Temple University Athletics
Thursday, February 21
Philadelphia, Pa.
1:00 p.m.
Temple University
6
vs
1
Fairleigh Dickinson
Women's Tennis Downs Fairleigh Dickinson, 6-1
2.21.19 | Women's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA—Temple women's tennis (4-1) downed Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday afternoon, defeating the Knights (2-3) 6-1 at the Legacy Tennis Center.
Notes
> Temple won the doubles point, as all three Owls pairs emerged victorious. Chunan Xiang and Ruoyu Chen handled their opponents, winning 6-1. Oyku Boz and Alice Patch outlasted the Knights, winning 7-5, and Stefaniya Surikova and Kristina Titova won 7-6(3). Surikova and Titova are undefeated as a pair, as they improved to 4-0.
> The Owls carried the momentum from doubles into singles. The squad won five of the six matches and each victory came in straight sets. Chen finished up first in the number one spot, defeating her opponent 6-2, 6-2. At fourth singles, Oleksandra Doroshenko also downed her opponent 6-2, 6-2 to give Temple the 3-0 advantage.
> Fairleigh Dickinson came out on top at second singles to bring the score to 3-1, but Alice Patch decided the match with a win in the sixth spot.
> Chunan Xiang downed her opponent 6-2, 6-2 at third singles and Cecilia Castelli improved to 4-0 with a win at fifth singles.
Results
Doubles
1. Stefaniya Surikova/Kristina Titova (Temple) def. Marta Ruszczynska/Aleksandra Vorozheikina (FDU), 7-6(3)
2. Oyku Boz/Alice Patch (Temple) def. Patricia Eftenoiu/AnaMaria Vladescu (FDU), 7-5
3. Chunan Xiang/Ruoyu Chen (Temple) def. Tatiana Eftenoiu/Carolin Menzen (FDU), 6-1
Singles
1. Ruoyu Chen (Temple) def. Marta Ruszczynska (FDU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Patricia Eftenoiu (FDU) def. Stefaniya Surikova (Temple), 6-4, 6-4
3. Chunan Xiang (Temple) def. Aleksandra Vorozheikina (FDU), 6-2, 6-2
4. Oleksandra Doroshenko (Temple) def. AnaMaria Vladescu (FDU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Cecilia Castelli (Temple) def. Liza Rachenko (FDU), 7-5, 6-2
6. Alice Patch (Temple) def. Smriti Singh (FDU), 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 5
Next Up
> Temple will travel to Washington D.C. on Saturday, Feb. 23 to take on Howard at 12 p.m.
Notes
> Temple won the doubles point, as all three Owls pairs emerged victorious. Chunan Xiang and Ruoyu Chen handled their opponents, winning 6-1. Oyku Boz and Alice Patch outlasted the Knights, winning 7-5, and Stefaniya Surikova and Kristina Titova won 7-6(3). Surikova and Titova are undefeated as a pair, as they improved to 4-0.
> The Owls carried the momentum from doubles into singles. The squad won five of the six matches and each victory came in straight sets. Chen finished up first in the number one spot, defeating her opponent 6-2, 6-2. At fourth singles, Oleksandra Doroshenko also downed her opponent 6-2, 6-2 to give Temple the 3-0 advantage.
> Fairleigh Dickinson came out on top at second singles to bring the score to 3-1, but Alice Patch decided the match with a win in the sixth spot.
> Chunan Xiang downed her opponent 6-2, 6-2 at third singles and Cecilia Castelli improved to 4-0 with a win at fifth singles.
Results
Doubles
1. Stefaniya Surikova/Kristina Titova (Temple) def. Marta Ruszczynska/Aleksandra Vorozheikina (FDU), 7-6(3)
2. Oyku Boz/Alice Patch (Temple) def. Patricia Eftenoiu/AnaMaria Vladescu (FDU), 7-5
3. Chunan Xiang/Ruoyu Chen (Temple) def. Tatiana Eftenoiu/Carolin Menzen (FDU), 6-1
Singles
1. Ruoyu Chen (Temple) def. Marta Ruszczynska (FDU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Patricia Eftenoiu (FDU) def. Stefaniya Surikova (Temple), 6-4, 6-4
3. Chunan Xiang (Temple) def. Aleksandra Vorozheikina (FDU), 6-2, 6-2
4. Oleksandra Doroshenko (Temple) def. AnaMaria Vladescu (FDU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Cecilia Castelli (Temple) def. Liza Rachenko (FDU), 7-5, 6-2
6. Alice Patch (Temple) def. Smriti Singh (FDU), 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 5
Next Up
> Temple will travel to Washington D.C. on Saturday, Feb. 23 to take on Howard at 12 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1
#1 Singles Match
12
Ruszczynska / 0 [FDU_W]
22
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Patricia Eftenoiu / 0 [FDU_W]
66
44
#3 Singles Match
12
Vorozheikina / 0 [FDU_W]
22
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Vladescu / 0 [FDU_W]
22
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Rachenko / 0 [FDU_W]
52
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Singh / 0 [FDU_W]
33
66
Order of Finish:
1,4,2,6,3,5
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
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