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Davidson College
Radford
Freshmen Ignatowich, Shea Lift 'Cats Past Radford
3/25/2021 7:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
"We had a ton of adversity today and responded really well," Head Coach Susanne Depka noted. "We played with a ton of heart and the team definitely deserved this one. Great job to our freshmen Franny and Ava; Ava clinched the match and did an awesome job staying tough through everything that was going on around her. I'm so happy for these 'Cats!"
The 'Cats stole the doubles point early, after taking two of the three duel match-ups. From court three, Shea and Mira Gladstone picked up a commanding 6-2 win over the Highlanders, while senior Alyssa Hahn and junior Elizabeth Truluck picked up their second doubles win of the season as a team, 6-3.
Despite dropping her end of the court one doubles match, sophomore Josie Schaffer bounced back in the singles matches and trounced Radford's Ifidzhen in two-straight 6-3 set victories.
With the match tied up at 2-2, and three singles courts left to finish, Nicole Krykanov was retired early from court two, amidst a second-set battle. With rookies Ignatowich and Shea, left to fight on courts five and six, respectively, Shea comfortably took home 6-4, 6-4 wins that settled the score back at 3-3 apiece.
As Ignatowich remained the last 'Cat standing, the freshmen won set one before falling into a 1-7 tiebreaker hole, tying the court six match at 1-1. With a solid outing in the third, the Florida native picked up another 6-2 result and clinched the match victory for Davidson, 4-3 overall.Â
The Wildcats will return to the courts for a busy weekend of play, taking on Furman and Middle Tennessee on Saturday and Sunday.Â
RESULTS
Davidson 4, Radford 3
Singles competition
1. Josie Schaffer (DAVW) def. IFIDZHEN, Melissa (RADW) 6-3, 6-3
2. LOUDILI, Salma (RADW) def. Nicole Krykanov (DAVW) 7-6 (7-5), 6-6 (4-3), retired
3. FALK, Malin (RADW) def. Mira Gladstone (DAVW) 6-0, 6-1
4. BRANDOW, Emily (RADW) def. Elizabeth Truluck (DAVW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Ava Ignatowich (DAVW) def. FRUEHAUF, Katey (RADW) 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 6-2
6. Franny Shea (DAVW) def. MCCLURE, Camryn (RADW) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. IFIDZHEN, Melissa/LOUDILI, Salma (RADW) def. Josie Schaffer/Nicole Krykanov (DAVW) 6-4
2. Alyssa Hahn/Elizabeth Truluck (DAVW) def. FALK, Malin/BRANDOW, Emily (RADW) 6-3
3. Mira Gladstone/Franny Shea (DAVW) def. BLALOCK, Tyler/FRUEHAUF, Katey (RADW) 6-2
CATS WIN 4-3!!! pic.twitter.com/V0nZiW7Vby
— Davidson W Tennis (@DavidsonWTennis) March 25, 2021
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,4,2,6,5
Players Mentioned
