ORLANDO, Fla. – The Saginaw Valley State University tennis team split its matches scheduled on the third day of the Spring Break trip in Orlando. The Cardinals (4-5) fell to Villanova, 4-0, after their first match against Ave Maria was rained out and rescheduled for Wednesday morning (March 4). SVSU upended the Gyrenes 6-1 during the morning slot to improve to 4-5 on the season.
Amelia Dickson and Lydia Liong Tng En clinched the doubles points with a 6-1 win at the number one doubles since Ave Maria defaulted at number three doubles. Anastasia Diamantopoulos and Katie Lucke were leading 5-1 at number two doubles when the point was clinched.
Nicoletta Diamantopoulos extended the lead to 2-0 with a win at number one singles of 6-0, 6-1. The Gyrenes earned a point at number two singles to trim the deficit to 2-1. The Cardinals swept singles three through six to earn the remaining four points for the win.
RESULTS VS AVE MARIA
Doubles
Amelia Dickson & Lydia Liong Tng En def. Clara Penido & Danna Nunez: 6-1
Anastasia Diamantopoulos & Katie Lucke led Elizabeth Pince & Melana Mourad: 5-1
Natalie Schoenherr & Dalton DeBoer won by Default
Singles
Nicoletta Diamantopoulos def. Danna Nunez: 6-0, 6-1
Clara Penido def. Claudia Calderero Prado: 4-6, 7-5 (10-5)
Fatimah Butt def. Maria Hofmeister: 6-1, 6-3
Natalie Schoenherr def. Elizabeth Pince: 6-1, 6-3
Irene Latorre Barreiro def. Melana Mourad: 6-2, 6-1
Dalton DeBoer won by Default
RESULTS VS VILLANOVA
Doubles
Fatimah Butt & Nicoletta Diamantopoulos def. Emi Callahan & Maggie Gehrig: 6-2
Miriam Dondorova & Olivia Corcoran def. Amelia Dickson & Lydia Liong Tng En: 7-5
Savie Seebald & Alina Kornyeva def. Katie Lucke & Anastasia Diamantopoulos: 6-2
Singles
Olivia Corcoran vs. Nicoletta Diamantopoulos: Unfinished
Maggie Gehrig vs. Amelia Dickson: Unfinished
Jenna Stevens vs. Claudia Calderero Prado: Unfinished
Lauren Monti def. Lydia Liong Tng En: 6-0, 6-1
Maddie Hills def. Anastasia Diamantopoulos: 6-2, 6-0
Riley Cicero def. Fatimah Butt: 6-1, 6-0
UP NEXT: The Cardinals will finish their Spring Break trip tomorrow (March 5) with a matchup against Sioux Falls at 6:30 p.m. (ET).