University of Richmond Athletics
Saturday, April 17
Westhampton Courts
12:30PM
University of Richmond
4
vs
1
UNCG
Spiders Win Final Home Match Against UNCG, 4-1
04/17/2021 | Women's Tennis
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team won all three doubles matches and three singles wins to defeat UNCG, 4-1, Saturday at Westhampton Tennis Courts. The final two matches went unfinished with Richmond holding leads in both.
The Spiders (6-4, 3-1 A-10) won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. At No. 3 doubles, Helene Heiberg (Oslo, Norway) and senior Adrienne Haynes (Asheville, N.C.) earned a win against Tayah Cross and Emily Ory, 6-4.
Sophomore Andrea Campodonico (Asuncion, Paraguay) and freshman Sara Salemyr (Stockholm, Sweden) finished with a dominant 6-2 win against Juliana Craft and Brianna Gomez at No. 2 doubles.
In the final doubles match, graduate student Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) and senior Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) completed the sweep with a 6-3 win against Sophia Adams and Hanna Giddings at No. 1 doubles.
In singles, Zlateva won in straight sets against Adams, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles to give UR a 2-0 lead. Salemyr made it 3-0 after winning in straight sets against Craft, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.
UNCG earned a point at No. 1 singles as Gomez won in straight sets against Dunbar, 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Polina Shitikova (Rybinsk, Russia) clinched the victory with a 6-2, 6-0 against Ory at No. 4 singles.
Campodonico was leading against Hanna Giddings, 6-4, 5-6 at No. 3 singles and Haynes held a 6-1, 5-2 lead against Eugenia Camacho at No. 6 singles when the match was clinched.
Richmond will end the season on the road at George Mason on Friday, April 23 at 2 p.m.
Richmond 4, UNCG 1
Singles
No. 1 – Brianna Gomez (UNCG) def. Emily Dunbar (UR), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Sophia Adams (UNCG), 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 – Andrea Campodonico (UR) vs. Hanna Giddings (UNCG), 6-4, 5-6 unfinished
No. 4 – Polina Shitikova (UR) def. Emily Ory (UNCG), 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 – Sara Salemyr (UR) def. Juliana Craft (UNCG), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Adrienne Haynes (UR) vs. Eugenia Camacho (UNCG), 6-1, 5-2 unfinished
Order of Finish: 2,5,1,4
Doubles
No. 1 – Emily Dunbar/Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Sophia Adams/Hanna Giddings (UNCG), 6-3
No. 2 – Sara Salemyr/Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Juliana Craft/Brianna Gomez (UNCG), 6-2
No. 3 – Helene Heiberg/Adrienne Haynes (UR) def. Tayah Cross/Emily Ory (UNCG), 6-4
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The Spiders (6-4, 3-1 A-10) won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. At No. 3 doubles, Helene Heiberg (Oslo, Norway) and senior Adrienne Haynes (Asheville, N.C.) earned a win against Tayah Cross and Emily Ory, 6-4.
Sophomore Andrea Campodonico (Asuncion, Paraguay) and freshman Sara Salemyr (Stockholm, Sweden) finished with a dominant 6-2 win against Juliana Craft and Brianna Gomez at No. 2 doubles.
In the final doubles match, graduate student Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) and senior Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) completed the sweep with a 6-3 win against Sophia Adams and Hanna Giddings at No. 1 doubles.
In singles, Zlateva won in straight sets against Adams, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles to give UR a 2-0 lead. Salemyr made it 3-0 after winning in straight sets against Craft, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.
UNCG earned a point at No. 1 singles as Gomez won in straight sets against Dunbar, 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Polina Shitikova (Rybinsk, Russia) clinched the victory with a 6-2, 6-0 against Ory at No. 4 singles.
Campodonico was leading against Hanna Giddings, 6-4, 5-6 at No. 3 singles and Haynes held a 6-1, 5-2 lead against Eugenia Camacho at No. 6 singles when the match was clinched.
Richmond will end the season on the road at George Mason on Friday, April 23 at 2 p.m.
Richmond 4, UNCG 1
Singles
No. 1 – Brianna Gomez (UNCG) def. Emily Dunbar (UR), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Sophia Adams (UNCG), 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 – Andrea Campodonico (UR) vs. Hanna Giddings (UNCG), 6-4, 5-6 unfinished
No. 4 – Polina Shitikova (UR) def. Emily Ory (UNCG), 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 – Sara Salemyr (UR) def. Juliana Craft (UNCG), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Adrienne Haynes (UR) vs. Eugenia Camacho (UNCG), 6-1, 5-2 unfinished
Order of Finish: 2,5,1,4
Doubles
No. 1 – Emily Dunbar/Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Sophia Adams/Hanna Giddings (UNCG), 6-3
No. 2 – Sara Salemyr/Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Juliana Craft/Brianna Gomez (UNCG), 6-2
No. 3 – Helene Heiberg/Adrienne Haynes (UR) def. Tayah Cross/Emily Ory (UNCG), 6-4
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