No. 3 Nighthawks Survive Scare From Mississippi College, Jump To 19-0
DAHLONEGA – The No. 3 University of North Georgia women's tennis team utilized a thrilling comeback in the singles matches against No. 22 Mississippi College Monday to win the match 4-3 and remain undefeated at 19-0.
For the first time this season, the Nighthawks lost all three doubles matches in the contest and entered singles play trailing 1-0 in the match.
ITA No. 26 women's doubles Ely Alas and Fernanda Cota defeated No. 31 senior Viktorie Wojcikova and senior Johanna Lippert 6-3 to headline the doubles sweep.
However, UNG quickly got back into the match with singles wins in the #1 and #2 spots.
Junior and ITA No. 9 women's singles player Angelina Linnikova defeated Ely Alas in convincing fashion 6-4, 6-2 to get a point back for UNG. The victory marks Linnikova's 17th of the season as she's suffered just two losses this year.
Wojcikova followed with a 6-4 win in her first set despite falling behind 4-1 early. She won the second set 6-4 as well to secure the victory in the #2 singles spot to put UNG back in front.
Mississippi College tied the match at 2-2 with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 win in the #3 singles match from Cota.
Senior Valentina Ascarrunz put UNG one win away from clinching the match after a 6-4, 6-4 win in the #6 singles match over Mississippi College's Anna Hudson.
Then, in a thrilling three set match, junior Ashley Moinard sealed the deal for the Nighthawks by winning the #4 singles contest.
Moinard opened with a close win in set one, 7-5. However, her opponent, Gabrielle Geolier, won the next set 6-3. A win in set three for Geolier would've tied the match at 3-3 for Mississippi College. Yet, Moinard survived with a 6-4 victory to clinch the match.
Moinard's clutch play proved to be important as the Choctaws collected a win in the #5 singles match minutes later, meaning had Moinard lost, UNG would've lost its first match all season.
Instead, the program-best 19-game winning streak lives on for the Nighthawks as they get ready to return to conference play.
The next match for UNG is a road match at No. 15 Columbus State coming up on Friday, Apr. 19 at 2 p.m.
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