DALLAS, Texas (January 11, 2019) – In her first action of the spring, freshman
Emilie Haakansson led the Northern Arizona women's tennis team on Friday as the Lumberjacks opened play at the Metroplex Mania. Haakansson went unbeaten in singles and doubles, pacing the 'Jacks in their spring season debut.
NAU faced the host team, SMU, on its home court in singles to start Friday's play at the SMU Tennis Complex. Haakansson notched the Lumberjacks' lone win versus the Mustangs – last season's American Athletic Conference runner-up. Haakansson displayed a lot of fight, battling back from a first set defeat at the No. 5 singles position.
Facing SMU's Karina Traxler, Haakansson rallied for a three-set victory, 2-6, 7-5, 7-4. NAU was swept in straight sets at the remaining five singles spots.
The Lumberjacks regrouped and posted a successful showing in doubles as they took two of the three matches versus BYU. NAU's two wins came at the top two spots.
Junior
Chiara Tomasetti and sophomore
Ellie Millard defeated BYU's Anastasia Abramyan and Kate Cusick, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles to set the tone. The Lumberjacks notched their second win over the Cougars at No. 2 with sophomore
Cora-Lynn von Dungern and Haakansson dispatching Samantha Smith and Taylah Beckman by an identical 6-3 score.
On Saturday, NAU will face SMU in doubles and BYU in singles. The second day of the Metroplex Mania hosted by SMU will start at 11 a.m. MST.
Results:
Doubles:
- Chiara Tomasetti/Ellie Millard (NAU) def. Anastasia Abramyan/Kate Cusick (BYU), 6-3
- Cora-Lynn von Dungern/Emilie Haakansson (NAU) def. Samantha Smith/Taylah Beckman (BYU), 6-3
- Polina Malykh/Madeline Almeida (BYU) def. Eirene Granville/Madi Moore (NAU), 6-2
Singles:
- Liza Buss (SMU) def. No. 75 Chiara Tomasetti (NAU), 6-2, 6-4
- Vivi Kulicke (SMU) def. Ellie Millard (NAU), 6-1, 6-3
- Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Cora-Lynn von Dungern (NAU), 6-1, 6-0
- Lika Shapovalova (SMU) def. Madi Moore (NAU), 6-0, 6-1
- Emilie Haakansson (NAU) def. Karina Traxler (SMU), 2-6, 7-5, 7-4
- Nicole Petchey (SMU) def. Eirene Granville (NAU), 6-3, 6-2
