Mobile, AL - In a closely contested match, Dillard (LA) notched their first round victory in the NAIA National Tennis Championship over Holy Cross with a final score of 4-3. The doubles matches set the tone for the day, with Holy Cross taking the first match 6-0, but Dillard (LA) responding with wins in the second and third doubles matches. In singles play, Dillard (LA) and Holy Cross traded victories, with Dillard (LA) ultimately coming out on top.
Truc Tran of Dillard (LA) showed great resilience in her match, dropping the first set but bouncing back to win the next two sets. Rocio Brisa and Brunella Gomez also had strong showings for Dillard (LA), winning their singles matches in three sets. On the Holy Cross side, Victoria Savvidou put up a tough fight in her singles match, but ultimately fell short against Truc Tran.
Overall, it was a competitive and exciting match between Dillard (LA) and Holy Cross, with Dillard (LA) ultimately coming out on top to land their first historical win in the first rounds of the NAIA National Women's Tennis Championships.
Doubles
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Anja Hrblijan / Truc Tran (Dillard (LA)) |
0 |
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| Nicole Martinez / Kia Carvalho-Landell (Holy Cross) |
6 |
|
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| #1 Doubles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Rocio Brisa / Yui Suzuki (Dillard (LA)) |
6 |
|
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| Anna Beer / Victoria Savvidou (Holy Cross) |
2 |
|
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| #2 Doubles |
Singles
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Truc Tran (Dillard (LA)) |
2 |
6 |
6 |
| Victoria Savvidou (Holy Cross) |
6 |
1 |
2 |
| #1 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Rocio Brisa (Dillard (LA)) |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Maria Sanchez (Holy Cross) |
2 |
6 |
5 |
| #2 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Hang Nguyen (Dillard (LA)) |
3 |
6 |
4 |
| Kia Carvalho-Landell (Holy Cross) |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| #3 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Anja Hrblijan (Dillard (LA)) |
4 |
2 |
|
| Nicole Martinez (Holy Cross) |
6 |
6 |
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| #4 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Brunella Gomez (Dillard (LA)) |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| Anna Beer (Holy Cross) |
6 |
3 |
2 |
| #5 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Yui Suzuki (Dillard (LA)) |
6 |
1 |
6 |
| Diane Maillotte (Holy Cross) |
4 |
6 |
1 |
| #6 Singles |
-Bleu Devils-
