Heidi Danielsson Wins Three Set Deciding Match In 4-3 Victory Over Delaware

Freshman Heidi Danielsson’s win improved the women’s tennis team’s record to 14-7.

After Lorena Valente and Barbaro Couto tore through their doubles match against Amanda Halstrom and Kristen Mueller, 8-1, the first two teams were taken into extra games in theirs.

Both the team’s of Alice Chen and Heidi Danielsson, and Carmen Jackman and Emily Mannix had the lead in their matched but ended up losing in one extra game, 9-7 as the women’s team lost the doubles point.

But the team did not stop lay down in doubles competition.

Despite Jackman losing to Elena Berry, 6-3, 7-6 and Mannix losing to Samantha Carnall, 6-4, 6-2. the team was able to get four singles victories to win the match.

Chen was able to get her victory over Megan Doran out of the one position, 6-3, 6-4, Lorena Valente was able to beat Montse Ripoli, 6-1, 6-3, and Couto was able to get another easy victory over Mueller, 6-1, 6-3.

But the deciding match came from Danielsson, who came from behind against Halstrom to get a win.

After dropping the first set, 7-5, she was able to get wins in the next two sets, 6-4, 6-3 to get UMBC the match victory.