Temple University Athletics

Thursday, March 21
Philadelphia, Pa.
9:00 AM

Temple University

6
vs
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Hofstra

Chunan Xiang
Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Women’s Tennis Downs Hofstra, 6-1

3.21.19 | Women's Tennis

PHILADELPHIA—Temple women's tennis (10-4, 0-1 AAC) took on Hofstra on Thursday morning at the Legacy Tennis Center, defeating the Pride 6-1.

Notes
> Temple won the doubles point, coming out on top in two of the three contests. Alice Patch and Oyku Boz won in the No. 2 spot to improve to 9-3 and Kristina Titova and Stefaniya Surikova were victorious in the No. 3 spot.
> Wins from Surikova at first singles and Oleksandra Doroshenko at fourth singles gave the Owls a 3-0 advantage.
> Xiang clinched the match for the Owls, notched a win in the No. 3 spot to put Temple up, 4-0.
> Tian downed her opponent, 6-0, 6-2, at fifth singles. Hofstra won in the No. 2 spot, but Temple wrapped up the contest with a win from Cecilia Castelli in the No. 6 spot.
 
Next Up
> Temple will host ECU for an AAC matchup on Saturday, March 23 at the Legacy Tennis Center. The match is set to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Results
Doubles
1. Alejandra Ruccini/Katherine Kachkarov (Hoftstra) def. Chunan Xiang/Yining Tian (Temple), 7-5
2. Alice Patch/Oyku Boz (Temple) def. Sarah Catherine Herndon/Jasmine King (Hofstra), 6-1
3. Kristina Titova/Stefaniya Surikova (Temple) def. Odessa Stork/Ronia Dolabany (Hofstra), 6-1 

Singles
1. Stefaniya Surikova (Temple) def. Jasmine King (Hofstra), 6-1, 6-3
2. Alejandra Ruffini (Hofstra) def. Kristina Titova (Temple), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3. Chunan Xiang (Temple) def. Sarah Catherine Herndon (Hofstra), 6-3, 7-6 (3)
4. Oleksandra Doroshenko (Temple) def. Katherine Kachkarov (Hofstra), 6-1, 6-1
5. Yining Tian (Temple) def. Mandisa Walle (Hofstra), 6-0, 6-2
6. Cecilia Castelli (Temple) def. Odessa Stork (Hofstra), 6-1, 6-4 

Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 6
 
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