University of North Texas Athletics
Monday, March 8
Denton
3 PM
University of North Texas
3
vs
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Memphis
Photo by: Mark Woods
Mean Green Fall 4-3 To Memphis
3/8/2021 8:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DENTON — A courageous performance by UNT came up just short Monday late afternoon as the Mean Green fell 4-3 to Memphis at home.
UNT (2-7) was playing its second match in as many days and needed to squeeze every ounce of energy out on to the court. The Mean Green took the Tigers (3-9) to a third set in five of the six singles matches but couldn't make the plays late in many of the third sets to win after earning the critical doubles point victory early on.
Playing through discomfort and pain, junior Lucie Devier did all she could, including serving underhand, to keep her own singles match going and not concede a quick point so to try and give her teammates a chance to finish their matches. As she battled, senior Nidhi Surapaneni made quick work of her opponent to tie the match at 2-2. Devier's long battle allowed sophomore Kexuan Zhou to finish her match and give the Mean Green a 3-2 lead.
However, Memphis grabbed the two final points of the match with victories on court four and then ultimately the match winner at court two.
Monday had started so strong for the Mean Green. Devier and Surapaneni clinched the doubles point with one of the most gallant doubles performances of the year as they edged out a 7-6 (10-8) victory at the No. 1 spot in the doubles lineup.
Next UNT will remain at home and host Tulane on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Sophie Abrams (MEMPHIS) def. DEVIER, Lucie (UNT21) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
2. Laura Bente (MEMPHIS) def. PONOMAREVA, Maria (UNT21) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
3. SURAPANENI, Nidhi (UNT21) def. Aran Garcia (MEMPHIS) 6-3, 6-4
4. Camila Soares (MEMPHIS) def. OYAMA, Saki (UNT21) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. ZHOU, Kexuan (UNT21) def. Alisha Reayer (MEMPHIS) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
6. Katherine Cao (MEMPHIS) def. HUMMEL, Sophia (UNT21) 6-0, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. SURAPANENI, Nidhi/DEVIER, Lucie (UNT21) def. Aran Garcia/Sophie Abrams (MEMPHIS) 7-6 (10-8)
2. PONOMAREVA, Maria/ZHOU, Kexuan (UNT21) def. Alisha Reayer/Katherine Cao (MEMPHIS) 7-5
3. Camila Soares/Josephine Cao (MEMPHIS) def. HUMMEL, Sophia/OYAMA, Saki (UNT21) 7-5
UNT (2-7) was playing its second match in as many days and needed to squeeze every ounce of energy out on to the court. The Mean Green took the Tigers (3-9) to a third set in five of the six singles matches but couldn't make the plays late in many of the third sets to win after earning the critical doubles point victory early on.
Playing through discomfort and pain, junior Lucie Devier did all she could, including serving underhand, to keep her own singles match going and not concede a quick point so to try and give her teammates a chance to finish their matches. As she battled, senior Nidhi Surapaneni made quick work of her opponent to tie the match at 2-2. Devier's long battle allowed sophomore Kexuan Zhou to finish her match and give the Mean Green a 3-2 lead.
However, Memphis grabbed the two final points of the match with victories on court four and then ultimately the match winner at court two.
Monday had started so strong for the Mean Green. Devier and Surapaneni clinched the doubles point with one of the most gallant doubles performances of the year as they edged out a 7-6 (10-8) victory at the No. 1 spot in the doubles lineup.
Next UNT will remain at home and host Tulane on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Sophie Abrams (MEMPHIS) def. DEVIER, Lucie (UNT21) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
2. Laura Bente (MEMPHIS) def. PONOMAREVA, Maria (UNT21) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
3. SURAPANENI, Nidhi (UNT21) def. Aran Garcia (MEMPHIS) 6-3, 6-4
4. Camila Soares (MEMPHIS) def. OYAMA, Saki (UNT21) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. ZHOU, Kexuan (UNT21) def. Alisha Reayer (MEMPHIS) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
6. Katherine Cao (MEMPHIS) def. HUMMEL, Sophia (UNT21) 6-0, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. SURAPANENI, Nidhi/DEVIER, Lucie (UNT21) def. Aran Garcia/Sophie Abrams (MEMPHIS) 7-6 (10-8)
2. PONOMAREVA, Maria/ZHOU, Kexuan (UNT21) def. Alisha Reayer/Katherine Cao (MEMPHIS) 7-5
3. Camila Soares/Josephine Cao (MEMPHIS) def. HUMMEL, Sophia/OYAMA, Saki (UNT21) 7-5
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Sophie Abrams / 0 [MEMPHIS]
636
260
#2 Singles Match
123
Laura Bente / 0 [MEMPHIS]
476
661
#3 Singles Match
12
Aran Garcia / 0 [MEMPHIS]
34
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Camila Soares / 0 [MEMPHIS]
366
614
#5 Singles Match
123
Alisha Reayer / 0 [MEMPHIS]
714
566
#6 Singles Match
12
Katherine Cao / 0 [MEMPHIS]
66
02
Order of Finish:
6,1,3,5,4,2
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