Mid-American Conference

MAC Women's Tennis Weekend Scoreboard

Friday, February 20
Akron 5, Cleveland State 2
Akron 7, Findlay 0
ASA 4, Buffalo 3
Northern Illinois 7, Southeast Missouri State 0
Toledo 5, Youngstown State 2
Western Michigan 6, Milwaukee 1

Saturday, February 21
Buffalo 6, Youngstown State 1
Marquette 6, Western Michigan 1
Michigan State 7, Bowling Green 0
Michigan State 6, Toledo 1
Northern Illinois 7, Valparaiso 0

Sunday, February 22
Ball State 4, Cincinnati 3
Northern Illinois 6, Chicago State 1


Akron:

Zips Sweep Doubleheader At Home

AKRON, Ohio — Frigid weather didn't stop the University of Akron women's tennis team from picking up a pair of wins on Friday at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.  In the afternoon match, Akron defeated Cleveland State, 5-2. The Vikings fell to 1-7 overall.  In the evening, the Zips swept Findlay, 7-0. The Oilers fell to 3-11 on the season.  With the two victories, Akron improved to 7-4 overall.

"Today we played much more consistently in singles than we probably have all spring," head coach Brandon Padgett said. "Karolina played excellent tennis, defeating a young lady that has been playing exceptional tennis recently. I may be most impressed with Sophia though, losing only three total games in singles, playing #5 and #1 respectively, in both matches. Playing 1st singles for the first time in her career, Sophia defeated a player that transferred to Findlay from Division I Florida International, and she didn't lose a game. She also went 2-0 at 1st doubles with Martina, so she had a great day all around."

In doubles action against Cleveland State, UA claimed the team point with two wins. At the No. doubles spot, junior Martina Zerbola (Neuquen, Argentina) and freshman Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) defeated Lauren Golick and Ellen Folkers, 6-4. At the No. 3 spot, senior Olga Shkundina (Ufa, Russia) and freshman Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia) beat Mathilde Orange and Aleksandra Golawska, 6-3.

In singles play against the Vikings, sophomore Karolina Maksimava (Mogliev, Belarus) claimed a 6-2, 6-3 win over Victoria Bensimon. Shkundina, Geier, and Blinova each picked up wins in singles action as well.

Against Findlay, the Zips won at No. 1 and No. 2 to win the doubles point. .Zerbola and Geier picked up their second win on the day with a 6-1 defeat of Nina Djordjevic and Tijana Raicevic.

In singles action, Akron swept all play. Geier moved up to No. 1 for the first time in her collegiate career and registered a 6-0, 6-0 win over Djordjevic.

Akron hosts East Tennessee State on Friday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. at the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow.

LaTuchie Tennis Center -- February 20, 2015

AKRON 5, CLEVELAND STATE 2
Doubles:
1. Martina Zerbola / Sophia Geier (UA) def. Lauren Golick / Ellen Folkers, 6-4
2. Victoria Bensimon / Princess Gbadamosi (CSU) def. Madison Cohen / Karolina Maksimova, 6-1
3. Olga Shkundina / Ariadna Blinova (UA) def. Mathilde Orange / Aleksandra Golawska, 6-3

Singles:
1. Karolina Maksimova (UA) def. Victoria Bensimon, 6-2, 6-3
2. Mathilde Orange (CSU) def. Martina Zerbola, 6-3, 6-2
3. Ellen Folkers (CSU) def. Madison Cohen, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10)
4. Olga Shkundina (UA) def. Jana Schober, 6-2, 6-0
5. Sophia Geier (UA) def. Jana Schober, 6-2, 6-0
6. Ariadna Blinova (UA) def. Aleksandra Golawska, 6-0, 7-5

Order of finish:
Doubles– 2, 3, 1
Singles– 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3

AKRON 7, FINDLAY 0
Doubles:
1. Martina Zerbola / Sophia Geier (UA) def. Nina Djordjevic / Tijana Raicevic, 6-1
2. Maria Bessmertnaya / Kati Mdzinarishvili (UA) def. Viktoriya Shkola / Kiara Shaw, 6-2
3. Shannon Newnes / Ariadna Blinova (UA) won by default

Singles:
1. Sophia Geier (UA) def. Nina Djordjevic, 6-0, 6-0
2. Ariadna Blinova (UA) def. Tajana Raicevic, 6-2, 6-0
3. Maria Bessmertnaya (UA) def. Viktoriya Shkola, 6-2, 6-3
4. Shannon Newnes (UA) def. Kiara Shaw, 6-3, 6-1
5. Kati Mdzinarishvili (UA) def. Anna Forman, 6-0, 6-1
6. Akron by default (no Findlay player)

Order of finish:
Doubles– 3, 2, 1
Singles– 2, 1, 5, 4, 3


Ball State:

Cardinals Earn 4-3 Thriller Over Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Ball State women's tennis team (6-2) recorded its fourth-straight win, defeating Cincinnati (4-4) by a score of 4-3 Sunday afternoon in the Western Tennis & Fitness Club.

