Philadelphia – The UMBC women's tennis team won the doubles point, but the host Temple Owls (4-2) captured four singles matches and edged the Retrievers, 4-3, at the Upper Dublin Sports Center.
UMBC freshmen Hanna Victorsson (Stockholm, Sweden) and Charlotte Tonjann (Bussum, The Netherlands) won the first match of the evening, prevailing , 6-3, at No. 2 doubles. The Retrievers secured the point when junior Shannon Cleary(Little South Bay, NSW, Australia) and junior Madlena Kurasz (Zlotoryja, Poland) defeated the Temple No. 1 duo, 6-4.
Despite losses at Nos. 1,4, and 5 singles, UMBC was still very much alive in the match as the other three matches headed to deciding sets. But after two grueling sets, senior Isabel Aldunate (Bowie, Md.) could not regain momentum, falling to Anais Nussaume, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Sophomore Mariami Dolashvili (Alushta, Ukraine) rallied to take the No. 2 flight match, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, while Cleary capped the match with a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 triumph at the No. 6 position.
UMBC is now 2-3 on the campaign and will entertain Drexel on Feb. 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Temple 4, UMBC 3
Doubles
1) Kurasz/Cleary (UMBC) def. Karina/Aburakhimova (TU), 6-4
2) Victorsson/Tonjann (UMBC) def. Nussaume/Khon (TU), 6-3
3) Bedon/Okajima (TU) vs. Solashvili/I. Aldunate (UMBC), 5-5
Singles
1) Abdurakhimova (TU) def. Kurasz (UMBC), 6-2, 6-2
2) Dolashvili (UMBC) def. Karina (TU), 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
3) Nussaume (TU) def. I. Aldunate (UMBC), 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-2
4) Khon (TU) def. Victorsson (UMBC), 6-3, 6-4
5) Stuckey-Willis (TU) def. Ambrozic (UMBC), 6-1, 6-1
6) Cleary (UMBC) def. Bedon (TU), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish:
Doubles: 2,1
Singles: 1,4,5,3,2,6
