NORFOLK, Va. – The Frostburg State Women's Tennis team split the opening day of their Spring Break trip with a 7-0 loss to Norfolk State before pulling out a close 4-3 win over Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday.
 
Against the Division I Spartans, junior Alyssa Kush and senior Lorena Pintar fought their way to a tiebreak at No. 1 doubles, just falling short 7-6 (7-5), as NSU won the second spot 6-1 and received a forfeit to complete the trifecta. Norfolk State then went clean through singles play, not dropping a single set en route to the 7-0 victory.
 
In the second matchup against the Division III Marlins, Kush and Pintar avenged their earlier loss with a dominant 6-1 win at the top doubles spot. Sophomore Ella Troxell and senior Femke Hofkamp, however, would suffer the same fate as the former two in their No. 2 match, dropping a 7-6 (7-5) tiebreak as VWU took the doubles points
 
Troxell (6-1, 6-2) and Pintar (6-1, 6-3) would each go on to pick up sweeps at the Nos. 3 and 4 spots in singles play, where they were joined by another straight-set win from sophomore Patricia Castejon (6-3, 7-6). Virginia Wesleyan responded by winning at No. 5 and receiving a forfeit in the six spot, taking the deciding match to the top singles point. In a back-and-forth battle, Kush came out on top with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 victory to secure the winning meet point for the Bobcats.
 
With the split, Frostburg moves to 3-3 on the year and will next wrap up their road trip to Virginia State on Thursday, March 20 at 11 a.m. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.
 
Norfolk State Doubles Competition
Sabina Iurea / Irina Iurea def. Alyssa Kush / Lorena Pintar 7-6
Yuliya Yurkova / Caroline Nicholls def. Ella Troxell / Femke Hofkamp 6-1
Sofiya Tsitavets / Ines Sabadie win by forfeit
 
Norfolk State Singles Competition
Sofiya Tsitavets def. Alyssa Kush 6-1, 6-1
Yuliya Yurkova def. Patricia Castejon 6-3, 6-0
Caroline Nicholls def. Lorena Pintar 6-0, 6-0
Irina Iurea def. Ella Troxell 6-1, 6-1
Sabina Iurea def. Femke Hofkamp 6-1, 6-0
Sara Gonzalez wins by forfeit
 
Virginia Wesleyan Doubles Competition
Alyssa Kush / Lorena Pintar def. Tuva Flink / Zoe Vliegen 6-1
Meena Lennon / Lina Hackner def. Ella Troxell / Femke Hofkamp 7-6
Jette Hafermann / Mikisha Thomas win by forfeit
 
Virginia Wesleyan Singles Competition
Alyssa Kush def. Tuva Flink 4-6, 6-4, 10-3
Patricia Castejon def. Zoe Vliegen 6-3, 7-6
Ella Troxell def. Meena Lennon 6-1, 6-2
Lorena Pintar def. Lina Hackner 6-1, 6-3
Jette Hafermann def. Femke Hofkamp 6-1, 6-0
Sarah Reich wins by forfeit