"Today we displayed a total team effort," Ball State head women's tennis coach Max Norris said.  "We fought hard and kept our composure through a lot of ups and downs. Cincinnati is a good team and to beat them on the road is great for us going forward. I was especially impressed by Ashlyn Rang who clinched the match for us over a great player from Cincinnati."

Ball State started the match off strong by capturing the doubles point.  The twosome of Bethany Moore and Courtney Wild notched the 6-4 victory over Katya Bure and Ali Miller on court two.  The Cardinals twosome of Toni Ormond and Olivia Large also registered a doubles win after defeating the Bearcats Natalie Abdalla and Hannah Willie, 6-3, at No. 3 position.

In singles action, Wild defeated Katya Bure on court two 6-0, 6-1 and improved her singles mark to 6-1 on the season.  With the win, Wild registered her 76th career singles victory, which moves her into a tie for seventh all-time in program history with former Cardinal Kathy George (1995-98).  Ormond took down Willie at the No. 5 singles position, 6-2, 7-5 to put Ball State up 3-2 over the Bearcats.  Ashlyn Rang then earned a come from behind victory on court three, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 over Ali Miller to clinch the win for the Cardinals.

The Ball State women's tennis team continues non-conference action, March 3 at North Carolina Central for an 11 a.m. first serve in Chapel Hill, N.C.  After that, the Cardinals will take on North Carolina-Charlotte, March 5 at 2 p.m. before returning home March 14th against Oakland at 1:30 p.m.


Bowling Green:

Falcons Fall at Michigan State

Host Michigan State University won at each singles flight Saturday afternoon (Feb. 21), capping a 7-0 win over a youthful, shorthanded Bowling Green State University tennis team. The non-conference dual was held at the MSU Indoor Tennis Courts.

"It was a tough day today, but the girls fought hard and competed well," said Falcon head coach Olga Elkin.

Due to injuries, the Falcons fielded a lineup of just five players, forfeiting at the third doubles and sixth singles flights. BG's lineup consisted of five first-year Falcons.

Two of those Falcons, freshmen Megan Miller and Emily Witt, battled an MSU doubles team to a 3-3 standoff at the top flight before the match was halted. MSU's Anna Zelechonok and Aslina Chua won a 6-2 decision at the second flight, defeating BG's duo of sophomore Leeah Floyd and freshman Sydney Seeley.

At that number-two flight, the Spartans opened up a 3-0 lead, but Floyd and Seeley took two of the next three games to get within a 4-2 score. But, MSU was able to take the next two games to get the win and earn the doubles point for the Green and White.

Miller and Witt never trailed in their top-flight match against Hilary Hager and Julianne Gruber taking leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2. The Spartans battled back to tie the contest on three occasions, before play was stopped.

In singles action, Athena Trouillot topped Miller at the number-one flight, while Emily Meyers defeated Witt at the second flight. Sophomore Antonina Farrar was forced to retire after her first set at flight number four, giving MSU's Colleen O'Brien the victory.

Zelechonok defeated Seeley at the fifth flight, and Allie Baer was victorious against Floyd in third-flight action.

The Falcons take to the road again next weekend, heading to Fort Wayne for a Friday night (Feb. 27) dual vs. IPFW. Starting time for that match is 7:00 p.m.

