University of Richmond Athletics
Friday, January 28
Richmond, VA (VCU)
10 a.m.
University of Richmond
2
vs
4
Elon
Cohen Picks Up Wins as Spiders Fall to Elon
01/28/2022 | Women's Tennis
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team was edged out by Elon, 4-2, Friday afternoon at the Thalhimer Tennis Center on the campus of VCU.
The Spiders earned the doubles point and Carly Cohen picked up the win at No. 2 singles before Richmond fell in the grueling battle.
"Today was a great battle with good, close matches. We needed this," said head coach Mark Wesselink. "Our doubles looked strong, and Carly Cohen responded well to moving up to the No. 2 spot. Overall, today was very encouraging, but we've still got plenty of work to do."
Cohen led the Spiders on the day with a doubles win on Court 2 in combination with Polina Shitikova. The pair took down Julie Ball and Victoria Saldh 6-2, and Cohen later defeated Saldh in singles, 6-1, 6-1.
The Richmond duo of Helene Heiberg and Marta Buendia also picked up a doubles win on Court 3 as they defeated Olivia Archer and Alison O'Dea 6-2.
It was a three-set thriller in No. 1 singles as Emily Dunbar dropped the first set to Sibel Tanik, 6-3, before taking the next one 4-6 to force the decisive third set, and Tanik took the tiebreaker 7-2.
Singles Competition
Doubles Competition
Up next, the Spiders travel to Liberty to face the Flames Sunday, Feb. 6.
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The Spiders earned the doubles point and Carly Cohen picked up the win at No. 2 singles before Richmond fell in the grueling battle.
"Today was a great battle with good, close matches. We needed this," said head coach Mark Wesselink. "Our doubles looked strong, and Carly Cohen responded well to moving up to the No. 2 spot. Overall, today was very encouraging, but we've still got plenty of work to do."
Cohen led the Spiders on the day with a doubles win on Court 2 in combination with Polina Shitikova. The pair took down Julie Ball and Victoria Saldh 6-2, and Cohen later defeated Saldh in singles, 6-1, 6-1.
The Richmond duo of Helene Heiberg and Marta Buendia also picked up a doubles win on Court 3 as they defeated Olivia Archer and Alison O'Dea 6-2.
It was a three-set thriller in No. 1 singles as Emily Dunbar dropped the first set to Sibel Tanik, 6-3, before taking the next one 4-6 to force the decisive third set, and Tanik took the tiebreaker 7-2.
Singles Competition
- Sibel Tanik (EU) def. Emily Dunbar (UR) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
- Carly Cohen (UR) def. Victoria Saldh (EU) 6-1, 6-1
- Lizette Reding (EU) def. Helene Heiberg (UR) 7-6, 6-0
- Julie Ball (EU) def. Polina Shitikova (UR) 6-3, 6-3
- Olivia Archer (EU) def. Sara Salemyr (UR) 7-6, 7-6
- Marta Buendia (UR) vs. Alison O'Dea (EU), unfinished at 7-6
Doubles Competition
- Dunbar/Salemyr (UR) vs. Tanik/Reding (EU), unfinished at 5-3
- Cohen/Shitikova (UR) def. Ball/Saldh 6-2
- Heiberg/Buendia (UR) def. Archer/O'Dea 6-2
Up next, the Spiders travel to Liberty to face the Flames Sunday, Feb. 6.
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