Women's Tennis Picks Up Back-to-Back Wins

Women's Tennis | 3/28/2016 6:52:00 PM

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern got back in gear with a pair of victories last week, first picking up a Great American Conference win, 8-1, over Southern Nazarene before following it up with a 5-3 regional win over Northwest Missouri State.
 
The wins lift the Savage Storm to 4-3 overall on the season and 1-1 in league play heading into an April 1 matchup with Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Ark.
 
In the first matchup versus SNU, SE recovered from a loss at one doubles and never looked back.
 
Anna Buiukian and Franzi Richtsfeld cruised to an 8-1 win at number two, with Conchi Assiego and Maria Martinez following up with an 8-3 win at three doubles for a 2-1 lead.
 
Buiukian would pick up a 7-6, 6-3 win at one singles for a 3-1 lead and it was the closest score of any match for the remainder of the contest.
 
Alexsandra Reljic would follow with a 6-3, 6-1 win at number two, while Darija Catipovic added a 6-2, 6-2 win at number three to clinch the win.
 
Martinez piled on with a 6-1, 6-4 win at number four, followed by a 6-4, 6-0 win by Richtsfeld at five and a 6-0, 6-0 win by Assiego at six.
 
Against the Bearcats, Reljic and Catipovic picked up an 8-4 win at one doubles, but the Storm would fall at two and three and trail 2-1 heading to singles play.
 
Buiukian would pull out a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 win at one singles to even the match and Reljic added a 6-4, 6-3 win at two for a 3-2 lead.
 
NWMSU would even the score with a win at three, but Richtsfeld would gain SE the lead again with a 6-2, 6-2 win at number five and Assiego would clinch the victory with a 6-3, 6-2 win at number six.