Nadja Ochsner earns victories in both singles and doubles to highlight the day, but the Pack were only able to get one other singles win
NEW ORLEANS – The No. 20 Loyola University New Orleans women's tennis team continued their four-match homestand on Friday in City Park, falling 6-3 to NCAA Division-I Binghamton University.
"I thought we probably learned more from this match than any other this season," said head coach Kyle Russell. "The girls finally got into a growth mindset and saw things clearly. Good awareness of what was going on with good tactical adjustments. This could be one of those matches we look back on as a watershed moment."
The duo of Koral Martinez and Nadja Ochsner started the day off well for the Wolf Pack (7-6) with an 8-1 doubles. The Bearcats (2-16), however, earned the other two doubles victories to claim the doubles point and head into singles play up 1-0.
Ochsner also won her singles match on court four in 6-4, 6-4 fashion, and Gabrielle Terranova earned a 7-5, 6-2 victory on court five, but the Bearcats won on every remaining court, finishing the match with a 5-2 result.
The Wolf Pack close out their homestand with a 4 p.m. match at City Park against No. 22 Lewis-Clark State, whom the Pack defeated 8-1 when the teams met last season.
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Results
No. 20 Loyola – 2
Binghamton – 5
Doubles
1. Dun/S. Eisenberg (BU) def. Pepper/Terranova (LOY) 8-2
2. M. Eisenberg/Pandya (BU) def. Alban/Jordan (LOY) 8-5
3. K. Martinez/Ochsner (LOY) def. Granieri/Kong (BU) 8-1
Singles
1. Samara Eisenberg (BU) def. Manuela Alban (LOY) 6-4, 6-2
2. Michelle Eisenberg (BU) def. Koral Martinez (LOY) 6-0, 6-1
3. Maria Pandya (BU) def. Arianna Pepper (LOY) 6-4, 2-1, retired.
4. Nadja Ochsner (LOY) def. Ashley Granieiri (BU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Gabrielle Terranova (LOY) def. Maya Haykal (BU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Emily Kong (BU) def. Andrea Martinez (LOY) 7-5, 6-1
