Friday, April 30
Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
3:30PM
University of Richmond
4
vs
0
#2 Rhode Island (A-10 Semifinal)
Richmond Sweeps Rhode Island to Advance to A-10 Championship Final
04/30/2021 | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team won the doubles point and earned three singles points in a 4-0 sweep against second-seeded Rhode Island Friday at the USTA National Campus.
The Spiders (9-4, 4-1 A-10) won all three doubles matches. At No. 3 doubles, sophomore Marta Buendia (Madrid, Spain) and senior Adrienne Haynes (Asheville, N.C.) earned a dominant 6-0 win against Halah Davis and Paulina Loredo.
Graduate student Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) and senior Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win against Nadia Rajan and Erin Chratian at No. 1 doubles.
In the final doubles match, sophomore Andrea Campodonico (Asuncion, Paraguay) and freshman Sara Salemyr (Stockholm, Sweden) also won right after No. 1 doubles against Sydney Chratian and Rachel Smilansky, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
In singles, Dunbar gave the Spiders a 2-0 lead after winning 6-0, 6-1 against Rajan at No. 1 singles. At No. 2 singles, Zlateva won in straight sets against Chratian, 6-2, 6-4 to push UR's lead to 3-0. Campodonico clinched the match with a straight-sets win against Davis, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
The other three matches went unfinished. Freshman Polina Shitikova (Rybinsk, Russia) was leading 6-4, 4-1 in the second set. Salemyr lost the first set 5-7 and was tied 1-1 in the second set at No. 5 singles. At No. 6 singles, Haynes was in a third set after winning the first set 6-3 but lost the second 1-6.
The Spiders will get a rematch in the A-10 Championship final against crosstown rival VCU on Saturday, May 1 at 3 p.m. at the USTA National Campus.
Richmond 4, Rhode Island 0
Singles
No. 1 – Emily Dunbar (UR) vs. Nadia Rajan (Rhode Island), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Erin Chratian (Rhode Island), 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Halah Davis (Rhode Island), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Polina Shitikova (UR) vs. Tiara Higuchi (Rhode Island), 6-4, 4-1 unfinished
No. 5 – Sara Salemyr (UR) vs. Rachel Smilansky (Rhode Island), 5-7, 1-1 unfinished
No. 6 – Adrienne Haynes (UR) vs. Gracie Campanella (Rhode Island), 6-3, 1-6 unfinished
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
Doubles
No. 1 – Emily Dunbar/Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Nadia Rajan/Erin Chratian (Rhode Island), 6-3
No. 2 – Sara Salemyr/Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Sydney Chratian/Rachel Smilansky (Rhode Island), 6-2
No. 3 – Marta Buendia/Adrienne Haynes (UR) def. Halah Davis/Paulina Loredo (Rhode Island), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
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The Spiders (9-4, 4-1 A-10) won all three doubles matches. At No. 3 doubles, sophomore Marta Buendia (Madrid, Spain) and senior Adrienne Haynes (Asheville, N.C.) earned a dominant 6-0 win against Halah Davis and Paulina Loredo.
Graduate student Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) and senior Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win against Nadia Rajan and Erin Chratian at No. 1 doubles.
In the final doubles match, sophomore Andrea Campodonico (Asuncion, Paraguay) and freshman Sara Salemyr (Stockholm, Sweden) also won right after No. 1 doubles against Sydney Chratian and Rachel Smilansky, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
In singles, Dunbar gave the Spiders a 2-0 lead after winning 6-0, 6-1 against Rajan at No. 1 singles. At No. 2 singles, Zlateva won in straight sets against Chratian, 6-2, 6-4 to push UR's lead to 3-0. Campodonico clinched the match with a straight-sets win against Davis, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
The other three matches went unfinished. Freshman Polina Shitikova (Rybinsk, Russia) was leading 6-4, 4-1 in the second set. Salemyr lost the first set 5-7 and was tied 1-1 in the second set at No. 5 singles. At No. 6 singles, Haynes was in a third set after winning the first set 6-3 but lost the second 1-6.
The Spiders will get a rematch in the A-10 Championship final against crosstown rival VCU on Saturday, May 1 at 3 p.m. at the USTA National Campus.
Richmond 4, Rhode Island 0
Singles
No. 1 – Emily Dunbar (UR) vs. Nadia Rajan (Rhode Island), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Erin Chratian (Rhode Island), 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Halah Davis (Rhode Island), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Polina Shitikova (UR) vs. Tiara Higuchi (Rhode Island), 6-4, 4-1 unfinished
No. 5 – Sara Salemyr (UR) vs. Rachel Smilansky (Rhode Island), 5-7, 1-1 unfinished
No. 6 – Adrienne Haynes (UR) vs. Gracie Campanella (Rhode Island), 6-3, 1-6 unfinished
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
Doubles
No. 1 – Emily Dunbar/Dessi Zlateva (UR) def. Nadia Rajan/Erin Chratian (Rhode Island), 6-3
No. 2 – Sara Salemyr/Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Sydney Chratian/Rachel Smilansky (Rhode Island), 6-2
No. 3 – Marta Buendia/Adrienne Haynes (UR) def. Halah Davis/Paulina Loredo (Rhode Island), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
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