From Arkansas State University
The Arkansas State women's tennis team recorded a 6-1 victory over Central
Arkansas in its 2013 season opener at Little Rock on Thursday.
Sophomore
Tamara Slijepcevic ran her current match winning streak to 10 with a win in
straight sets 6-2, 6-2 over Simona Horsikyan in the No. 1 singles match. Junior
Janie Nowland recorded a victory in the No. 2 singles match over Allison Murphy
in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Junior Biljana Miloshevska also recorded a straight
set victory with a 7-6, 6-0 decision over Kristina Horsikyan.
Freshman
Chiara Stefanov and sophomore Jess Heeps-Eriksen both fought back from behind to
win their matches. Stefanov was able to earn a 1-6, 7-6, 10-7 win over Sasha
Ruocco while Heeps-Eriksen recorded a 2-6, 6-2, 11-9 victory over Anna Buyukyan.
Senior Ioana Teu dropped her match to Krizia Buck 6-2, 6-3 for UCA's only point
of the match.
"I loved the fighting spirit Jess and Chiara showed to come
back and win their singles matches," ASU tennis coach Marina Engelbrecht
said.
In doubles action, the A-State No. 1 pair of Teu and Nowland took
down UCA's pair of Murphy and Buck 8-6. The Red Wolves were able to secure the
point of the doubles portion when Slijepcevic and Miloshevska were victorious
over S. Horsikyan and Ruocco 8-2. UCA did record one victory in the doubles
competition as Heeps-Eriksen and freshman Sofia Krsmanovic fell to UCA's duo of
Buyukyan and K. Horsikyan 8-6.
"This was a good first win of the season
for us," Engelbrecht added. "Everyone competed at a high level."
Arkansas
State has now won four straight season openers and has a three-match winning
streak over the Sugar Bears of UCA. A-State will be back in action at
Ridgepoint Country Club in Jonesboro for its Sun Belt Conference and home opener
against Troy. The match is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Feb.
3.
Singles Competition
1. Tamara Slijepcevic (ASU)
def. Simona Horsikyan (UCA) 6-2, 6-2
2. Janie Nowland (ASU) def. Allison
Murphy (UCA) 6-2, 6-2
3. Biljana Miloshevska (ASU) def. Kristina
Horsikyan (UCA) 7-6, 6-0
4. Krizia Buck (UCA) def. Ioana Teu (ASU) 6-2,
6-3
5. Chiara Stefanov (ASU) def. Sasha Ruocco (UCA) 1-6, 7-6,
10-7
6. Jess Heeps-Eriksen (ASU) def. Anna Buyukyan (UCA) 1-6, 6-2,
11-9
Doubles Competition
1. Ioana Teu/Janie
Nowland (ASU) def. Allison Murphy/Krizia Buck (UCA) 8-6
2. Tamara
Slijepcevic/Biljana Miloshevska (ASU) def. Simona Horsikyan/Sasha Ruocco (UCA)
8-2
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