Friday, February 22
Wexford, Pa.
12 p.m.
Pitt
2
vs
5
Virginia Tech
Bartolome, Rezende Earn Wins in Loss to Virginia Tech
2/22/2019 5:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Pitt Drops 5-2 Decision to Hokies
WEXFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to the Virginia Tech Hokies Friday afternoon at the Oxford Athletic Club.
With the loss, the Panthers slide to 4-5 on the year and 0-3 against ACC foes. The Hokies improve to 5-4 overall and earned their first conference win of the season.
Sophomore Claudia Bartolome and senior Gabriela Rezende were the lone Panthers to record wins on the day.
Virginia Tech got on the board first, clinching the doubles point after earning wins at No. 2 and No. 1 doubles. However, Pitt turned in the first doubles win as senior Clara Lucas and sophomore Camila Moreno cruised to a 6-1 win at the No. 3 spot. Soon after, the senior tandem of Natsumi Okamoto and Luisa Varon fell 3-6 on court two. The deciding match was tied numerous times, but the Hokies came out on top as Rezende and Bartolome fell 5-7.
In singles, Virginia Tech collected four straight wins to decide the dual, 5-0.
Bartolome then got the Panthers on the board with a straight-set win No. 1 singles. The 99th-ranked singles player defeated Natalie Novotna, 6-3, 6-1, for her 12th win of the year.
Rezende was the last to conclude action as she also recorded her 12th win of the year. Playing at the No. 3 spot, Rezende dropped the first set, 3-6, to Nina Sorkin and bounced back to down Sorkin 6-2 in the second. Rezende then outlasted her opponent in the tiebreaker, 10-8.
Pitt has a quick turnaround, traveling to Atlanta, Ga., to face No. 31 Georgia Tech Sunday, Feb. 24 at Noon.
DOUBLES
1. Natalie Novotna/Rita Pinto (VT) def. Gabriela Rezende/Claudia Bartolome (UP) 7-5
2. Nika Kozar/Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Natsumi Okamoto/Luisa Varon (UP) 6-3
3. Clara Lucas/Camila Moreno (UP) def. Annie Clark/Emily Pence (VT) 6-1
SINGLES
1. #99 Claudia Bartolome (UP) def. Natalie Novotna (VT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Camila Moreno (UP) 6-4, 6-1
3. Gabriela Rezende (UP) def. Nina Sorkin (VT) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
4. Elizabet Danailova (VT) def. M. Perez Noguera (UP) 6-1, 6-2
5. Samantha Gillas (VT) def. Natsumi Okamoto (UP) 6-1, 6-3
6. Rita Pinto (VT) def. Clara Lucas (UP) 6-2, 6-2
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With the loss, the Panthers slide to 4-5 on the year and 0-3 against ACC foes. The Hokies improve to 5-4 overall and earned their first conference win of the season.
Sophomore Claudia Bartolome and senior Gabriela Rezende were the lone Panthers to record wins on the day.
Virginia Tech got on the board first, clinching the doubles point after earning wins at No. 2 and No. 1 doubles. However, Pitt turned in the first doubles win as senior Clara Lucas and sophomore Camila Moreno cruised to a 6-1 win at the No. 3 spot. Soon after, the senior tandem of Natsumi Okamoto and Luisa Varon fell 3-6 on court two. The deciding match was tied numerous times, but the Hokies came out on top as Rezende and Bartolome fell 5-7.
In singles, Virginia Tech collected four straight wins to decide the dual, 5-0.
Bartolome then got the Panthers on the board with a straight-set win No. 1 singles. The 99th-ranked singles player defeated Natalie Novotna, 6-3, 6-1, for her 12th win of the year.
Rezende was the last to conclude action as she also recorded her 12th win of the year. Playing at the No. 3 spot, Rezende dropped the first set, 3-6, to Nina Sorkin and bounced back to down Sorkin 6-2 in the second. Rezende then outlasted her opponent in the tiebreaker, 10-8.
Pitt has a quick turnaround, traveling to Atlanta, Ga., to face No. 31 Georgia Tech Sunday, Feb. 24 at Noon.
DOUBLES
1. Natalie Novotna/Rita Pinto (VT) def. Gabriela Rezende/Claudia Bartolome (UP) 7-5
2. Nika Kozar/Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Natsumi Okamoto/Luisa Varon (UP) 6-3
3. Clara Lucas/Camila Moreno (UP) def. Annie Clark/Emily Pence (VT) 6-1
SINGLES
1. #99 Claudia Bartolome (UP) def. Natalie Novotna (VT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Camila Moreno (UP) 6-4, 6-1
3. Gabriela Rezende (UP) def. Nina Sorkin (VT) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
4. Elizabet Danailova (VT) def. M. Perez Noguera (UP) 6-1, 6-2
5. Samantha Gillas (VT) def. Natsumi Okamoto (UP) 6-1, 6-3
6. Rita Pinto (VT) def. Clara Lucas (UP) 6-2, 6-2
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