Murray State Tennis Battles Louisville In 2017 Opener

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The Murray State women’s tennis team traveled to Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky for the 2017 season opener where they fell 7-0 to the Louisville Cardinals.

The Loncarevic sisters, freshmen, made their Racer debut with a doubles win over the Cardinals. Sara Loncarevic and Anja Loncarevic defeated Sena Suswam and Olivia Boesing 7-5.

The other two double teams went to Louisville. Claire Chang and Alina Schibol dropped a 4-6 match to Mariana Humberg and Abbie Pahz, while Sara Bjork and Hannah Rikard fell 3-6 to Ariana Rodriguez and Jessie Paul.

All singles matches went to the Cardinals in their 7-0 victory over the Racers.

Racers take to the road again on Friday, Feb. 3, to take on the Evansville Purple Aces.

Murray State at Louisville
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Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017
Bass-Rudd Tennis Center – Louisville, Ky.
Louisville 7, Murray State 0

Singles competition
1. Sena Suswam (LOU) def. CHANG, Claire (MUR) 6-3, 6-2
2. Abbie Pahz (LOU) def. LONCAREVIC, Anja (MUR) 6-1, 6-0
3. Mariana Humberg (LOU) def. LONCAREVIC, Sara (MUR) 6-2, 6-3
4. Alexandra Mally (LOU) def. SCHIBOL, Alina (MUR) 6-0, 6-1
5. Olivia Boesing (LOU) def. BJORK, Sara (MUR) 6-1, 6-4
6. Tiffany Huber (LOU) def. RIKARD, Hannah (MUR) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Mariana Humberg/Abbie Pahz (LOU) def. CHANG, Claire/SCHIBOL, Alina (MUR) 6-4
2. LONCAREVIC, Anja/LONCAREVIC, Sara (MUR) def. Sena Suswam/Olivia Boesing (LOU) 7-5
3. Ariana Rodriguez/Jessie Paul (LOU) def. BJORK, Sara/RIKARD, Hannah (MUR) 6-3

Dave Winder
Murray State Athletics – Assistant AD – Media Relations