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Mila Badics
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Duquesne University DUQ (2-4)
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Winner Fordham FOR (3-2)
Duquesne University DUQ
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Final
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Fordham FOR
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Duquesne Slips Against Fordham

Olean, N.Y. – The Duquesne women's tennis team battled Fordham on Sunday morning, dropping a 6-1 decision, with the match being played at St. Bonaventure University. With the slip, the Dukes fall to 2-4 this season.

In doubles competition, Duquesne captured wins at the first and second doubles to take the point. Graduate student Daniela Latoni and junior Kaya Rand captured a 6-1 win over Xiaowei Hu and Eleni Fasoula in the first slot. At second doubles, sophomore Jasa Roka and freshman Mila Badics downed Raffaela Alhach and Anlin Xie, 6-2 before sophomore Taisia Yakunina and senior Ellen Shanahan dropped a 6-3 decision to Lorraine Bergmann and Demi Jhaveri to conclude doubles play.

The Rams would flip the script in singles competition, sweeping all six matches. Latoni dropped a 5-7, 2-6 match to Alhach before Rand slipped to Hu, 1-6, 0-6 in the first and second slots. At the third singles, Roka fell by a 2-6, 1-6 count to Xintong Zhou before Badics dropped a 7-5, 4-6, 0-6 decision to Fasoula. Yakunina was downed by Franny Shea, 1-6, 7-6 (4-0), 7-10 in the fifth spot while Shanahan fell by a score of 5-8 to Sofie Siem in the sixth position.

UP NEXT
The Dukes are back in action when they travel to Buffalo on Friday, Feb. 16, for a non-conference match, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
 
Singles Competition
1. Raffaela Alhach (FOR) def. Daniela Latoni (DUQ) 7-5, 6-2
2. Xiaowei Hu (FOR) def. Kaya Rand (DUQ) 6-1, 6-0
3. Xintong Zhou (FOR) def. Jasa Roka (DUQ) 6-2, 6-1
4. Eleni Fasoula (FOR) def. Mila Badics (DUQ) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
5. Franny Shea (FOR) def. Taisia Yakunina (DUQ) 6-1, 6-7 (0-4), 10-7
6. Sofie Siem (FOR) def. Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) 8-5
 
Doubles Competition
1. Daniela Latoni/Kaya Rand (DUQ) def. Xiaowei Hu/Eleni Fasoula (FOR) 6-1
2. Jasa Roka/Mila Badics (DUQ) def. Raffaela Alhach/Anlin Xie (FOR) 6-2
3. Lorraine Bergmann/Demi Jhaveri (FOR) def. Taisia Yakunina/Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) 6-3
 
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