ORLANDO, Fla. – The Saginaw Valley State University tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to North Carolina A&T in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday afternoon. Adriana Barrio and Nicoletta Diamantopoulos took number one doubles by a score of 6-2 and earned the 1-0 lead after a forfeit by the Aggies at number three doubles. Nicoletta Diamantopoulos won her number three singles matchup to get another point for the Cardinals (0-5), but it wasn't enough to gain the win over NCAT.
Doubles
1: Adriana Barrio and Nicoletta Diamantopoulos def. Dorsa Cheraghi and Juana Gomez Weiss: 6-2
2: Hana El Sherif and Randy Rakotoarilala def. Amelia Dickson and Lydia Liong: 6-2
3: Anastasia Diamantopoulos and Elizabeth Stuart: WD
Singles
1: Dorsa Cheraghi def. Adriana Barrio: 1-6, 7-4, 10-5
2: Randy Rakotoarilala def. Amelia Dickson: 6-0, 6-2
3: Nicoletta Diamantopoulos def. Hana El Sherif: 6-2, 4-6, 10-8
4: Juana Gomez Weiss def. Lydia Liong: 6-2, 6-2
5: Flavia Villegas def. Elizabeth Stuart: 6-3, 6-2
UP NEXT: The Cardinals finish up their Spring Break trip tomorrow, March 6 with a match against Sioux Falls.