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Michigan Invitational
Hlahola earns ranked win at Michigan Invitational
January 12, 2025 | Women's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Junior Mariia Hlahola recorded her first ranked singles win of the season as the Texas Tech Lady Raiders concluded play at the Michigan Invitational on Sunday afternoon. Tech finished with 10 total wins – six in singles and four in doubles.
Hlahola began the tournament with a dominant win over a ranked opponent. She would defeat Ohio State's Audrey Spencer, who is ranked No. 46 in singles, in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. Hlahola then picked up another win, this time against Eastern Michigan's Daniella Shved, by a 6-1, 6-2 score. Leading the team in singles wins at the tournament, Hlahola played a close match to the No. 5-ranked player in the country, Julia Flegner of Michigan, but fell by a score of 7-5, 7-6 (2).
Freshman Elena Daskalova earned a win against Ohio State's Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev on day one of the tournament, defeating the Buckeye, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. She then added a team-best second singles win when she saved three match points to take down Viki Hazmukova of Eastern Michigan, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7). Junior Arina Oreshchenkova added a singles win on the final day of competition after beating Eastern Michigan's Marta Komar, 6-4, 6-2. The last singles win came from junior Hailey Murphy, who took down Eastern Michigan's Iva Daneva by a 6-3, 6-4 score.
The No. 57-ranked tandem of Hlahola and Murphy led the team with two doubles wins at the tournament. They would first get a victory against Komar and Shved of Eastern Michigan, 6-2, before recording another win over Ohio State's Sydni Ratliff and Spencer, 6-4. They pushed Michigan's duo of Jessica Bernales and Piper Charney to a tiebreaker but fell by a 7-6 (3) score.
The No. 33-ranked pairing of Andreea Lila and Jermine Sherif picked up a dominating win over Daneva and Hazmukova of Eastern Michigan, giving up only one game to win it, 6-1. Daskalova and Oreshchenkova paired up and earned a win over Michigan State's Amara Brahmbhatt and Hanna Tsitavets on the second day of the tournament with the 6-2 victory.
Up next, the Lady Raiders open their dual season at home next Saturday, January 19 with a doubleheader against Xavier and Abilene Christian.
RESULTS
Singles
Mariia Hlahola def. #46 Audrey Spencer (Ohio State), 6-1, 6-3
Mariia Hlahola def. Daniella Shved (Eastern Michigan), 6-1, 6-2
#5 Julia Flegner (Michigan) def. Mariia Hlahola, 7-5, 7-6 (2)
Elena Daskalova def. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Reese Miller (Michigan) def. Elena Daskalova, 6-3, 6-3
Dani Schoenly (Ohio State) def. Jermine Sherif, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
#84 Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State) def. Andreea Lila, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
#18 Piper Charney (Michigan) def. Andreea Lila, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Arina Oreshchenkova def. Marta Komar (Eastern Michigan), 6-4, 6-2
Teah Chavez (Ohio State) def. Arina Oreshchenkova, 6-1, 6-3
Emily Sartz-Lunde (Michigan) def. Arina Oreshchenkova, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Hailey Murphy def. Iva Daneva (Eastern Michigan), 6-3, 6-4
Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio State) def. Hailey Murphy, 6-1, 6-2
#40 Lily Jones (Michigan) def. Hailey Murphy, 6-0, 6-0
Elena Daskalova def. Viki Hazmukova (Eastern Michigan), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7)
Doubles
#57 Mariia Hlahola/Hailey Murphy def. Marta Komar/Daniella Shved (Eastern Michigan), 6-2
#57 Mariia Hlahola/Hailey Murphy def. Sydni Ratliff/Audrey Spencer (Ohio State), 6-4
Jessica Bernales/Piper Charney (Michigan) def. #57 Mariia Hlahola/Hailey Murphy, 7-6 (3)
#33 Andreea Lila/Jermine Sherif def. Iva Daneva/Viki Hazmukova (Eastern Michigan), 6-1
Alessia Cau/Dani Schoenly (Ohio State) def. #33 Andreea Lila/Jermine Sherif, 6-2
Elena Daskalova/Arina Oreshchenkova def. Amara Brahmbhatt/Hanna Tsitavets (Michigan State), 6-2
Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev/Nao Nishino (Ohio State) def. Elena Daskalova/Arina Oreshchenkova, 6-3
Lily Jones/Emily Sartz-Lunde (Michigan) def. Elena Daskalova/Arina Oreshchenkova, 7-6 (4)
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