ORLANDO, Fla. -- North Park Women's Tennis nearly mounted a comeback with tough battles in singles play but narrowly fell to the Otterbein Cardinals, 4-3, in their first match down in Florida. The Vikings played some close matches against an Otterbein team that was 15-5 in 2023-24.

Doubles Play

#1: Erin Storrer / Olivia Eckels def. Katja Carlberg / Alexandra Pugachova, 6-3

#2: Daniela De Mata / Lillia Walter def. Alexandra Ristfeldt / Maddie Starr, 6-3

#3: Niya Bell / Aubrey McMahon def. Emilia Sand / Ella Darrow, 6-2

Singles Play

#1: Storrer def. Ristfeldt, 7-5, 6-0

#2: Walter def. Carlberg, 7-6, 7-5

#3: Pugachova def. De Mata, 1-6, 6-0, 6-3

#4 Sand def. Eckels, 6-3, 6-2

#5 Starr def. Ball, 6-3, 7-6

#6 Simmers def. Gifvars, 6-1, 6-2

What to Notice

• Starr earned her 12th-straight singles win, beating teammate Hanna Zethraeus' previous record of 11 in a row.
• Pugachova comes from behind to secure a win in the #3 singles match
• Near win for Carlberg in tightly-fought #2 singles match
• Gifvars and Ristfeldt with just their first singles loss of the season

What's Next?

North Park (9-3) has Monday off before competing against Rhodes College (5-3) on Tuesday, March 11. First serve, still in Orlando, will be 1:30 PM ET.