
DePaul Closes Out Rocket Invitational with Doubles Domination
9/28/2024 10:25:00 PM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
Blue Demons finish 6-0 in doubles action on day two
TOLEDO, Ohio – Women's tennis finished its first tournament weekend of the year competing in the second, and final day of the Rocket Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Doubles action began against Michigan State at 9:00 a.m. CT on the UT Varsity Tennis Courts. Junior Hannah Smith and sophomore Roberta Sechi won in convincing fashion, 6-2. The tandem of Eleanor Nobbs and Eva Goncharov also picked up a victory, defeating Hanna Tsitavets/Natalie Stasny, 6-4. Sophomore Sasha Stula and freshman Isabella Gibson made quick work of the Spartans' Amara Brahmbhatt/Sarah Fazlagic, 6-2.
The Blue Demons took on Youngstown State in round two of doubles starting at 10:00 a.m. CT. Smith and Sechi racked up another victory with a 6-0 drubbing of Yeseniia Ovcharova/Line Greyling to open play. Nobbs and Goncharov continued their success with a 6-4 advantage. DePaul completed its second doubles sweep of the day with Stula and freshman Eleanor Cochran teaming up to beat Sarah Partida Garcia/Lili Minich, 6-3. With the victory, Cochran earned her first collegiate win.
The scarlet and blue opposed the Spartans once again in its lone singles match of the day. Like, day one, singles play consisted of A and B groups.
Group A started at 10:00 a.m. CT with Smith edging Natalie Stasny 6-3, 6-3. The English native ended the weekend with a combined 6-0 record in both doubles and singles matches.
Cochran followed the performance with a 6-2, 3-6, 11-9 thriller notching her first career singles and doubles win on the same day to highlight group B.
2024 Rocket Invitational
September 28, 2024
UT Varsity Tennis Courts
Toledo, Ohio
Day Two Results
Doubles
Hannah Smith/Roberta Sechi (DPU) def. Oriana Parkins-Godwin/Issey Purser (MSU), 6-2
Eleanor Nobbs/ Eva Goncharov (DPU) def. Hanna Tsitavets/Natalie Stasny (MSU), 6-4
Sasha Stula/Isabella Gibson (DPU) def. Amara Brahmbhatt/Sarah Fazlagic (MSU), 6-2
Hannah Smith/Roberta Sechi (DPU) def. Yeseniia Ovcharova/Line Greyling (YSU), 6-0
Eleanor Nobbs/Eva Goncharov (DPU) def. Lydia Foster/Julia Marko (YSU), 6-4
Sasha Stula/Eleanor Cochran (DPU) def. Sarah Partida Garcia/Lili Minich (YSU), 6-3
Singles
Hannah Smith (DPU) def. Natalie Stasny (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
Issey Purser (MSU) def. Eleanor Nobbs (DPU) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
Amara Brahmbhatt (MSU) def. Sasha Stula (DPU) 7-5, 6-4
Oriana Parkins-Godwin (MSU) def. Isabella Gibson (DPU) 6-5, 6-0
Hanna Tsitavets (MSU) def. Roberta Sechi (DPU) 6-4, 6-3
Eleanor Cochran (DPU) def. Sarah Fazlagic (MSU), 6-2, 3-6, 11-9
UP NEXT
DePaul heads back to the Buckeye State for the Cincinnati Hidden Duals, Oct. 4-5.
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Doubles action began against Michigan State at 9:00 a.m. CT on the UT Varsity Tennis Courts. Junior Hannah Smith and sophomore Roberta Sechi won in convincing fashion, 6-2. The tandem of Eleanor Nobbs and Eva Goncharov also picked up a victory, defeating Hanna Tsitavets/Natalie Stasny, 6-4. Sophomore Sasha Stula and freshman Isabella Gibson made quick work of the Spartans' Amara Brahmbhatt/Sarah Fazlagic, 6-2.
The Blue Demons took on Youngstown State in round two of doubles starting at 10:00 a.m. CT. Smith and Sechi racked up another victory with a 6-0 drubbing of Yeseniia Ovcharova/Line Greyling to open play. Nobbs and Goncharov continued their success with a 6-4 advantage. DePaul completed its second doubles sweep of the day with Stula and freshman Eleanor Cochran teaming up to beat Sarah Partida Garcia/Lili Minich, 6-3. With the victory, Cochran earned her first collegiate win.
The scarlet and blue opposed the Spartans once again in its lone singles match of the day. Like, day one, singles play consisted of A and B groups.
Group A started at 10:00 a.m. CT with Smith edging Natalie Stasny 6-3, 6-3. The English native ended the weekend with a combined 6-0 record in both doubles and singles matches.
Cochran followed the performance with a 6-2, 3-6, 11-9 thriller notching her first career singles and doubles win on the same day to highlight group B.
2024 Rocket Invitational
September 28, 2024
UT Varsity Tennis Courts
Toledo, Ohio
Day Two Results
Doubles
Hannah Smith/Roberta Sechi (DPU) def. Oriana Parkins-Godwin/Issey Purser (MSU), 6-2
Eleanor Nobbs/ Eva Goncharov (DPU) def. Hanna Tsitavets/Natalie Stasny (MSU), 6-4
Sasha Stula/Isabella Gibson (DPU) def. Amara Brahmbhatt/Sarah Fazlagic (MSU), 6-2
Hannah Smith/Roberta Sechi (DPU) def. Yeseniia Ovcharova/Line Greyling (YSU), 6-0
Eleanor Nobbs/Eva Goncharov (DPU) def. Lydia Foster/Julia Marko (YSU), 6-4
Sasha Stula/Eleanor Cochran (DPU) def. Sarah Partida Garcia/Lili Minich (YSU), 6-3
Singles
Hannah Smith (DPU) def. Natalie Stasny (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
Issey Purser (MSU) def. Eleanor Nobbs (DPU) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
Amara Brahmbhatt (MSU) def. Sasha Stula (DPU) 7-5, 6-4
Oriana Parkins-Godwin (MSU) def. Isabella Gibson (DPU) 6-5, 6-0
Hanna Tsitavets (MSU) def. Roberta Sechi (DPU) 6-4, 6-3
Eleanor Cochran (DPU) def. Sarah Fazlagic (MSU), 6-2, 3-6, 11-9
UP NEXT
DePaul heads back to the Buckeye State for the Cincinnati Hidden Duals, Oct. 4-5.
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
For all the latest information on DePaul Women's Tennis, visit DePaulBlueDemons.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Blue Demons on Twitter and Instagram.
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