Women's Tennis Edged in CAA Quarterfinals, 4-1

Friday, April 23

Williamsburg, Va.

3 p.m.

Drexel University

Elon

Women's Tennis Edged in CAA Quarterfinals, 4-1

4/23/2021 7:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Drexel women's tennis team was defeated by Elon in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tennis Championship on Friday afternoon, 4-1.

Elon jumped out to a quick start by winning the doubles point, along with the third-seeded singles match. Šárka Richterová won the top-flight to put the Dragons on the board and start to mount a comeback. The Phoenix won the second-seeded match to pull ahead 3-1. With three matches left to finish, Drexel still had life.

In the fourth-seeded match, Tara Veluvolu won the second set to force a decisive third set. The match went unfinished, but Veluvolu had a commanding 5-1 lead. In the No. 5 match, Marta Martinez won the first set and dropped the second set. The third set was unable to finish, but Martinez had a 4-3 lead. In the sixth-seeded match, Pauline Kharkover was able to force a third set by winning the second set. Kharkover's opponent pulled ahead to clinch the contest for the Phoenix with a 6-3 third set.

Doubles
1 | Lizette Reding / Alison O'Dea (Elon) def. Cristina Corte González / Isabel Cabrerizo (Drexel) – 6-2
2 | Olivia Archer / Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Šárka Richterová / Tara Veluvolu (Drexel) – 6-4
3 | Victoria Saldh / Sofia Edo (Elon) vs. Marta Martinez / Pauline Kharkover (Drexel) – DNF, 4-4
Finishing Order: 1, 2*

Singles
1 | Šárka Richterová (Drexel) def. Victoria Saldh (Elon) – 6-4, 6-2
2 | Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Cristina Corte González (Drexel) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
3 | Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Isabel Cabrerizo (Drexel) – 6-0, 6-2
4 | Tara Veluvolu (Drexel) vs. Olivia Archer (Elon) – DNF, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 5-1
5 | Marta Martinez (Drexel) vs. Sofia Edo (Elon) – DNF, 6-4, 3-6, 4-3
6 | Alison O'Dea (Elon) def. Pauline Kharkover (Drexel) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Finishing Order: 3, 1, 2, 6*