Trojan Women Fall to Tulane

Sunday, February 27

Troy, AL

10:00 a.m.

Troy University

Tulane University

Photo by: Troy University

2/27/2011 4:51:55 PM | Tennis (W)

The Green Wave swept through all nine matches on Sunday

By: Jarrod Johnson

Box Score

TROY, Ala. - The Troy University fell for the second time this weekend, losing to Conference USA foe Tulane University 7-0 at the Lunsford Tennis Complex Sunday afternoon.

Tulane won the doubles point, as the team of Emma Helsten and Lindsay Dvorak defeated Troy's Olfa Dhaoui and Rosaura Ramirez-Vega 8-3 at number two; while the team of Elizabeth Hamlin and Hila Elster defeated the Trojans' Lyubov Dorafeeva and Olivia Battye 8-3 at number three.

The number one team of Karoline Grymel and Leonie Guijt came up just a point short of forcing an extra game, and just two points shy of winning their match against Tulane's Mariam Kurdadze and Emma Levy; falling 8-6.

In singles play, the Green Wave swept Troy (2-8) as they took all six matches in straight sets.

At number one, Mariam Kurdadze defeated Troy's Karoline Grymel 7-5, 6-4; while at number two Olfa Dhaoui fell to Tulane's Emma Levy 6-0, 6-3. At number three, senior Leonie Guijt fell to Lindsay Dvorak 7-6 (10-8), 6-3.

Meanwhile, at number four, Lyubov Dorafeeva fell to Elizabeth Hamlin 6-2, 6-1; while Rosaura Ramirez-Vega fell to Tulane's Hila Elster 6-1, 6-3. In the final match, at number six, Olivia Battye fell to Tulane's Emma Helisten 6-1, 6-2.

The Trojans hit the road next week as they travel south to Florida to face competition from all over the country.

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