PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Mercyhurst Women's Tennis team faced the Duquesne Dukes this morning, Feb. 22, 2023. 

The team put up a fight but ultimately fell 0-7.

Sara Bertolez Puente and Valentine Budin finished first, posting a 0-6 score. Nadja Ostojic and Kiersten Brown were able to win one game, while Kayla Dean and Roisin Murphy won four to finish last. The point went to the Dukes.

Ostojic and Murphy were the first two to finish. Kayla Dean was the next to post her scores. She fell in an intense three sets, with the second going into overtime. The rest of the matches finished in order; Brown, Bertolez Puente, and Budin.

Doubles

No. 1 - Kayla Dean/Roisin Murphy v. Daniela Lantoni/Ellen Shanahan, 4-6

No. 2 - Nadja Ostojic/Kiersten Brown v. Jasa Roka/Anastasiia Kotsyuba, 1-6

No. 3 - Valentine Budin/Sara Bertolez Puente v. Ana Utrilla Benito/Natasha Novak, 0-6

Order to finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

No. 1 - Kayla Dean v.Daniela Lantoni, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-10

No. 2 - Roisin Murphy v. Natasha Novak, 3-6, 3-6

No. 3 - Nadja Ostojic v. Ellen Shanahan, 1-6, 3-6

No. 4 - Kiersten Brown v. Anastasiia Kotsyuba, 4-6, 2-6

No. 5 - Sara Bertolez Puente v. Jasa Roka, 2-6, 0-6

No. 6 - Valentine Budin v. Ana Utrilla Benito, 1-6, 0-6

Order to finish: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6

Up Next

The Lakers will stay on the road to face West Virginia State on Feb. 25, 2023.