ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The LSU women’s tennis team experienced a tough day of competition as it completed its preseason play at the Michigan Classic on Sunday winning two doubles and two singles matches.
“We played pretty well against Denver in doubles, and I was very happy for Anastasiya (Dubova) and Ashley (Murdock) that they were able to beat their Duke opponents in singles,” LSU head coach Tony Minnis said. “Staten (Spencer) and Hannah (Robinson) also held very tight matches with their opponents.”
In doubles play the Lady Tigers won two of their four matches on the day against the Denver Pioneers. Megan Falcon and Hannah Robinson defeated the Pioneer’s Annette Aksdal and Ute Schnoy, 8-3.
Staten Spencer and Mykala Hedberg also came out on top with a score of 8-3 as they defeated Julia Bauregger and Kyla Iwinski.
In singles play the Lady Tigers experienced some very tough matches against the No. 10-ranked Duke Blue Devils.
Junior Anastasiya Dubova and freshman Ashley Murdock were able to grab wins for the Lady Tigers.
Dubova defeated Duke’s Kristin Cargill in a hard fought match that went down to the wire, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(9).
Murdock experienced the same type of long, tough match as she came out on top against the Blue Devils’ Amanda Granson, 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(7).
“I was extremely pleased with the overall performance this weekend,” Minnis said.
The Lady Tigers will begin regular season play at home on Jan. 27 in a double dual match against Southern and UL-Lafayette.
Michigan Classic?Day Three results
Singles
1. Daniela Bercek (Duke) def. Nicole Kantor (LSU),6-2, 6-1
2. Elizabeth Plotkin (Duke) def. Staten Spencer (LSU), 6-7, 6-2, 7-6(7)
3. Melissa Mang (Duke) def. Hannah Robinson (LSU), 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7)
4. Ashley Murdock (LSU) def. Amanda Granson (Duke), 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(7)
5. Tory Zawacki (Duke) def. Tiffany Tucker (LSU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Anastasiya Dubova (LSU) def. Kristin Cargill (Duke), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(9)
7. Parker Goyer (Duke) def. Sloane Mathis (LSU), 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. #10 Falcon/Robinson (LSU) def. Aksdal/Schnoy (Denver), 8-3
2. Spencer/Hedberg (LSU) def. Bauregger/Iwinski (Denver), 8-3
3. Mechem/Sackmaster (Denver) def. Tucker/Kantor (LSU), 9-8(8)
4. Smole/Boothman (Denver) def. Mathis/Murdock (LSU), 8-5