CHICAGO – Roosevelt opened its season Wednesday with a dominant 7-0 win over North Park at River Park Courts in Chicago.
The Lakers swiftly moved through doubles play with 6-1 wins at the first and third spots and a 6-3 win at the second doubles position. Five of the six singles victories came in straight sets as well in the season-opener for the squad.
Zeynep Barut set the tone at the No. 1 singles spot with a 6-4, 6-4 win and Sophie Christie took home the third singles point with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. At No. 4 singles, Milena Novikova won 6-1, 6-2 while Nathalie Ramazzini won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5 singles. Luciana Trigosso needed a first-set tiebreak at No. 6 singles for a 7-6, 6-1 win, and Camila Valencia preserved the shutout with a 3-6, 6-2, 11-9 win at No. 2 singles.
Roosevelt Women 7, North Park 0
No. 1 Doubles –Sophie Christie/Zeynep Barut (RU) def. Tyra Olsson/Alexandra Pugachova (NPU), 6-1
No. 2 Doubles – Mlena Novikova/Camila Valencia (RU) def. Katharina Schuler/Isabelle Richter (NPU), 6-3
No. 3 Doubles – Nathalie Ramazzini/Luciana Trigosso (RU) def. Nova Mickelsson/Jessica Dudas (NPU), 6-1
No. 1 Singles – Barut (RU) def. Pugachova (NPU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Singles – Valencia (RU) def. Schuler (NPU), 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
No. 3 Singles – Christie (RU) def. Olsson (NPU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Singles – Novikova (RU) def. Dudas (NPU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Singles – Ramazzini (RU) def. Mickelsson (NPU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 Singles – Trigosso (RU) def. Thea Gifvars (NPU), 7-6, 6-1
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