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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Knights Drop Hard-Fought Match Against Bethel in CL Tournament Championship

Mishawaka, Ind. - The Marian women's tennis team saw their fall season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, as Bethel clipped Marian by a 4-3 score in the Crossroads League Tournament Championship match. The Knights end the fall season with a 9-2 overall record, finishing as both the runner-up in the regular season and tournament. 

In doubles action, Yasmin Imamniyazova and Ana Barbosa Fernandez finished first at No. 2 doubles with a 6-3 win over the Pilots. Michelle Irigoyen and Ana Lopez Torres were the next to finish at No. 1 doubles, falling in a final score of 2-6. Liliane Alinquant and Paloma Caceres Villalba put up a tough fight in hopes of claiming the doubles point for Marian but ended up falling at No. 3 with final counts of, 6-7 and 2-7. 

In singles play Lopez Torres was the first to finish falling at No. 3 with final counts of 2-6 and 3-6. With the home team up 2-0 Caceres Villalba fought back with a 6-4 and 6-1 win at No. 6 to decrease the Pilots lead. Imamniyazova leveled the match with a win at No. 1 with final counts of 6-3 and 6-4. With the match at a tie Alinquant took a defeat at No. 5 singles with final counts of 4-6 and 0-6. Irigoyen took charge to bottleneck the match once more with a 7-5 and 6-4 win at No. 2. After a hard fight at No.4 singles Barbosa Fernandez fell at No. 4 with final counts of 6-7 (1-10), 6-4, and 4-6.

The Knights finish off their fall season as Crossroads League Runner-Up in both the regular season and tournament. Marian will return to play in the spring, with expected return to action slated for mid-February. 

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Players Mentioned

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Sophomore
Paloma Caceres Villalba

Paloma Caceres Villalba

Sophomore
Yasmin Imamniyazova

Yasmin Imamniyazova

Sophomore
Michelle Irigoyen

Michelle Irigoyen

Sophomore
Ana Lopez Torres

Ana Lopez Torres

Freshman
Liliane Alinquant

Liliane Alinquant

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Ana Barbosa Fernandez

Sophomore
Paloma Caceres Villalba

Paloma Caceres Villalba

Sophomore
Yasmin Imamniyazova

Yasmin Imamniyazova

Sophomore
Michelle Irigoyen

Michelle Irigoyen

Sophomore
Ana Lopez Torres

Ana Lopez Torres

Freshman
Liliane Alinquant

Liliane Alinquant

Freshman