ORLANDO, Fla. – The Saginaw Valley State University tennis team lost a 4-3 heartbreaker to NCAA Division I Sacred Heart on Monday night in Orlando, Florida.

The match came down to the number one singles, where Nicoletta Diamantopoulos fell 6-4 in the first set before taking set two 6-3 to force tiebreakers. Diamantopoulos battled, but fell 10-6 in the contest.

Lydia Liong Tng En won her match at number four singles to earn a point for the Cardinals. Anastasia Diamantopoulos won 6-1, 6-2 at number five singles, and Fatimah Butt earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at number six singles to knot the match at three points each going into the final matchup at number one singles.

RESULTS
Doubles
Ola Irla Bartyzel & Olivia Zuba def. Fatimah Butt & Nicoletta Diamantopoulos, 6-3
Ava Nelson & Malena Del Olmo def. Amelia Dickson & Lydia Liong Tng En, 7-5
Savita Bagirathan & Brooke Tuffs def. Katie Lucke & Anastasia Diamantopoulos, 6-0

Singles
Ola Irla Bartyzel def. Nicoletta Diamantopoulos: 6-4, 3-6 (10-6)
Ava Nelson def. Amelia Dickson: 6-2, 6-1
Savita Bagirathan def. Claudia Calderero Prado: 6-1, 6-2
Lydia Liong Tng En def. Olivia Zuba: 6-4, 6-3
Anastasia Diamantopoulos def. Kailin Gochna: 6-1, 6-2
Fatimah Butt def. Kiah James: 6-1, 6-1

UP NEXT: The Cardinals will play two matches tomorrow, March 3, in Orlando. The first will be against Ava Maria at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The day will conclude with a matchup against NCAA Division I Villanova at 2:00 p.m. (ET).