Spiders Earn Clutch Road Win At Navy, 4-3

Sunday, March 28

Annapolis, MD

1PM

University of Richmond

Navy

03/28/2021 | Women's Tennis

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team won the doubles point and earn three singles wins to defeat Navy on the road, 4-3, Sunday at the Tose Family Tennis Center.

"This was a challenge," head coach Mark Wessenlink said. "Three matches in four days after all the restrictions really tested us. Navy is always strong and well coached. To get a win will help our confidence and toughness. Polina Shitikova clinched in her first college match, Andy (Campodonico) and Dessi (Zlateva) continued their strong play."

With Richmond leading 3-2, freshman Polina Shitikova (Rybinsk, Russia), playing in her first collegiate match, clinched the victory in a third set match against Katreina Corpuz at No. 5 singles, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.

The Spiders (4-3, 2-1 A-10) won two of the three doubles matches to go ahead 1-0 in the match. At No. 1 doubles, graduate student Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) and senior Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) won against Jillian Taggart and Miranda Deng, 6-1.

Sophomore Andrea Campodonico (Asuncion, Paraguay) and freshman Sara Salemyr (Stockholm, Sweden) clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 win against Katreina Corpuz and Meghana Komarraju at No. 2 doubles.

In the final doubles match, freshman Carly Cohen (Pepper Pike, Ohio) and senior Adrienne Haynes (Asheville, N.C.) lost 6-3 against Corinne Farid and Samantha Johns at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Navy tied the match at 1-1 after Deng won in straight sets against Cohen, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. The Spiders went back up 2-1 after Campodonico won in straight sets against Komarraju, 7-5, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.

Zlateva, playing No. 1 singles for the first time this season, won in straight sets against Taggart, 6-4, 6-4 to give Richmond a 3-1 lead. Navy got within 3-2 after Samantha Johns earned a straight-sets win against Haynes, 7-5, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.

In the final singles match, Dunbar went the distance with Moore after splitting the first two sets. Dunbar won the first set tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-5) but lost the second set 6-3 to setup a third set. Moore picked up the final point for Navy with a win in the third set, 6-4 against Dunbar.

Richmond will two weeks to prepare for William & Mary on Sunday, April 11 at Noon at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.

Richmond 4, Navy 3
Singles
No. 1 – Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Jillian Taggart (Navy), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – Kacey Moore (Navy) def. Emily Dunbar (UR), 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 – Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Meghana Komarraju (Navy), 7-5, 6-1
No. 4 – Miranda Deng (Navy) def. Carly Cohen (UR), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 – Polina Shitikova (UR) def. Katreina Corpuz (Navy), 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 – Samantha Johns (Navy) def. Adrienne Haynes (UR), 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4,3,1,6,5,1

Doubles
No. 1 – Emily Dunbar/Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Jillian Taggart/Miranda Deng (Navy), 6-1
No. 2 – Sara Salemyr/Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Katreina Corpuz/Meghana Komarraju (Navy), 6-1
No. 3 – Corinne Farid/Samantha Johns (Navy) def. Carly Cohen/Adrienne Haynes (UR), 6-3
Order of Finish: 1,2,3

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