BYU tennis finishes fall tournament play with solid play at the CSUN Invitational

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – BYU women’s tennis had a solid showing at the CSUN Invitational, sending four student-athletes to participate.

FRIDAY

On the opening day of matches, transfer Leah Heimuli won her singles match 6-3, 6-4 against Portland’s Emily Soares. She also competed in a doubles match with teammate Emma Jewell, but they fell to North Texas’ Ponamareva/Surapaneni 7-5. Jewell also competed in her own singles match, winning in three sets 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 against UNT’s Kexuan Zhao.  

Madeline Almeida won her opening singles match against UCSB’s Lise Sentenac 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, but lost her doubles match against Portland’s Oberg/Lukic alongside teammate Emilee Astle 6-0. Astle lost her opening singles match in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 to UCSB’s Amit Lev-Ari.

SATURDAY

On day two, Heimuli won her second singles match against LU’s Caisey Lee Emery in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, but lost the next match to APU’s Petra Ivankovic 6-4, 4-6, 4-6. In doubles consolations, Heimuli and Jewell pulled out a 6-1 win against CSUN’s doubles team Coetzee/Toboso. Jewell, who had won her previous singles match, fell to Utah State’s Carolina Millan 7-6,6-7, 2-6. She also played a second match, but fell in straight sets to Cal Fullerton’s Jadie Acidera.

Almeida and Astle played another doubles match on Saturday but lost 6-1 to UCSB’s Sentenac/Lev. Almeida also competed in singles play, losing to Liberty’s Kalani Soli 6-3, 6-7, 3-6. Her doubles partner Astle played a singles match but lost in straight sets.

The team will return to tennis action in January.