Women’s Tennis Off to Best Start in Recorded History with Sweep Over Nicholls

Sunday, February 12

Troy, Ala.

12 p.m.

Troy University

Nicholls

Women’s Tennis Off to Best Start in Recorded History with Sweep Over Nicholls

2/12/2023 5:17:00 PM | Tennis (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – A 4-0 sweep over Nicholls on Sunday afternoon at the Lunsford Tennis Complex propels Troy to its first 3-0 start in recorded history.

The Trojans end the Colonels' (3-2) three-match win streak as they continue their run of 11-straight points – outscored opponents 16-2 through three matches.

Doubles competition started nicely for the Trojans as the pairs of Andrea Widing / Olivia Elliott and Maria Guirguis / Valeriia Avdeeva both won their respective matches, 6-2, to take the 1-0 lead.

Hagar Amin kept the momentum going to start singles play, winning her match convincingly with a 6-2, 6-1 finish, 2-0.

Troy took the 3-0 lead shortly after on court four with Elliott at the helm. The captain grabbed the 6-2 win in the first set before repeating the result in the second, 6-2.

It was a race to match point on courts one (Kristina Kukaras), three (Avdeeva) and five (Guirguis). Kukaras and Avdeeva captured their first set, while Guirguis fell 6-3 in hers. After that, Kukaras went into a 6-6 battle, looking for an extra set, while Guirguis tied her match 1-1 with a 6-1 victory.

On court three, Avdeeva was winning 5-3 with the point in sight before fellow freshman Guirguis took over in her extra set over Carla Bouygues to win 6-1 and clinch the victory.

Singles Results
1. Kukaras, Kristina (TROY) vs. Simona Maksimovic (NICH) 6-4, 6-6, unfinished
2. Amin, Hagar (TROY) def. Sophia Sara Safarova (NICH) 6-2, 6-1
3. Avdeeva, Valeriia (TROY) vs. Dareen Hassan (NICH) 7-5, 5-3, unfinished
4. Elliott, Olivia (TROY) def. Constanza Cruz (NICH) 6-2, 6-2
5. Guirguis, Maria (TROY) def. Carla Bouygues (NICH) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
6. Ahrend, Franziska (TROY) vs. Laura Lopez (NICH) 4-6, 4-3, unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 4, 5

Doubles Results
1. Widing, Andrea/Elliott, Olivia (TROY) vs. Laura Lopez/Constanza Cruz (NICH) 5-3, unfinished
2. Kukaras, Kristina/Amin, Hagar (TROY) def. Dareen Hassan/Carla Bouygues (NICH) 6-2
3. Guirguis, Maria/Avdeeva, Valeriia (TROY) def. Simona Maksimovic/Sophia Sara Safarova (NICH) 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 3

Neutral Site
Troy and New Orleans meet at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts on Thursday at 2 p.m. as the team looks to continue the perfect start in neutral territory.