INDIANAPOLIS – No. 8 UIndy women's tennis had a successful open to their spring, welcoming and subsequently beating G-MAC member Findlay by a score of 5-2.
INS AND OUTS
Doubles was a story the Greyhounds are not used to, dropping two of the three matches on route to a Findlay point.
Anna Novikova and
Lea Cakarevic held down the fort at the No. 1 slot, picking up a victory 6-1.
Singles was a different story however, with the Greyhounds going undefeated, minus a forfeit at the No. 6 singles slot.
Maissane Aik struck the first blow, speeding to a 6-1, 6-0 victory. The fresh face in
Maria Fiacan followed Aik's lead, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
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Anna Novikova got the job done just minutes later in the No. 1 singles slot leading to a complete momentum switch in the team match. Another fresh face in the Stavropol, Russia-native
Margarita Andreiuk saw the court for the first time in the Crimson in Grey. She proved she belonged with a clean 6-2, 6-1 victory.
Ending the match was the third new face for the Hounds in
Aimee Reynoso out of Mexico. Despite dominance in the first set, she dropped the second, forcing a 10 point tiebreak. In said tiebreak she took a lead and never let up, ending in a 10-3 win.
HOUND BYTES
UP NEXT
The Hounds head north to square-off with the Grand Valley State Lakers on Feb. 4 with the first match scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
