FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (April 24, 2024) – The NAU women's tennis team will begin their hunt for the 2024 Big Sky Conference Championships tomorrow as they face No. 3 Sacramento State in the first round of conference championship play.
The 'Jacks finished their season with a 3-5 conference record, and closed out regular season conference play with a 6-1 win over Idaho.
In their win over Idaho, they began the day with a solid doubles performance to take the first point of the day.
Dolavee Tumthong and
Daryna Shoshyna saw an easy victory on court one as they defeated the top pair from Idaho 6-1.
Despite going up 2-1 early on court two,
Patrycja Niewiadomska and
Andrea Noguera fell 6-2. In a close match on court three,
Ana Karen Guadiana Campos and
Ava Neyestani pushed their match to a tiebreaker where they won 7-6 (7-2).
Dolavee Tumthong took a quick 4-1 lead on court three before taking the first set 6-1. Tumthong won the second set 6-1 to earn the second point of the day for NAU.
Daryna Shoshyna took an early 4-1 lead in the first set on court five before taking the set 6-3. After going up 2-0 in the second set, Shoshyna won 6-2 to earn another point for the Lumberjacks.
Patrycja Niewiadomska clinched the match victory with consecutive 6-3 wins on court one.
Ava Neyestani saw the first set on court four go to a tiebreaker, eventually winning 7-6. Neyestani's second set was also decided by a tiebreaker, with the NAU senior taking the point with a 7-5 second set win.
Ana Karen Guadiana Campos fell 6-1 in the first set on court one, before bouncing back in the second set to push it to a tiebreaker before winning 7-6 (7-3). Campos won the final set 10-7 to earn the sixth point of the day for NAU.
In their last match against Sacramento State, NAU fell 5-2. The 'Jacks won the doubles point with wins on courts one and three, with
Daryna Shoshyna earning the lone singles point.
The Lumberjacks will face the Hornets on Thursday with the match beginning at 8:00 a.m. MST at the Phoenix Tennis Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Live results for the match can be found
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