Posted: Apr 21, 2023

Women's Tennis Upsets Top-Seeded Tiffin 4-2 To Advance To G-MAC Tournament Finals

Team Stats

Northwood

Tiffin University

Score

Doubles

Rafaella Fulop / Rafaella Platsiota (NU)
def. Carina Avram / Anaelle Lepinay (TUWOMEN)

6-3

S.M. Von Dusterlho / Danijela Danilovic (NU)
def. Celine Ferron / Emily Barrett (TUWOMEN)

6-1

Shea Foster / Jessica Peace (TUWOMEN)
def. Savannah Matuszewski / Regan Fales (NU)

6-1

Singles

Anaelle Lepinay (TUWOMEN)
def. Rafaella Platsiota (NU)

6-2, 6-3

Rafaella Fulop (NU)
def. Emily Barrett (TUWOMEN)

3-6, 6-1, 6-2

Danijela Danilovic (NU)
def. Jessica Peace (TUWOMEN)

6-4, 1-6, 6-4

Carina Avram (TUWOMEN)
def. Savannah Matuszewski (NU)

7-5, 6-3

Yuliia Khmara (NU)
def. Celine Ferron (TUWOMEN)

6-4, 6-1

Mathilde Gilles (TUWOMEN)
def. S.M. Von Dusterlho (NU)

FINAL - UNFINISHED

OVERVIEW

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 4, Tiffin Dragons 2
RECORDS: Tiffin (11-11), Northwood (10-10)
LOCATION: Owensboro, Ky.
RECAP: Northwood women's tennis upsets top-seeded Tiffin 4-2 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament semifinals Friday (April 21).

INSIDE THE MATCH

All three doubles matches were easy wins, with two of the three matches being decided by the score of 6-1. Northwood came through with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions to earn a 1-0 lead.
Tiffin earned the first win in singles to tie the overall match 1-1.
Northwood responded with wins at No. 2 thanks to Rafaella Fulop and at No. 3 thanks to Danijela Danilovic to put the Timberwolves up 3-1.
The Dragons won at the No. 4 slot to cut the lead to 3-2 before Northwood closed it out at the No. 5 match thanks to Yuliia Khmara.
Khmara gave the Timberwolves the match thanks to a 6-4, 6-1 win.

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