Women's Tennis Defeats the NSU Spartans on Friday Night

Friday, February 23

Philadelphia. PA

Temple University

Norfolk State University

Women's Tennis Defeats the NSU Spartans on Friday Night

2.23.24 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's tennis (3-2) achieved its third consecutive win of the season, taking down Norfolk State University (0-2), 4-1. This is the fourth of seven straight home appearances for the Owls.

NOTES:

With one unfinished match, the Cherry and White went 2-0 out of doubles, picking up the team point with wins from Evie Wei/Sena Takebe and Marianthi Christoforidou/Jessie Zheng. Between the two doubles victories, Temple only allowed one Spartan point.
Wei and Takebe secured both singles and doubles points for the Owls this evening. Samantha Nanere won the first match for Temple in a 6-1, 6-1 victory against NSU's Stan. Takebe followed suit and topped Irina Lurea, 6-4, 6-0. After Maiko Uchijima fell short to NSU from the first position, Wei won the final point for the Owls, dominating Cottrell, 6-0, 6-0.

RESULTS:
Doubles
      1. No. 19 Maiko Uchijima/Samantha Nanere (TEM) vs. Davidescu/ I. Lurea (NSU), 4-3 (uf)
      2. Evie Wei/Sena Takebe (TEM) def. S. Lurea/Stan (NSU), 6-1
      3. Marianthi Chrisoforidou/Jessie Zheng (TEM) def. Ruiz/Cottrell (NSU), 6-0

Singles
      1. Davidescu (NSU) def. Maiko Uchijima (TEM), 6-4, 6-1
      2. Samantha Nanere (TEM) def. Stan (NSU), 6-1, 6-1
      3. Sena Takebe (TEM) def. I. Lurea (NEU), 6-4, 6-0
      4. Jessie Zheng (TEM) vs. S. Lurea (NEU), 6-0, 4-2 (uf)
      5. Marianthi Chrisoforidou (TEM) vs. Ruiz (NSU), 6-0 (uf)
      6. Evie Wei (TEM) def. Cottrell (NSU), 6-0, 6-0

ORDER OF FINISH
Doubles: 3, 2
Singles: 2, 3, 1, 6

UP NEXT
Temple will return to Hecht Tennis Center on Saturday, Feb. 24 as battle the Howard University Bison at 4 p.m.