Seniors Go Undefeated on Senior Day; Troy Wins Fourth Straight

Monday, April 10

Troy, Ala.

10 a.m.

Troy University

Louisiana

Seniors Go Undefeated on Senior Day; Troy Wins Fourth Straight

4/10/2023 5:52:00 PM | Tennis (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – A day of celebration for seniors Franziska Ahrend and Andrea Widing peaked on a 4-2 victory over Louisiana on Monday morning at the Lunsford Tennis Complex.

Senior day saw the Trojans (12-5, 5-3 SBC) claim their fourth straight victory to sweep the weekend and position themselves in seventh with three matches remaining. On the other side for the Ragin' Cajuns (8-9, 3-6 SBC), they fall to under .500 while losing to the Trojans for the eighth time in the last 10 matches.

The day didn't start bright when Hagar Amin / Kristina Kukaras fell on court one in double, 6-3. However, the seniors took charge on courts two and three to secure match's first point. Widing was the first alongside Valeriia Avdeeva for the 6-2 victory, followed by Ahrend with Maria Guirguis, 7-5.

Ahrend secured her perfect day on court six for singles to give Troy the 2-0 advantage. Of the singles, matches, Ahrend was the only Trojan to sweep, 6-4, 6-3. The Ragin' Cajuns responded with their first point when Momoko Yoshimura defeated Olivia Elliott on court five. Elliott battled in the second set after falling 6-1 in the first. The junior forced a tiebreaker and brought Yoshimura to the brink but failed to finish, 7-6 (8-6).

Both sides split the next two points, 3-2, on court one and three with Kukaras putting Troy one point from victory with a tight 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory before Avdeeva fell, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6.

On a perfect day for the seniors, a freshman in Guirguis locked up the victory for Troy on court four. A winner of set one, 6-3, Cristina Tchanichev battled back to win a tiebreaker set two (7-6, 7-5) to set up the extra set. While things stayed close, Guirguis pulled out the 6-4 victory for Troy, 4-2.

Singles Results
1. Kukaras, Kristina (TROY) def. Carla Urchoeguia (LA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
2. Amin, Hagar (TROY) vs. Lucie Raquin (LA) 6-3, 5-7, 2-1, unfinished
3. Angelique Berrat (LA) def. Avdeeva, Valeriia (TROY) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
4. Guirguis, Maria (TROY) def. Cristina Tchanichev (LA) 6-3, 6-7(5-7), 6-4
5. Momoko Yoshimura (LA) def. Elliott, Olivia (TROY) 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Ahrend, Franziska (TROY) def. Laure-Line Monnoyer (LA) 6-4, 6-3

Order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 3, 4

Doubles Results
1. Carla Urchoeguia/Angelique Berrat (LA) def. Amin, Hagar/Kukaras, Kristina (TROY) 6-3
2. Widing, Andrea/Avdeeva, Valeriia (TROY) def. Momoko Yoshimura/Angel Santiago (LA) 6-2
3. Guirguis, Maria/Ahrend, Franziska (TROY) def. Stephanie Atelius/Cristina Tchanichev (LA) 7-5

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Away From Home
For the first time since March 13, the women's tennis team hits the road for the final weekend series of 2023 against Arkansas State (Friday) and ULM (Sunday).