TROY, Ala. (4/5/25) – Arkansas State women’s tennis dropped a marathon match lasting over four hours on Saturday, falling 4-3 at Troy.

A-State (11-8, 4-4 SBC) claimed the doubles point and led 3-2 in the match, but the Trojans (9-7, 4-3) took third-set tiebreakers on courts 1 and 4 to earn the comeback win.

Anna Grigoreva and Carla Muro Castellvi gave the Scarlet and Black early momentum with a 6-4 win over Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis on Court 1 before the hosts pulled even with a 6-3 victory by Emilia Namyslo and Gabrielle Leslie against A-State’s Lilly Cvanciger and Abigail Thumer at No. 2.

The Red Wolves then held strong on Court 3, with Sarah Millard and Hanmare McAslin outlasting Leena Metwally and Veena Nazar 9-7 in the set tiebreaker to give A-State a 1-0 lead.

Troy tied the score at 1-all when Avdeeva won a 6-3, 6-4 decision over Muro Castellvi on Court 3, but A-State answered right back when Loles Carbo Chova won 6-3, 6-2 against Hagar Ramadan-Amin at the No. 6 position to make it 2-1.

Guirguis tied up the team score once more, winning 6-4, 6-2 on Court 2 against Cvanciger before Millard earned a 7-5, 6-3 straight-set victory against Nazar on No. 5 to give the Red Wolves a 3-2 lead and the remaining matches on courts 1 and 4 in third sets.

The Trojans knotted up the score again at 3-all when Leslie came back from a set down to defeat Grigoreva 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) on Court 1. Then, Metwally clinched the match for Troy, winning 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(6) on No. 4 against McAslin.  

NEXT UP

The Red Wolves look to return to the win column on Monday, taking on Georgia State with first serve in Atlanta slated for 10 a.m. CT.

A-STATE 3 – TROY 4
April 5, 2025 – Troy, Ala.

DOUBLES
#1 – Anna Grigoreva/Carla Muro Castellvi def. Valeriia Avdeeva/Maria Guirguis 6-4
#2 – Emilia Namyslo/Gabrielle Leslie def. Lilly Cvanciger/Abigail Thurmer 6-3
#3 – Hanmare McAslin/Sarah Millard def.  Leena Metwally/Veena Nazar 7-6(7)
Order of finish: 1,2,3

SINGLES
#1 – Gabrielle Leslie def. Anna Grigoreva 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
#2 – Maria Guirguis def. Lilly Cvanciger 6-4, 6-2
#3 – Valeriia Avdeeva def. Carla Muro Castellvi 6-3, 6-4
#4 – Leena Metwally def. Hanmare McAslin 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(6)
#5 – Sarah Millard def. Veena Nazar 7-5, 6-3
#6 – Loles Carbo Chova def. Hagar Ramadan-Amin 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 3,6,2,5,1,4