W. Tennis Wins ITA Kick-Off Opener, 7-0
January 25, 2013
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The ninth-ranked Hurricanes moved to 3-0 on the season with a 7-0 victory over No. 56 Hawaii in the opening match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend [Coral Gables region] at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center on Friday.
Miami will be relying on several freshmen this season and on this day, three young Canes delivered for their team. After taking the doubles point, UM’s Clementina Riobueno, Deborah Suarez and Kelsey Laurente quickly sealed the win.
“We played really well on courts two, five and six today in singles,” said Miami head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews. “I was happy with how thorough the girls were and how they were able to stay present mentally for their matches.
| No. 56 Hawaii vs. No. 9 Miami | |||||||||||
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| #1 Singles | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Katarina Poljakova | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Lina Lileikite | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| #2 Singles | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Martina Kostalova | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kelsey Laurente | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| #3 Singles | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Xenia Suworowa | 6 | 5 | 9 | |||||||
| Melissa Bolivar | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
| #4 Singles | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Paulina Petriskova | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| Stephanie Wagner | 7 (3) | 6 | |||||||||
| #5 Singles | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Kelsey Daguio | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clementina Riobueno | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| #6 Singles | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Rebecca Faltusz | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Deborah Suarez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| #1 Doubles | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
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Poljakova/Suworowa | unf | |||||||||
| Lileikite/Wagner | unf | ||||||||||
| #2 Doubles | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
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Petriskova/Kostalova | 1 | |||||||||
| Bolivar/Riobueno | 8 | ||||||||||
| #3 Doubles | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
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Daguio/Faltusz | 0 | |||||||||
| Laurente/Dubins | 8 | ||||||||||
Riobueno and Suarez, playing at No. 5 and 6 singles, respectively, breezed through their matches. Riobueno downed Hawaii’s Kelsey Daguio, 6-1, 6-0, while Suarez put away Rebecca Faltusz flawlessly, 6-0, 6-0.
Laurente, the Hurricanes’ highest ranked singles player at No. 51, clinched UM’s victory with a 6-0, 6-1 match at the No. 2 position over Martina Kostalova.
Another freshman, Stephanie Wagner,ranked No. 92 in the latest ITA rankings, won her match in straight sets aswell at the No. 4 position, but needed a first set tie-break on her way todefeating Paulina Petriskova, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
Sophomore Lina Likeikite, playing Fridayat No. 1 singles, performed well in her first set (6-1) win over Katarina Poljakova,but needed to battle in the second to secure the win at 7-5.
Melissa Bolivar, one of two juniors onthe team this season, didn’t have a great start against Xenia Suworowa at theNo. 3 position, dropping the first set, 4-6. However, the feisty Colombianworked a 7-5 victory in the second set, before winning a super tie-breaker,11-9, to clinch the victory.
“Courts one, three and four fought hard,”added Yaroshuk-Tews. But, they need to raise their level of play tomorrow to besuccessful.”
Yaroshuk-Tews has said she expects a lotfrom her doubles teams this season and on Friday, they didn’t disappoint.Laurente and Brittany Dubins improved their record to 5-1 on season with a 8-0win over Daguio and Faltusz. Bolivar and Riobueno played equally as well intheir point-clinching match, winning 8-1 over Petriskova and Kostalova.
“Doubles went well,” said Yaroshuk-Tews.”We played with discipline and met our goals that we set for ourselves.”
The Hurricanes will play Arizona State,who defeated Oklahoma, on Saturday. That championship match with begin at 2p.m. Admission is free to the public. The consolation match between Oklahomaand Hawaii will begin at 10 a.m.
If the Hurricanes win Saturday, the Hurricanes would guarantee themselvesa spot in the 2013 ITA National Women’sTeam Indoor Championship, held Feb. 8-11 at the University of Virginia’s BoydTinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville
For live stats from both of Saturday’s matches,clickhere.
Singles competition
1. #57 Lina Lileikite (UM) def.Katarina Poljakova (HAW) 6-1, 7-5
2. #51 Kelsey Laurente (UM) def.Martina Kostalova (HAW) 6-0, 6-1
3. Melissa Bolivar (UM) def. XeniaSuworowa (HAW) 4-6, 7-5, 11-9
4. #92 Stephanie Wagner (UM) def.Paulina Petriskova (HAW) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
5. Clementina Riobueno (UM) def.Kelsey Daquio (HAW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Deborah Suarez (UM) def. Rebecca Faltusz (HAW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Lina Lileikite/Stephanie Wagner(UM) vs. Katarina Poljakova/Xenia Suworowa (HAW) unfinished
2. Melissa Bolivar/Clementina Riobueno(UM) def. Paulina Petriskova/Martina Kostalova (HAW) 8-1
3. Kelsey Laurente/Brittany Dubins(UM) def. Kelsey Daquio/Rebecca Faltusz (HAW) 8-0
Order of Finish:
Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,6,2,4,1,3)
