VALPARAISO, Ind. – Valparaiso women's tennis edged Chicago State 4-3 on Monday (April 15) in a match that came down to the wire. The contest was played inside at the Courts of Northwest Indiana.
The Cougars' normal lineup was adjusted after freshman
Carynne Lloyd (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) was forced to miss the match due to illness. Chicago State lost the doubles point after falling at No. 1 and No. 2 play. The only doubles match the Cougars did pick up was at No. 3 where junior
Mysta Townsell (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas) and sophomore
Mia Townsell (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas) earned their first ever career victory, besting Angelina Goheen and Lauren Kammerer 8-5.
The doubles' point ended up being the difference after the two clubs split the six singles matches. Senior
Ruta Grinvalde (Cesis, Latvia/) won her final regular season match 6-1, 6-2 over Michele Fredlake at No. 3 singles.
Mysta Townsell (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas) used a 6-3, 6-0 score to top Goheen at No. 5 singles. The Cougars also pulled out a win at No. 1 singles thanks to a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Kristin Zakiewicz by freshman
Marnie Perez-Ochoa (Louisville, Ky./Male).
The match came down to the result at No. 2 singles between freshman
Viviene Noel (Liege, Belgium/) and Kaitlyn Hamel. Noel won set one 6-1 before falling 6-2 in the second. Noel fought off five match points before Hamel capitalized on the sixth to defeat Noel 7-5 in the third to clinch the match for Valpo.
“We woke up too late,” Chicago State head coach
Jack Barton said. “Valpo played well in doubles and we didn't. We fought hard in singles. Mysta and Mia's performance today was huge but we have to use those wins to our advantage. Not having Carynne in the lineup wasn't the reason we lost. Valpo came ready to play and our poor doubles play made the difference.”
Chicago State falls to 5-17. Valparaiso moves to 2-19. The Cougars travel to the National Invitation Tennis Tournament this weekend in New Jersey to close out the 2012-13 slate.
Singles competition
1.
Marnie Perez-Ochoa (Louisville, Ky./Male) (CHIST) def. Kristin Zakiewicz (VALPO) 7-5, 6-3
2. Kaitlyn Hamel (VALPO) def.
Viviene Noel (Liege, Belgium/) (CHIST) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
3.
Ruta Grinvalde (Cesis, Latvia/) (CHIST) def. Michele Fredlake (VALPO) 6-1, 6-2
4. Megan Barthels (VALPO) def.
Sabrine Navarro (Melbourne, Australia/) (CHIST) 6-0, 6-3
5.
Mysta Townsell (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas) (CHIST) def. Angelina Goheen (VALPO) 6-3, 6-0
6. Lauren Kammerer (VALPO) def.
Mia Townsell (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas) (CHIST) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Kristin Zakiewicz/Michele Fredlake (VALPO) def.
Marnie Perez-Ochoa (Louisville, Ky./Male)/
Ruta Grinvalde (Cesis, Latvia/) (CHIST) 8-6
2. Kaitlyn Hamel/Megan Barthels (VALPO) def.
Sabrine Navarro (Melbourne, Australia/)/
Viviene Noel (Liege, Belgium/) (CHIST) 8-3
3.
Mia Townsell (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas)/
Mysta Townsell (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas) (CHIST) def. Angelina Goheen/Lauren Kammerer (VALPO) 8-5
