DePaul Falls to North Texas

DENTON, Texas – The DePaul women's tennis team suffered their first setback of the young season on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Demons were defeated by the University of North Texas Mean Green 0-7.

The contest began with doubles matchups. Lenka Antonijevic and Yuliya Kizelbasheva teamed up on the No. 1 court, but ultimately fell to their opponent 2-6. Greta Carbone and Hannah Smith battled back from a slight deficit, but ended up falling 7-6 which gave UNT the early lead.

In singles play, the Blue Demons battled hard but were unable to come away with a point. Eleanor Nobbs split sets with her opponent which led to a decisive third set. However, UNT's Malm was able to come away with the win.

UP NEXT: The Blue Demons will be back in action on Monday, Jan. 22 when they take on the Baylor Bears. The match is set to begin at 3 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
DePaul Women's Tennis vs North Texas
1/22/2023 at Denton, Texas
(Waranch Tennis Complex)

North Texas 7, DePaul Women's Tennis 0

Singles competition
1. Jasmine Adams (UNT) def. Kizelbasheva,Yuliya (DPU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Matilde Morais (UNT) def. Smith,Hannah (DPU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
3. Gloria Alogo (UNT) def. Antonijevic,Lenka (DPU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Olivia Malm (UNT) def. Nobbs,Eleanor (DPU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
5. Olivia Halvorsen (UNT) def. Martin,Valentina (DPU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Kexuan Zhou (UNT) def. Yergler,Maddie (DPU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Jasmine Adams/Matilde Morais (UNT) def. Kizelbasheva,Yuliya/Antonijevic,Lenka (DPU) 6-2
2. Gloria Alogo/Olivia Malm (UNT) def. Carbone,Greta/Smith,Hannah (DPU) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Kexuan Zhou/Olivia Halvorsen (UNT) vs. Martin,Valentina/Nobbs,Eleanor (DPU) 6-6, unfinished

Match Notes:
DePaul Women's Tennis 1-1
North Texas 3-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,1,3,2,6,4)

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Players Mentioned

Lenka Antonijevic

Greta Carbone

Yuliya Kizelbasheva

Eleanor Nobbs

Hannah Smith