FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (March 8, 2020) – The Northern Arizona women's tennis team rode the momentum of a dominant doubles performance to a 5-2 victory over Pacific on Sunday, extending the Lumberjacks' win streak to four matches. NAU is now 5-3 overall after winning its first three matches of its current five-match homestand.
"We had a good start in doubles at No. 1 and No. 3," said head coach
Ewa Bogusz. "They took care of business, which helped our No. 2 doubles come back. Singles play was tight. We showed a lot of resilience by coming back from behind on a few courts and overall we played tough on all of the courts. This was a good opponent and we are happy with today's win."
Moving up to the No. 1 spot for the first time this spring, senior
Chiara Tomasetti and junior
Ellie Millard snapped a personal four-match losing streak with a 6-0 blanking of Maya Lopez and Anna Ramos Vinolas. Right behind them, NAU's No. 3 pairing of sophomore
Emilie Haakansson and freshman
Elinor Beazley clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory against Danielle Zamora and Zoe Eberle.
NAU's dominance at the first two completed doubles matches helped sophomore
Adrianna Sosnowska and senior
Madi Moore – competing as a doubles pair for the first time this season – rally for an NAU doubles sweep. Sosnowska and Moore posted a 6-4 victory at No. 2 against Klara Kosan and Dohee Lee.
On court one, Tomasetti and Kosan squared off in the morning's marquee singles match between nationally-ranked players. After a slow start, Tomasetti – ranked No. 45 nationally – claimed the first set before taking care of Kosan – ranked No. 69 nationally – in the second set. Tomasetti remained unbeaten this dual season at 9-0 and notched her second nationally-ranked win this spring with a 7-5, 6-2 victory.
Millard put NAU ahead 3-0 after posting a come-from-behind win at No. 3 singles. Millard dropped the first set, but caught fire and handled Eberle in the final two sets for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win.
The 'Jacks clinched the victory with their fourth team point of the morning on court two where Sosnowska fought hard for a 7-6(5), 6-4 straight set win over Lee.
After Pacific claimed wins at No. 5 and 6, Haakansson recorded the Lumberjacks' second three-set singles victory to close out the match. Like Millard, Haakansson battled back from a first set loss to improve to 7-2 this spring following a 6-7(1), 6-2, 1-0(8) win against Lopez.
The Lumberjacks wrap up their homestand this upcoming weekend with a pair of conference matches versus Montana State and Sacramento State on Friday and Sunday. Both matches will be at 2 p.m. on the back end of doubleheaders with the NAU men's tennis team on both days.
Results:
Doubles:
- Chiara Tomasetti/Ellie Millard (NAU) def. Maya Lopez/Anna Ramos Vinolas (UP), 6-0
- Adrianna Sosnowska/Madi Moore (NAU) def. Klara Kosan/Dohee Lee (UP), 6-4
- Emilie Haakansson/Elinor Beazley (NAU) def. Danielle Zamora/Zoe Eberle (UP), 6-2*
*Clinched Doubles Point | Order of Finish: (1, 3, 2)
Singles:
- No. 45 Chiara Tomasetti (NAU) def. No. 69 Klara Kosan (UP), 7-5, 6-2
- Adrianna Sosnowska (NAU) def. Dohee Lee (UP), 7-6(5), 6-4**
- Ellie Millard (NAU) def. Zoe Eberle (UP), 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
- Emilie Haakansson (NAU) def. Maya Lopez (UP), 6-7(1), 6-2, 1-0(8)
- Anna Ramos Vinolas (UP) def. Elinor Beazley (NAU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
- Karina Vyrlan (UP) def. Madi Moore (NAU), 6-1, 7-5
**Clinched Match | Order of Finish: (1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 4)
