BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Radford claimed the doubles point by the margin of a tiebreaker, then won a pair of 3-set matches in singles to secure a 4-3 dual victory over Campbell Saturday at the Nisbet Tennis Center.
Ana Castillo and Anna-Marie Kopecka won at the top doubles position for Campbell (2-5, 0-1 Big South), but the decisive point came at the second post where Malin Falk and Emily Brandow claimed a 7-6 win over
Rhona Cook and
Mariana Ossa.
In singles, Kopecka,
Tamsin Hart and Sandra Gines earned victories for CU, but Falk outlasted Ossa 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 at the third post and Salma Loudili won 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 at the top position for Radford.
Campbell continues its weekend home stand Sunday against UNC Asheville.
Radford 4, Campbell 3
Singles
1. LOUDILI, Salma (RADW) def. CASTILLO, Ana (CAM-W) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
2. IFIDZHEN, Melissa (RADW) def. COOK, Rhona (CAM-W) 6-4, 6-4
3. FALK, Malin (RADW) def. OSSA, Mariana (CAM-W) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. KOPECKA, Anna-Marie (CAM-W) def. BRANDOW, Emily (RADW) 6-4, 6-1
5. HART, Tamsin (CAM-W) def. MCCLURE, Camryn (RADW) 6-0, 6-2
6. GINES, Sandra (CAM-W) def. FRUEHAUF, Katey (RADW) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles
1. CASTILLO, Ana/KOPECKA, Anna-Marie (CAM-W) def. IFIDZHEN, Melissa/LOUDILI, Salma (RADW) 6-3
2. FALK, Malin/BRANDOW, Emily (RADW) def. COOK, Rhona/OSSA, Mariana (CAM-W) 7-6
3. BLALOCK, Tyler/FRUEHAUF, Katey (RADW) def. GINES, Sandra/HART, Tamsin (CAM-W) 6-4
Records: Radford 3-5, 1-0; Campbell 2-5, 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,4,6,2,1,3)