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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The No. 25-ranked Northeastern State women's tennis team split a pair of matches on the final day of the Ouachita Baptist Quad Saturday at the Heflin Tennis Courts.
 
The RiverHawks (3-1) opened the day with a 5-4 loss to Arkansas Tech (2-0) and then defeated host Ouachita Baptist (0-4) 6-0.
 
The top results from the two matches came from junior Barbora Jirickova and sophomore Kristina Savchenkov, who were both 3-0 Saturday and finished 7-0 over the four weekend matches.
 
Arkansas Tech 5, #25 Northeastern State 4
The first point of the match went to NSU after the RiverHawks won 8-3 on the second doubles court. Savchenkov and Jirickova topped Bohdana Sardak and Olga Leyshyna.
 
Seniors Houda Bellamine and Martina Bruzikova lost 8-3 at the top of the card to Nozomi Matsuoka and Tamara Bell. Laura Sanchez and Camila Roca finished of NSU in doubles competition with an 8-3 victory over sophomore Lucia Cerchlanova and freshman Maria Lodge.
 
The Golden Suns pulled ahead 3-1 when Bell topped Cerchlanova 6-2, 6-3 on the fourth singles court. Bruzikova cut into the lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Leyshyna at the second position, but Sardak put ATU on the brink of victory with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Bellamine at the third flight.
 
Jirickova and Savchenkov did everything they could for the RiverHawk, as they won at No. 6 and No. 1 respectively. Jirickova topped Allison Grahl 6-0, 6-1 and Savchenkov, the nation's No. 49-ranked player, defeated Matsuoka 6-7 (9-11), 6-3, 6-2.
 
The match came down to the fifth singles court, where Roca was able to get past Lodge 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4.
 
#25 Northeastern State 6, Ouachita Baptist 0
The Lady Tigers entered the match with just four players, and Northeastern State made quick work of the host school.
 
Lodge and Jirickova topped Polina Tysymbalova and Camila Ferreira 8-1 on the top doubles court, and Savchenkov and Cerchlanova defeated Mary Wolf and Keely Howk 8-2.
 
Sophomore Kate Nesbitt registered her second-career victory with a 6-3, 6-3 decision over Howk. Jirickova won in a walkover, and Bruzikova and Cerchlanova also picked up straight-set triumphs.
 
Northeastern State is now scheduled to meet Seminole State College at noon Feb. 11 in Broken Arrow, Okla., at the Indian Springs Country Club.
 
Tennis Match Results
Feb 08, 2014 at Arkadelphia, Ark.
(Heflin Tennis Courts)

Arkansas Tech 5, #25 Northeastern State 4

Singles Competition
1. #49 Kristina Savchenkov (NSU) def. Nozomi Matsuoka (ATU) 6-7 (9-11), 6-3, 6-2
2. Martina Bruzikova (NSU) def. Olga Leyshyna (ATU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Bohdana Sardak (ATU) def. Houda Bellamine (NSU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Tamara Bell (ATU) def. Lucia Cerchlanova (NSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Camila Roca (ATU) def. Maria Lodge (NSU) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4
6. Barbora Jirickova (NSU) def. Allison Grahl (ATU) 6-0, 6-1
 
Doubles Competition
1. Nozomi Matsuoka/Tamara Bell (ATU) def. Houda Bellamina/Martina Bruzikova (NSU) 8-3
2. Kristina Savchenkov/Barbora Jirickova (NSU) def. Bohdana Sardak/Olga Leyshyna (ATU) 8-3
3. Laura Sanchez/Camila Roca (ATU) def. Maria Lodge/Lucia Cerchlanova (NSU) 8-3
 
Match Notes
Arkansas Tech 2-0
Northeastern State 2-1; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,2,3,6,1,5)
 
Tennis Match Results
Feb 08, 2014 at Arkadelphia, Ark.
(Heflin Tennis Courts)

#25 Northeastern State 6, Ouachita Baptist 0

Singles Competition
1. Martina Bruzikova (NSU) def. Polina Tysymbalova (OBU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Barbora Jirickova (NSU) def. Camila Ferreira (OBU), walkover
3. Lucia Cerchlanova (NSU) def. Mary Wolf (OBU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Kate Nesbitt (NSU) def. Keely Howk (OBU) 6-3, 6-3
 
Doubles Competition
1. Maria Lodge/Barbora Jirickova (NSU) def. Polina Tysymbalova/Camila Ferreira (OBU) 8-1
2. Kristina Savchenkov/Lucia Cerchlanova (NSU) def. Mary Wolf/Keely Howk (OBU) 8-2
 
Match Notes
Northeastern State 3-1; National ranking #25
Ouachita Baptist 0-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,1,4)
 
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