ONU DOWNED BY CARDINAL STRITCH IN THE CCAC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University women's tennis team fell in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Tournament Final, 4-2, to the Wolves of Cardinal Stritch University on Saturday.
The Tigers got off to a good start as they won that critical doubles point. The team of Nirva Patel and Chieh-Yu Chen won their match, 6-3, while the team of Narjis Mzibri and Heidi Moyo edged out a victory winning 7-6 (7-2 tiebreak). The Tigers led 1-0.
In singles' play, Mzibri proved to be the only winner for the Tigers as she won, 6-0, 6-2. Chen was only other close match in singles as she fell in three sets, 1-6, 6-2, 1-6. The Tigers dropped their first and only match of the year against a CCAC opponent, 4-2.
Below are the full results for today's championship duel
Doubles
- Narjis Mzibri/Heidi Moyo (ONU) def. Cedeno/Alvarez (CSU), 7-6 (7-2 Tiebreaker)
- Goyvaerts/Banning (CSU) def. Anja Mijailovic/Mara Perez Guillen (ONU), 6-2
- Nirva Patel/Cheih-Yu Chen (ONU) def. Garcia/Maaroufi (CSU), 6-3
Singles
- Narjis Mzibri (ONU) def. Katsouda Taka (CSU), 6-0, 6-2
- Banning (CSU) def. Heidi Moyo (ONU), 6-2, 6-2
- Cedeno (CSU) def. Nirva Patel (ONU), 6-1, 6-2
- Goyvaerts (CSU) def. Cheih-Yu Chen (ONU), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
- Natasha Nieto (ONU) and Maaroufi (CSU), 2-6, 5-6 (DNF)
- Garcia (CSU) def. Mara Perez Guillen (ONU), 6-4, 6-1
Congratulations to the Tigers on a great season and good luck to all of the seniors on their future endeavors. The ONU women's tennis team placed first in the regular season in the CCAC with a 6-0 record.
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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu