles:
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Eleni Lazaridou (KCW) def. Peyton Oda( DENW) 7-6, 6-2
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Shadia Amado-Aguad (KCW) def. Cailtin VanWinkle (DENW) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
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Charlotte Johns (DENW) def. Ana Brand (KCW) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
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Clare Hudson (KCW) def. Dasha Chistyakova (DENW) 6-4, 6-2
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Hana Nouaime(KCW) def. Caroline Kittle(DENW) 6-2, 6-1
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Sai Nagireddy(KCW) vs. Caroline Lopez(DENW) 6-2, 6-4
Match Notes:
Denison University 9-6 (1-1 NCAC) ITA No. 29
Kenyon College 9-5 (2-0 NCAC) ITA No. 26
Doubles Order: 2, 3, 1
Singles Order: 4, 1, 5, 2, 3, 6
