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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (4/26/19) – The University of Detroit Mercy women's tennis team suffered a late 4-3 loss to Oakland in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament on Friday evening from Schwartz Tennis Center at Purdue University.
The No. 6 Titans jumped on No. 3 Oakland early, looking to avenge a loss to their rivals earlier this season. Detroit Mercy took the doubles point and two of the first three points in singles to go ahead, 3-1.
The rivals would go toe-to-toe across the final three matches, with all three going to extra sets. The battle would go in favor of the third-seeded Golden Grizzlies, as Oakland completed the comeback and snuck past the Titans by a 4-3 margin.
Match Summary
- Jasmine Apawti and Chelsea Apawti got the match started with a convincing 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles.
- Iris Thioux and Sophie Torcello clinched the doubles point for the Titans with a 6-3 win at No. 2
- Oakland evened the score at 1-1 with a win at No. 6 singles
- Chelsea Apawti put the Titans back on top, cruising to a 6-2 and 6-3 win at No. 3
- Thioux made it 3-1 Titans as the senior powered to a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2
- Pauline Van Herck came out strong with a 6-1 win in the opening set at No. 5, but Oakland's Sofia Borcuti rallied to win in three sets.
- Jasmine Apawti rallied from a tough 6-4 loss in the opening set at No. 1 to the Horizon League Player of the Year, Ava Thielman, but earned a 6-3 win in the second to send the match to extras. Thielman outlasted Apawti with a hard-fought 6-4 win in the third.
- The match would come down to No. 4 singles, where Alexandra Whall edged Ksenia Providokhina for a 7-6 win in the opening set. Providokhina answered with a 6-4 win in the second, before Whall closed the match with a 6-3 win in the third.
The Titans finish the season at 10-12 overall, while Oakland improves to 13-8 and advances to the semifinals to take on No. 2 Cleveland State.
