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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Virginia Tech women’s tennis team defeated the Louisville Cardinals 5-2 Friday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.

Carol Kahoun and Raluca Mita gave Tech a quick doubles win at No. 2 with an 8-1 victory over Louisville’s Rebecca Shine and Rebecca Bodine. The Cardinals bounced back with a come from behind 8-6 victory at No. 1 as Julia Fellerhoff and Manuela Velasquez defeated the Hokies’ Ilinca Stoica and Kelly Williford.

Tech claimed the doubles point with a victory at No. 3 as Emily Lauten and Isel Martinez-Marcos fended off a late surge by Mandy Brown and Stefanie Villajuan to win 8-6.

Louisville quickly rebound to tie the match at one all as Manuela Velasquez defeated Tech’s Raluca Mita 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3.

The Hokies got their first singles point of the afternoon when Carol Kahoun defeated Stefanie Villajuan 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5. Tea Ivanovic extended the Tech lead to 3-1 with her 6-1, 6-1 defeat of Rebecca Bodine at No. 6.

Louisville fought back, though, as #62 Rebecca Shine defeated Isel Martinez-Marcos 7-6(2), 6-3 at No. 2. The Cardinals would come up short though when Kelly Williford clinched the match for the Hokies with a 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4 win at No. 4.

Ilinca Stoica rounded out the Tech campaign with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 1 over #84 Julia Fellerhoff.

The Hokies return to action Sunday, February 3 at 10 a.m. to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Doubles:

No. 1 Julia Fellerhoff/Manuela Velasquez (UL) def. Ilinca Stoica/Kelly Williford (VT) 8-5

No. 2 Carol Kahoun/Raluca Mita (VT) def. Rebecca Shine/Rebecca Bodine (UL) 8-0

No. 3 Emily Lauten/Isel Martinez-Marcos (VT) def. Mandy Brown/Stefanie Villajuan (UL) 8-6

Order of finish: 2,1,3*

Singles:

No. 1 Ilinca Stoica (VT) def. #84 Julia Fellerhoff (UL) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2

No. 2 #62 Rebecca Shine (UL) def. Isel Martinez-Marcos (VT) 7-6 (2), 6-3

No. 3 Manuela Velasquez (UL) def. Raluca Mita (VT) 6-1, 6-1

No. 4 Kelly Williford (VT) def. Mandy Brown (UL) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4

No. 5 Carol Kahoun (VT) def. Stefanie Villajuan (UL) 6-0, 6-3

No. 6 Tea Ivanovic (VT) def. Rebecca Bodine (UL) 6-1, 6-1

Order of finish: 3,5,6,2,4*,1

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