Friday, February 23
Denton, TX
2:30 PM CT
University of North Texas
1
vs
6
FIU
No. 39 FIU Takes Down Tennis 6-1
2/23/2024 6:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Carolina Laydner comes from behind to win at line five
DENTON, Texas – Carolina Laydner, who moved from line six to line five due to an injury before the singles matches, came from behind after dropping the first set to win her match, but the UNT women's tennis team fell 6-1 against No. 39 FIU Friday afternoon at Waranch Tennis Complex.
Laydner grabbed a 4-6, 7-5, 10-5 win to improve her impressive singles record to 6-1 on the season as the Mean Green dropped to 6-4 on the year.
In doubles play, the duo of Olivia Malm and Stanislava Shulzhenko were strong at line three with a 6-1 victory, but the Panthers won the matches at lines one and two to win the doubles point.
Playing at line one singles, Malm found herself in a battle against the No. 47 ranked player in the country Oyinlomo Quadre. Malm won the opening set 7-6 (8-6) before dropping the second set 6-1. With the match already decided, the matchup would move to a 10-point tiebreak and Quadre was able to win in a thriller 11-9.
The Panthers were able to win in straight sets at lines two, three, four and six to ultimately take home the win 6-1.
The Mean Green will return to action Saturday when they take on their second straight top-50 team with a matchup against Grand Canyon at 11:00 am at the Waranch Tennis Complex.
Live stats and video will be available on MeanGreenSports.com.
Laydner grabbed a 4-6, 7-5, 10-5 win to improve her impressive singles record to 6-1 on the season as the Mean Green dropped to 6-4 on the year.
In doubles play, the duo of Olivia Malm and Stanislava Shulzhenko were strong at line three with a 6-1 victory, but the Panthers won the matches at lines one and two to win the doubles point.
Playing at line one singles, Malm found herself in a battle against the No. 47 ranked player in the country Oyinlomo Quadre. Malm won the opening set 7-6 (8-6) before dropping the second set 6-1. With the match already decided, the matchup would move to a 10-point tiebreak and Quadre was able to win in a thriller 11-9.
The Panthers were able to win in straight sets at lines two, three, four and six to ultimately take home the win 6-1.
The Mean Green will return to action Saturday when they take on their second straight top-50 team with a matchup against Grand Canyon at 11:00 am at the Waranch Tennis Complex.
Live stats and video will be available on MeanGreenSports.com.
-- GMG --
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Oyinlomo Quadre / 0 [FIU]
6611
719
#2 Singles Match
12
E. Khairutdinova / 0 [FIU]
66
42
#3 Singles Match
12
Valery Gynina / 0 [FIU]
67
16
#4 Singles Match
12
Katerina Mandelikova / 0 [FIU]
67
35
#5 Singles Match
123
Salma Loudili / 0 [FIU]
655
4710
#6 Singles Match
12
Petja Drame / 0 [FIU]
66
22
Order of Finish:
3,6,4,2,1,5
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