WTEN | Gaels Open with Convincing Victory Over Nevada

Saturday, January 28

Moraga, CA

12:00 PM

Saint Mary's College of California

Nevada

Photo by: Tod Fierner

WTEN | Gaels Open with Convincing Victory Over Nevada

1/28/2023 4:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

MORAGA, Calif. – The Saint Mary's Women's Tennis team got their spring season underway Saturday afternoon as they took on the University of Nevada.

DICEY DOUBLES
The Gaels got off to a hot start and never looked back, beating the Wolfpack 5-2.

Jordan Harris and Lene Mari Hovda got the Gaels in the won column to start to the day with a 6-3 double's win at #1 over Wiem Boubaker and Amahée Charrier.

The Wolfpack responded with a win at #3 doubles, leaving #2 doubles between SMC's Olivia Rook and Iman Khan and Nevada's Guerbert and Luneva as the deciding match.

Rook and Khan were tested throughout the entire match, and narrowly bested the Wolfpack duo 7-5, clinching the doubles point for Saint Mary's.

SINGLES DOMINANCE
Saint Mary's continued their strong play on the single's courts, as they took care of business to beat Nevada 5-2. Both Jordan Harris and Lene Mari Hovda cruised in their matches, as Stefanie Silva also won comfortably. Harris won 6-1, 6-1, while Hovda won 6-3, 6-3. Stefanie Silva cruised in her match to win 6-2, 6-3.

Freshman Iman Khan won her first match as a Gael, beating Nevada's Anatasia Luneva 6-3, 7-6 (7). Olivia Rook and TianYu Dong also played well for SMC, but were unable to grab the wins.

Saint Mary's (1-0) defeats Nevada (1-2)
Jan. 28, 2023 in Moraga, Calif.
Korth Tennis Courts

Doubles

Jordan Harris/Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. Wiem Boubaker/ Amahée Charrier (NEV), 6-3
Olivia Rook/Iman Khan (SMC) def. Lou-Anne Guerbert/Anastasia Luneva (NEV), 7-5 *
Audrey Moutama/Mariana Campino (NEV) def. Stefanie Silva/TianYu Dong (SMC), 3-6

Order of Finish – 1, 3, 2 *
*Clinched doubles point

Singles

Jordan Harris (SMC) def. Marina Campino (NEV), 6-1, 6-1
Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. Amahée Charrier (NEV), 6-3, 6-3
Lou-Anne Guerbert (NEV) def. Olivia Rook (SMC), 6-3, 3-6, 8-10
Iman Khan (SMC) def. Anastasia Luneva (NEV), 6-3, 7-6 (7)
Wiem Boubaker (NEV) def. TianYu Dong (SMC), 6-4, 5-7, 14-16
Stefanie Silva (SMC) def. Audrey Moutama (NEV), 6-2, 6-3

Order of Finish – 1, 2, 6 ^, 3, 5, 4
^ Clinched overall win

NEXT UP
After a strong performance to start the new year, the gaels will look to maintain momentum as they take on UCLA at home on Friday February 3.

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