Lexington, Ky.\u00a0\u2013 The Kentucky Women\u2019s tennis team continued their doubleheader dominance at\u00a0the\u00a0Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex,\u00a0sweeping Bellarmine University\u00a04-0\u00a0in\u00a0two\u00a0matches\u00a0on the day.\u00a0This match closed out the Wildcats non-conference\u00a0season,\u00a0and they will dive into SEC\u00a0play\u00a0this Saturday with a matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville, Tenn.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Match 1:\u00a0<\/p>\n
In doubles play,\u00a0the Wildcats take the lead on all courts starting off, with court No. 3 pair Ellie Myers and Donna Le Roux sweeping the competition and securing the first doubles win of the day. The next two courts came to a tight finish when Bellarmine started trailing back, tying the score on both courts. With a battle to the end\u00a0and a tiebreaker to secure the doubles point, court No. 2 pair Marina\u00a0Fuduric\u00a0and Elena Molla defeat BU\u2019s\u00a0Hurley\/Kollaritsch, 7-6 (5). The match on court No. 1, Zoe Hammond and Julia Zhu playing Bellarmine\u2019s\u00a0Kryslova\/Parker was left unfinished.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
In singles play,\u00a0the Cats continued to dominate,\u00a0taking first sets across the board. The first to secure a win\u00a0and get a point for the Wildcats\u00a0was\u00a0freshman\u00a0Reese\u00a0Sager\u00a0who\u00a0took over the court defeating Bellarmine\u2019s Caruk 6-2, 6-2. Senior and No. 93 Zoe Hammond put on a show on court No. 1, defeating Bellarmine\u2019s\u00a0Kryslova\u00a06-2, 6-3. Another\u00a0freshman\u00a0win was secured with Elena Molla who clinched the\u00a0last\u00a0singles point and the match for Kentucky defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-3. The remaining matches were agreed to leave unfinished with Kentucky taking on Bellarmine again a couple\u00a0hours\u00a0later.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doubles:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hammond\/Zhu (UK) def.\u00a0Kryslova\/Parker (BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fuduric\/Molla (UK) def. Hurley\/Kollaritsch\u00a0(BU)\u00a07-6 (5)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Le Roux\/Myers (UK) def. Caruk\/Fuste (BU), 6-0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Order of finish: 3,\u00a02\u00a0<\/p>\n
Singles:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoe Hammond (UK)\u00a0def.\u00a0Kryslova\u00a0(BU), 6-2, 6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reese Sager (UK)\u00a0def.\u00a0Caruk (BU), 6-2, 6-2\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elena Molla (UK)\u00a0def.\u00a0Parker (BU), 6-1, 6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Donna Le Roux (UK)\u00a0def.\u00a0Hurley (BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marina\u00a0Fuduric\u00a0(UK)\u00a0vs.\u00a0Kollaritsch\u00a0(BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie Myers (UK)\u00a0vs.\u00a0Fuste (BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Order of finish:\u00a02,\u00a01,\u00a03\u00a0<\/p>\n
Match 2:\u00a0<\/p>\n
In\u00a0round two of\u00a0doubles play,\u00a0the\u00a0Wildcats\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0lead\u00a0again on\u00a0all three courts. The first\u00a0to a victory\u00a0was\u00a0court No. 1 pair, Zoe Hammond and Julia Zhu who had unfinished business in their first doubles match,\u00a0but\u00a0this time swept\u00a0Bellarmine\u2019s\u00a0Kryslova\/Parker 6-0.\u00a0Following soon after, the pair on court No. 2 Reese Sager and\u00a0Jadue\u00a0Asuncion\u00a0gained their first doubles win and Kentucky\u2019s second doubles point\u00a0of the day.\u00a0The match on court No. 3 with the pair Marina\u00a0Fuduric\u00a0and Elena Molla\u00a0playing BU\u2019s Caruk\/Fuste, was left unfinished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In singles,\u00a0the Wildcats go for their second sweep of the\u00a0day,\u00a0and it was a success.\u00a0Sophomore Marina\u00a0Fuduric\u00a0led the team to its first singles point of the\u00a0match\u00a0defeating Bellarmine\u2019s\u00a0Kollaritsch\u00a06-4, 6-1. Senior Ellie Myers finishes\u00a0nearly at\u00a0the exact same time,\u00a0breaking her opponents\u00a0serve\u00a0for the last game to secure the match,\u00a0defeating Bellarmine\u2019s Fuste\u00a06-3, 6-0. Junior Julia Zhu takes over the first court and\u00a0hungry\u00a0for a win,\u00a0defeats\u00a0Bellarmine\u2019s\u00a0Kryslova\u00a06-4, 6-1, clinching the match for the Wildcats leading them to a 4-0 final and 2-0 sweep\u00a0for the doubleheader.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doubles:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hammond\/Zhu (UK) vs.\u00a0Kryslova\/Parker (BU)\u00a06-0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sager\/Jadue\u00a0(UK) vs. Hurley\/Kollaritsch\u00a0(BU)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fuduric\/Molla (UK) vs. Caruk\/Fuste (BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0<\/p>\n
Order of finish:\u00a01,\u00a02\u00a0<\/p>\n
Singles:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julia Zhu (UK)\u00a0def.\u00a0Kryslova\u00a0(BU)\u00a06-4, 6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reese Sager (UK) vs. Parker (BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asuncion\u00a0Jadue\u00a0(UK) vs. Caruk (BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0<\/p>\n
Donna Le Roux (UK) vs. Hurley (BU)\u00a0UF\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marina\u00a0Fuduric\u00a0(UK)\u00a0def.\u00a0Kollaritsch\u00a0(BU)\u00a06-4, 6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie\u00a0Myers\u00a0 (UK)\u00a0def.\u00a0Fuste (BU)\u00a06-3, 6-0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Order of finish:\u00a05, 6, 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Kentucky\u00a0women\u2019s tennis team aims to\u00a0keep the wins rolling\u00a0as they gear up for their\u00a0first official\u00a0conference play\u00a0match\u00a0against\u00a0the University of Tennessee\u00a0scheduled for this\u00a0Saturday at 1 p.m. ET in Knoxville, TN.\u00a0From there, they are scheduled for two more matches on the road before returning\u00a0to the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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