FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood women's tennis hosted their second home match of the season, welcoming the Richmond Spiders to Farmville. Although there were many closely contested matches, Richmond would ultimately come away with a 6-1 victory.
 
 
Singles:
No. 1: UR Leonor Oliveria over LWU Emma Nurgazieva 6-4, 6-1
No. 2: LWU Maria Saez over Carley Cohen 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
No. 3: UR Andrea Campodonizo over LWU Sophia Marchetta 6-1, 6-3
No. 4: UR Elizabeth Novak over Karina Rizvanova 3-6, 6-3, 10-4
No. 5: UR Lara Bakhaya over Wiktoria Czerny 6-4, 6-3
No. 6: UR Clarie LeDu over Nina Hederich 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles: 
No. 1: LWU Nurgazieva/Rizvanova over UR Shitikova/Cohen 6-2
No. 2: UR Campodonico/LuDu over LWU Saez/Hederich 6-2
No. 3: UR Oliveria/Novak over LWU Marchetta/Czerny 6-4
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
The women competed in all three doubles matches, including a win in the first doubles match of the day. Emma Nurgazieva and Karina Rizvanova took care of business, picking up a point with a 6-2 decision.
 
The duos of Maria Saez/Nina Hederich and Sophia Marchetta/Wiktoria Czerny battled and won a few sets, but ultimately their matches at No. 2 and No. 3 fell short, losing the doubles point to Richmond.
 
Despite the loss, the Lancers showed a lot of fight in singles play. Two matches went to a third set, including a win at No. 2 for Maria Saez and a hotly-contested loss at No. 4 for Karina Rizvanova
 
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"The girls played hard against a very strong Richmond team," said Longwood Director of Tennis Adam Jackson. "There were a lot of close matches and the doubles point was played to a tight finish. Proud of the girls for fighting, and we're looking forward to the weekend."
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
Both Longwood men's and women's tennis will head south this weekend for two matches. Both teams take on UNC Wilmington this Saturday and then head to Conway, S.C. for a date with Coastal Carolina on Sunday. 
 
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