University of North Texas
McNeese
Women’s Tennis Opens Season with Doubleheader Victory
1/17/2025 7:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Mean Green defeated McNeese and UT Tyler to start the campaign 2-0
DENTON, Texas — The UNT tennis team started out the spring campaign with a 7-0 sweep over McNeese and a 6-1 win over UT Tyler on Friday at the Waranch Tennis Complex.
The Mean Green dropped just one of their possible 14 points in both matches. Friday's victories marked the first time North Texas has started the season 2-0 since the 2022-23 season, when it defeated Miami (OH) and St. John's to open its schedule.
UNT picked up the doubles point to start the day with Stadfany Nformi and Lilly Schultz winning the decisive match at line two after overcoming a 4-2 deficit. Lou Chalard and Marina Adati won on line three with a 6-0 sweep.
The Mean Green continued the momentum picked up in doubles in singles play as they won their first three matches to clinch the victory.
Gianna Pielet and Nformi each won 6-4, 6-1 at lines one and two, respectively, to put UNT on top 3-0. It was Chalard who clinched the match against McNees for UNT, winning 6-2, 6-3 to push the score to 4-0.
Next up, Shulzhenko (7-6 (7-1), 6-1) and Carolina Laydner (6-1, 6-4) each won their respective matches in straight sets. Olivia Malm then rounded out the match with a victory in three sets (6-7, 7-5, 10-8).
In total, UNT won five of its six singles matchups in straight sets in against the Cowgirls.
UNT continued its momentum in its afternoon contest with UT Tyler as it swept the Patriots to take the doubles point.
Pielet and Stanslava Shulzhenko picked up a dominant 6-0 win at line one, which was followed by a 6-1 victory at line two by Nformi and Lilly Schultz. Chalard and Adati were the last to finish in doubles, taking a 6-4 win.
UT Tyler got a point back after a forfeit due to injury at line one. However, the Mean Green won the other four singles matches.
Nformi clinched the match victory at line two for North Texas, winning 6-3, 6-2 for the Mean Green's fourth point.
Shulzhenko won 6-3, 6-0 at line three, Chalard secured a 6-3, 6-2 victory at line four and Carolina Laydner picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win at line five.
Schultz rounded out the day's action, winning 6-4, 7-5 in a comeback victory after trailing 2-5 earlier in the set.
Next up, North Texas will travel to Ames, Iowa to take on Iowa State at the McKee Indoor Tennis Complex on Friday, Jan. 24 at 9:30 AM. UNT's match against Houston, originally scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 19, has been moved to Jan. 29 in Houston.
vs. McNeese
Doubles
1. Stella Rundova/Salome Fluri (MCN) def. Stanislava Shulzhenko/Gianna Pielet (UNT) 6-2
2. Stadfany Nformi/Lilly Schultz (UNT) def. Erica Hagi/Ariane Monlleo-Sanch (MCN) 6-4
3. Marina Adati/Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Ana Hollweg/Toffee Ghorab (MCN) 6-0
Singles
1. Gianna Pielet (UNT) def. Salome Furi (MCN) 6-4, 6-1
2. Stadfany Nformi (UNT) def. Erica Hagi (MCN) 6-4, 6-1
3. Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT) def. Ana Hollweg (MCN) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
4. Olvia Malm (UNT) def. Ariane Monlleo-Sanch (MCN) 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 10-8
5. Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Elena Morales (MCN) 6-2, 6-3
6. Carolina Laydner (UNT) def. Toffee Ghorab 6-1, 6-4
vs. UT Tyler
Doubles
1. Gianna Pielet/Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT) def. Kanika Sivaraman/Allison Scwartz (UTT) 6-0
2. Lilly Schultz/Stadfany Nformi (UNT) def. Yona Bancarel/Natalia Gornzy (UTT) 6-1
3. Paula Castellanos/Carla Rodier (UTT) def. Lou Chalard/Marina Adati (UNT) 6-4
Singles
1. Gianna Pielet (UNT) vs. Carla Rodier (UTT) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
2. Stadfany Nformi (UNT) def. Allison Schwartz (UTT) 6-3, 6-2
3. Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT) def. Kanika Sivaraman (UTT) 6-3, 6-0
4. Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Paula Castellanos (UTT) 6-3, 6-2
5. Carolina Laydner (UNT) def. Natalia Gornzy (UTT) 6-2, 6-0
6. Lilly Schultz (UNT) def. Luisa Moraes (UTT) 6-4, 7-5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,5,3,6,4
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