LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The EKU women's tennis team (1-3) lost against in-state foe Louisville (3-1) by the score of 6-1 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Saturday.
 
To begin the dual match, the Cardinals took all of the doubles courts to claim the doubles point.
 
Louisville set the tone in singles competition, taking five of six matches in straight sets to clinch the match.
 
Singles competition
1. Elena Tairian (EKU-W) def. Andrea DiPalma (LOU) 2-4, retired
2. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Daniela Hernandez (EKU-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. Maria Campos (LOU) def. Emmeline Polevoi (EKU-W) 7-5, 6-0
4. Cici Xin (LOU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU-W) 6-0, 6-3
5. Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. Mariia Triska (EKU-W) 6-0, 6-0
6. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Madison Hill (EKU-W) 6-3, 6-1
Singles (1,5,4,2,6,3)

Doubles competition
1. Andrea DiPalma/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Elena Tairian/Daniela Hernandez (EKU-W) 6-5
2. Jamilah Snells/Cici Xin (LOU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko/Emmeline Polevoi (EKU-W) 6-1
3. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) def. Madison Hill/Mariia Triska (EKU-W) 6-1
Doubles (2,3)
 
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