DePaul Hands Women’s Tennis Heartbreaking Loss, 4-3

CINCINNATI – The women's tennis team dropped a heartbreaker of a match to DePaul, 4-3, ending its nine-match win streak and undefeated BIG EAST play.

The match was tied at 3-3 when the No. 5 singles position was in play. Sophia Abelson dropped her first set, won her second to force a third where she would eventually fall to Jarrett Fisher.

RESULTS: SINGLES

1. Yuliya Shupenia (DU) def. Sydney Liggins 6-2, 6-1
2. Cristina Di Lorenzo def. Patricia Lancranjan (DU) 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Rebeca Mitrea (DU) def. Amina Ismail 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Zaina Sufi (DU) def. Alex Brinker 6-3, 6-3
5. Jarret Fisher (DU) def. Sophia Abelson 6-7(4), 7-5, 4-6
6. Lauren Ghidotti def. Milica Tesic (DU) 6-4, 6-4

RESULTS: DOUBLES

1. Sydney Liggins/Amina Ismail def. Patricia Lancranjan/Rebeca Mitrea (DU) 7-6 (1)
2. Yuliya Shupenia/Zaina Sufi (DU) def. Cristina Di Lorenzo/Alex Brinker 6-0
3. Sophia Abelson/Lauren Ghidotti def. Jarret Fisher/Milica Tesic (DU) 6-4

QUOTE FROM COACH MATTHEWS

"We played well enough to win the match today," said head coach Doug Matthews. "De Paul was just a little more solid. If we want to beat a team liked this, we cannot have extended stretches where we give games away. DePaul made us earn everything. We need to learn from this for tomorrow when we play a very good Marshall team."

RECORDS

The women are now 14-5 on the season, 4-1 in BIG EAST play, and 4-1 at home.

UP NEXT

Xavier is back in action tomorrow at Marshall. First serve is set for 1 p.m. in Huntington, W. Va.

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