Posted: Feb 12, 2022
Women's Tennis Improves To 3-0 With Pair Of Wins In Ohio
OVERVIEW
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 4, Walsh Cavaliers 3/Northwood 6, Ashland Eagles 1
RECORDS: Walsh 4-1/Northwood 3-0/Ashland 2-2
LOCATION: North Canton, Ohio/Wooster, Ohio
RECAP: Northwood women's tennis picked up a pair of road wins Friday and Saturday (February 11-12), defeating Walsh 4-3 and Ashland 6-1.
INSIDE THE MATCH - WALSH
- All three doubles matches finished with a final score of 6-2. NU picked up wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions to earn a 1-0 lead heading to singles.
- The two teams split the six singles matches, with Northwood winning at the No. 2, 3 and 5 positions.
- Five of the six singles matches were decided in straight-sets – the lone three set match went in favor of Northwood. Ekaterina Vorobeva won 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 5 position.
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Rafaella Platsiota/Sanvi Ahluwalia/Vorobeva: 2-0 on the day
INSIDE THE MATCH - ASHLAND
- Northwood swept the three doubles matches to earn the early lead, dropping a total of just four games to go up 1-0
- The Timberwolves went on to take five of the six singles matches to close out the win.
- All six of the singles matches were decided in straight-sets.
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Rafaella Fulop/Rafaella Platsiota/Sanvi Ahluwalia/Ekaterina Vorobeva: 2-0 on the day
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves will host Eastern Michigan Friday (February 18). Match time is set for 9 a.m.