Cohen, Shitikova Pick Up Doubles Win as Spiders Fall to Liberty

Sunday, February 6

Lynchburg, VA

1:00 PM

University of Richmond

Liberty

Cohen, Shitikova Pick Up Doubles Win as Spiders Fall to Liberty

02/06/2022 | Women's Tennis

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The duo of Carly Cohen and Polina Shitikova picked up a doubles win Sunday afternoon as the University of Richmond women's tennis team faced in-state foe Liberty on the road.

The Spiders (0-3) ultimately fell 4-0 to the Flames (3-3).

Cohen and Shitikova started off the day by defeating Liberty's combo of Maria Juliana Parra Romero and Willa Rogers, 6-1, on Court 2. With the win, the pair improves to 2-1 at No. 2 doubles.

Singles Competition

1. M. Juliana P. Romero (LU) vs. Emily Dunbar (UR) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
2. Alexandra Almborg (LU) def. Carly Cohen (UR) 6-3, 6-1
3. Marina Davtyan (LU) def. Polina Shitikova (UR) 2-0, retired
4. Esther Lovato (LU) vs. Helene Heiberg (UR) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
5. Tiffany Nguyen (LU) vs. Sara Salemyr (UR) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
6. Micaela Ode Mitre (LU) def. Marta Buendia (UR) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles Competition

1. Tiffany Nguyen/Maretha Burger (LU) def. Emily Dunbar/Sara Salemyr (UR) 6-2
2. Polina Shitikova/Carly Cohen (UR) def. M. Juliana P. Romero/Willa Rogers (LU) 6-1
3. Eloise Saraty/Elsa Kirch (LU) def. Helene Heiberg/Marta Buendia (UR) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,6,2)

Up next, the Spiders travel to face Towson Friday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m.

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