Owls Fall in Tight 4-3 Decision

Monday, January 15

Boca Raton, Fla.

11 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Northwestern

1/15/2024 4:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic's women's tennis team tried to open the 2024 season three times, first on Friday, then Sunday and were finally able to play a tightly contested match Monday afternoon, falling to Northwestern by a 4-3 decision.

The Owls opened the match by grabbing the first point with doubles victories on courts one and two.

Playing in her first collegiate dual match, Panna Bartha assumed control of court one and evened the match score at 2-2. The Owls would earn their second lead of the contest with a court two victory by Victoria Gomez O'Hayon, but that lead was erased just minutes later and it was tied once again at 3-3.

All eyes and attention turned to court fou,r which had been forced into a first set tiebreaker at 6-6 and then moved into the same fate in the second set, ultimately giving the visiting Northwestern Wildcats the victory.

Results

Northwestern at Florida Atlantic Women's Tennis (0-1)
DATE: 01/15/2024 | TIME: 11 a.m. | ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center
Doubles
#1 Bartha, Panna / Galmiche, Carla [FAU] def. Christina Hand / Justine Leong [NUW] 6-4
#2 Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria / Matthews, Millie-Mae [FAU] def. Neena Feldman / Maria Shusharina [NUW] 6-3
#3 McGinnis, Amber / Silna, Lexi [FAU vs Britany Lau / Kiley Rabjohns [NUW] 5-3 UF
Order of Finish: 2, 1
Singles
#1 Bartha, Panna [FAU] def. Justine Leong [NUW] 6-2, 6-3
#2 Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria [FAU] def. Maria Shusharina [NUW] 6-4, 6-4
#3 Christina Hand [NUW] def. Galmiche, Carla [FAU] 6-1, 6-2
#4 Kiley Rabjohns [NUW] def. Silna Lexi [FAU] 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-1)
#5 Sydney Pratt [NUW] def. Matthews, Millie-Mae [FAU] 6-2, 6—3
#6 Britany Lau [NUW] def. McGinnis 6-1, 6-0 Order of Finish: 3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 4

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