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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Denison Advances to Midwest Invitational Finals After Day One Sweep

Madison, Wis. – Denison women's tennis pushed its win streak to 13, defeating North Central College in the Midwest Invitational's first round and edging No. 38 Grinnell in the semifinals. The Big Red are now 14-2; both the Cardinals and Pioneers fell to 12-4 overall.

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison faces host Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday, April 4, at 8 a.m. CT.
 

DAY 1 | Match 1 : No. 23 Denison 7, North Central 0

Doubles: The Big Red soared through doubles, sweeping North Central College and giving up just seven points across the three flights. Dasha Chistyakova and Caitlin Van Winkle took the first match on court two, winning 6-1. Soon after, Maia Nowicki and Maddie Larsen won their match on court three, 6-3. Denison completed the sweep as Rafaella Ramos and Peyton Oda defeated their opponents 6-3 on court one.

  1. Rafaella Ramos and Peyton Oda (DENW) def. Kensington Payne and Abigail Penados (NCCW) 6-3

  2. Dasha Chistyakova and Caitlin Van Winkle (DENW) def. Liveta Ezerskis and Kate Herlihy (NCCW) 6-1

  3. Maia Nowicki and Maddie Larsen (DENW) def. Sophia Dorzd and Meghan McSweeny (NCCW) 6-3

Singles: Denison continued to dominate the Cardinals in singles play. Sophia Gallagher earned the Big Red's first singles win, defeating her opponent 6-0, 6-1 on court six. Twenty minutes later, Maddie Larsen picked up the second win (6-2, 6-2 on court five) and Maia Nowicki added the third (6-1, 6-3 on court four). Up 4-0, Dasha Chistyakova earned Denison's fifth victory on court three, 6-2, 6-0. Rafaella Ramos claimed the sixth win with a 6-3, 6-2 decision on court two. After almost 90 minutes, Peyton Oda clinched the sweep over the Cardinals with a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9) win.

  1. Peyton Oda (DENW) def. Abigail Penados (NCCW) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9)

  2. Rafaella Ramos (DENW) def. Kensington Payne (NCCW) 6-3, 6-2

  3. Dasha Chistyakova (DENW) def. Liveta Ezerskis (NCCW) 6-2, 6-0

  4. Maia Nowicki (DENW) def. Kate Herlihy (NCCW) 6-1, 6-3

  5. Maddie Larsen (DENW) def. Meghan McSweeney (NCCW) 6-2, 6-2

  6. Sophia Gallagher (DENW) def. Sophia Drozd (NCCW) 6-0, 6-1

Match Notes:

No. 23 Denison: 13-2

North Central College: 12-4

Doubles Order: 2,3,1

Singles Order: 6,5,4,3,2,1

 

DAY 1 | Match 2 : No. 23 Denison 4, No. 38 Grinnell 3

Doubles: Denison fell behind 1-0 after Grinnell won two of three doubles matches. The Big Red started strong as Maia Nowicki and Maddie Larsen took the win on court three, 6-3. On court two, the Pioneers evened the score by defeating Caitlin Van Winkle and Dasha Chistyakova, 6-2. The final doubles match was close, with Grinnell winning the tiebreaker over Peyton Oda and Rafaella Ramos, 7-6 (7-1), on court one.

  1. Paige Sargent and Isabel Voinescu (GCW) def. Rafaella Ramos and Peyton Oda (DENW) 7-6 (7-1)

  2. Logan Tom and Pari Chavan (GCW) def. Dasha Chistyakova and Caitlin Van Winkle (DENW) 6-2

  3. Maia Nowicki and Maddie Larsen (DENW) def. Marta Gonzalez and Tan Mukherjee (GCW) 6-3

Singles: Down 1-0 entering singles play, the Big Red rallied, tying and then taking the lead after over an hour. Maia Nowicki tied the match on court five, winning 6-4, 6-4. A minute later, Dasha Chistyakova put Denison ahead on court four, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (11-9). On court two, Caitlin Van Winkle overcame a deficit, giving Denison a two-match lead with her 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 1-0 (10-1) win. With three matches left, it was still anyone's match. Rafaella Ramos clinched victory for Denison on court three after beating her opponent 6-3, 6-3.

Grinnell grabbed the last two victories on courts one and six. Peyton Oda fell 4-6, 4-6 on court one. Maddie Larsen lost on court six, 5-7, 6-4, 0-1 (10-12).

  1. Paige Sargent (GCW) def. Peyton Oda (DENW) 6-4, 6-4

  2. Caitlin Van Winkle(DENW) def. Pari Chavan (GCW) 6-7 (7-1) 6-2, 1-0 (10-1)

  3. Rafaella Ramos (DENW) def. Logan Tom (GCW) 6-3, 6-3

  4. Dasha Chistyakova (DENW) def.  Marta González (GCW) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (11-9)

  5. Maia Nowicki (DENW) def. Nichole Henning (GCW) 6-4, 6-4

  6. Anika Sheth (GCW) def. Maddie Larsen (DENW) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10)

Match Notes:

No. 23 Denison: 14-2

No.38 Grinnell: 12-5

Doubles Order: 3,2,1

Singles Order: 5,4,2,3,6,1


 
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