ARLINGTON, Texas – The Seattle University Redhawks fell in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday, dropping the match 2-4 against Abilene Christian. Lamija Avdic and Lola Tavcar had Seattle U's points, both coming in singles play.
Avdic won 6-1, 6-1 on court one in singles, securing Seattle U's first point of the day and making it 1-1 after Abilene Christian won doubles. It was Avdic's sixth straight undefeated singles match. In that time, she has gone 4-0 with two unfinished matches.
Tavcar's win came on court six, 7-5, 6-3. That made it two straight singles wins for Tavcar, who also won against Eastern Washington to close out the regular season.
The Redhawks had some highly competitive doubles matches, with Abilene Christian eventually grabbing the point. Avdic and Natalia Michta would fall 6-7 (5-7) in the tiebreaker, the first loss by that duo this year in their tenth doubles match together. Daria Nazarenko and Jade Quintana led 5-4 in their doubles match on court two, only for it to go unfinished.
Nazarenko's singles match also went unfinished, with the sophomore leading 4-2 at the time of the match's end. Michta went to three sets in her singles match, winning 6-4 in set two after falling 2-6 in set one. The point would go to Abilene Christian after a 1-6 set three.
DOUBLES
Avdic/Michta (SU) vs. Klinteby/Vrsalovic (ACU) – 6-7 (5-7)
Nazarenko/Quintana (SU) vs. Del Campo/Toyos (ACU) – 5-4, DNF
Dimova/Tavcar (SU) vs. Cascos/Sears (ACU) – 4-6
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
Lamija Avdic (SU) vs. Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) – 6-1, 6-1
Natalia Michta (SU) vs. Olivia Sears (ACU) – 2-6, 6-4, 1-6
Liliya Dimova (SU) vs. Angela Del Campo (ACU) – 5-7, 2-6
Daria Nazarenko (SU) vs. Maria Cascos (ACU) – 4-2, DNF
Larissa Teramura (SU) vs. Alice Klinteby (ACU) – 3-6, 2-6
Lola Tavcar (SU) vs. Eva Arranz (ACU) – 7-5, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
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Avdic won 6-1, 6-1 on court one in singles, securing Seattle U's first point of the day and making it 1-1 after Abilene Christian won doubles. It was Avdic's sixth straight undefeated singles match. In that time, she has gone 4-0 with two unfinished matches.
Tavcar's win came on court six, 7-5, 6-3. That made it two straight singles wins for Tavcar, who also won against Eastern Washington to close out the regular season.
The Redhawks had some highly competitive doubles matches, with Abilene Christian eventually grabbing the point. Avdic and Natalia Michta would fall 6-7 (5-7) in the tiebreaker, the first loss by that duo this year in their tenth doubles match together. Daria Nazarenko and Jade Quintana led 5-4 in their doubles match on court two, only for it to go unfinished.
Nazarenko's singles match also went unfinished, with the sophomore leading 4-2 at the time of the match's end. Michta went to three sets in her singles match, winning 6-4 in set two after falling 2-6 in set one. The point would go to Abilene Christian after a 1-6 set three.
DOUBLES
Avdic/Michta (SU) vs. Klinteby/Vrsalovic (ACU) – 6-7 (5-7)
Nazarenko/Quintana (SU) vs. Del Campo/Toyos (ACU) – 5-4, DNF
Dimova/Tavcar (SU) vs. Cascos/Sears (ACU) – 4-6
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
Lamija Avdic (SU) vs. Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) – 6-1, 6-1
Natalia Michta (SU) vs. Olivia Sears (ACU) – 2-6, 6-4, 1-6
Liliya Dimova (SU) vs. Angela Del Campo (ACU) – 5-7, 2-6
Daria Nazarenko (SU) vs. Maria Cascos (ACU) – 4-2, DNF
Larissa Teramura (SU) vs. Alice Klinteby (ACU) – 3-6, 2-6
Lola Tavcar (SU) vs. Eva Arranz (ACU) – 7-5, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
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