OLEAN, N.Y. – The Duquesne women's tennis team downed Dayton, 4-2, on Saturday in a neutral site Atlantic 10 matchup, finishing a 2-0 conference weekend in New York.
Dayton (7-9, 1-1) got ahead early with wins at #1 and #3 in doubles action, earning the first point of the match.
Anastasiia Kotsyuba/
Jasa Roka claimed the second flight, 6-2, the lone doubles win for the Dukes.
After dropping the #1 singles match, Duquesne rattled off four straight wins to secure its third-straight victory.
Daniela Latoni won her seventh straight match with a 6-2, 6-2 sweep in the #2 singles spot, while Roka improved to 13-0 in her freshman season behind a 6-4, 6-0 rout in the #3 position.
Natasha Novak swept her opponent at #4 by identical 6-4 scores, then Kotsyuba closed out the match with a three-set victory (7-6, 3-6, 6-2).
The Dukes have canceled the April 7
th match at Southern Indiana and the April 11
th match at West Virginia. The Saint Louis (April 8) and Carnegie Mellon (April 15) matches have both been postponed with a make-up date yet to be announced. Stay tuned to
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Doubles Results
1. Natalie Osiecki/Neena Katauskas (UD) def.
Margot Pessy/
Daniela Latoni (DUQ) 6-3
2.
Jasa Roka/
Anastasiia Kotsyuba (DUQ) def. Elizabeth Hamilton/Laura Greb (UD) 6-2
3. Erica Wojcikiewicz/Jordan Mitchell (UD) def.
Ana Utrilla Benito/
Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) 6-1
Singles Results
1. Natalie Osiecki (UD) def.
Margot Pessy (DUQ) 6-1, 6-3
2.
Daniela Latoni (DUQ) def. Neena Katauskas (UD) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Jasa Roka (DUQ) def. Elizabeth Hamilton (UD) 6-4, 6-0
4.
Natasha Novak (DUQ) def. Laura Greb (UD) 7-5, 6-4
5. Erica Wojcikiewicz (UD) vs.
Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) 7-6 (6-3), 3-6, 0-3, unfinished
6.
Anastasiia Kotsyuba (DUQ) def. Jordan Mitchell (UD) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-2