LEXINGTON, Ky. — Chicago State University fell to Kentucky 6-0 on Saturday at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex. The match featured a doubles tie on court No. 2, but Kentucky secured the remaining points with victories in all other singles and doubles matches.
Kentucky secured the doubles point with wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 1 doubles. Ellie Myers and Donna Le Roux defeated
Danina Hughes and
Nadjema Morille, 6-1, at No. 3 doubles, followed by Reese Sager and Asuncion Jadue's 6-2 victory over
Camila Sanchez and
Karolina Skowronska at No. 1 doubles. The match at No. 2 doubles, featuring
Mackenzie King and
Nikita Liyanage against Marina Fuduric and Elena Molla, was left unfinished with a score of 5-1 in favor of Kentucky.
In singles, Reese Sager delivered a 6-0, 6-0 win over
Mackenzie King at No. 3 singles for Kentucky. Elena Molla added another point for Kentucky with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against
Nikita Liyanage at No. 4 singles. At No. 1 singles, Julia Zhu defeated
Karolina Skowronska 6-0, 6-1. Marina Fuduric extended Kentucky's lead at No. 5 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win over
Danina Hughes.
Ellie Myers closed the match for Kentucky at No. 6 singles by defeating
Nadjema Morille 6-0, 6-0. The match at No. 2 singles between
Camila Sanchez and Zoe Hammond was left unfinished with the score at 0-0.
Doubles
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Camila Sanchez/
Karolina Skowronska (CSU) vs. Reese Sager/Asuncion Jadue (UK) 2-6
Mackenzie King/
Nikita Liyanage (CSU) vs. Marina Fuduric/Elena Molla (UK) 1-5 (unfinished)
Danina Hughes/
Nadjema Morille (CSU) vs. Ellie Myers/Donna Le Roux (UK) 1-6
Singles
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Karolina Skowronska (CSU) vs. Julia Zhu (UK) 0-6, 1-6
Camila Sanchez (CSU) vs. Zoe Hammond (UK) 0-0 (unfinished)
Mackenzie King (CSU) vs. Reese Sager (UK) 0-6, 0-6
Nikita Liyanage (CSU) vs. Elena Molla (UK) 0-6, 2-6
Danina Hughes (CSU) vs. Marina Fuduric (UK) 2-6, 1-6
Nadjema Morille (CSU) vs. Ellie Myers (UK) 0-6, 0-6
The next challenge for the Cougars is a match against Northwestern on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. at Evanston, Illinois.