MICHIGAN STATE 7, BOWLING GREEN 0
Sat., Feb. 21, 2015 – MSU Indoor Tennis Courts – East Lansing, Mich.
SINGLES
1 – Athena Trouillot (MSU) def. Megan Miller 6-2, 6-2
2 – Emily Meyers (MSU) def. Emily Witt 6-3, 6-1
3 – Allie Baer (MSU) def. Leeah Floyd 6-0, 6-0
4 – Colleen O'Brien (MSU) def. Antonina Farrar 6-0, retired/forfeit
5 – Anna Zelechonok (MSU) def. Sydney Seeley 6-2, 6-0
6 – Hilary Hager (MSU) won by forfeit

DOUBLES
1 – Megan Miller/Emily Witt (BGSU) vs. Hilary Hager/Julianne Gruber (MSU) 3-3, unfinished
2 – Anna Zelechonok/Aslina Chua (MSU) def. Leeah Floyd/Sydney Seeley 6-2
3 – Allie Baer/Colleen O'Brien (MSU) won by forfeit

ORDER OF FINISH
DOUBLES: 3,2
SINGLES: 6,4,5,3,1,2


Buffalo:

Women's Tennis Aces Youngstown State, 6-1

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York women's tennis team snapped a three-match skid on Saturday defeating Youngstown State 6-1 at Miller Tennis Center.

The Bulls (2-3) won both doubles matches that were played in convincing fashion, surrendering just one game to the Penguins (5-6). Sophomore Margarita Kotok paired with junior Dayana Agasieva for a 6-1 win at first doubles, while sophomore Laura Holterbosch and senior Laura Fernandez paired to blank YSU, 6-0, at second doubles.

Kotok edged Annina Brendel, 7-5, 6-2, at second singles to lead UB. Fernandez added a 6-4, 6-0 win at number three singles over Nehel Sahni and Holterbosch secured the fourth singles victory against Sofia Macias Mendoza, 6-1, 6-4.

UB won third doubles and fifth and sixth singles by forfeit.

The Bulls will travel to Pittsburgh on Friday to face Duquesne in non-conference action at the Alpha Tennis and Fitness Center.

DOUBLES
No. 1: Kotok/Agasieva (UB) def. Brendel/Sahni (YSU), 6-1
No. 2: Holterbosch/Fernandez (UB) def. Lackova/Macias Mendoz (YSU), 6-0
No. 3: Sojanovska/Haraldson (UB) won by forfeit

SINGLES
No. 1: Dominika Lackova (YSU) def. Tanja Stojanovska (UB), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
No. 2: Margarita Kotok (UB) def. Annina Brendel (YSU), 7-5, 6-2
No. 3: Laura Fernandez (UB) def. Nehel Sahni (YSU), 6-4, 6-0
No. 4: Laura Holterbosch (UB) def. Sofia Macias Mendoza (YSU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 5: Christine Haraldson (UB) won by forfeit
No. 6: Doris Aleksovska (UB) won by forfeit


Bulls Suffer 4-3 Setback To ASA

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York women's tennis team suffered a 4-3 setback to visiting ASA College Friday afternoon at Miller Tennis Center. The Bulls (1-3) swept doubles play, but the Avengers (3-0) claimed four of six singles matches to earn the victory.

Sophomore Margarita Kotok and junior Dayana Agasieva paired together to secure a 6-3 victory at first doubles. Sophomore Laura Holterbosch and senior Laura Fernandez defeated the Avengers' number two duo, 6-4, while rookies Tanja Stojanovska and Christine Haraldson teamed up to outlast ASA at third doubles, 6-3.

The Bulls' two singles victories came in the final two matches of the day. Fernandez defeated Mingxiu Du in tie-breaking fashion, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (6), at fourth singles. Haraldson won her three-setter sixth singles match against Daniela Vanko, 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-5. Stojanovska and Agasieva also went three at first and third singles, respectively.

DOUBLES
No. 1: Kotok/Agasieva (UB) def. Bianco/Du (ASA), 6-3
No. 2: Holterbosch/Fernandez (UB) def. Olivares/Smith (ASA), 6-4
No. 3: Stojanovska/Haraldson (UB) def. Pratt/Vanko (ASA), 6-3

SINGLES
No. 1: Megane Bianco (ASA) def. Tanja Stojanovska (UB), 6-7, 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Macarena Olivares (ASA) def. Margarita Kotok (UB), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Tyler Smith (ASA) def. Dayana Agasieva (UB), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Laura Fernandez (UB) def. Mingxiu Du (ASA), 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (6)
No. 5: Simone Pratt (ASA) def. Laura Holterbosch (UB), 6-3, 6-3
No. 6: Christine Haraldson (UB) def. Daniela Vanko (ASA), 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-5


Northern Illinois:

Huskies Earn 6-1 Win Over Chicago State To Improve To 8-0

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Eight is great. Another day, another dominant victory for the Northern Illinois University women's tennis team as the Huskies improved to 8-0 and completed a perfect weekend with an impressive 6-1 triumph over Chicago State on Sunday afternoon at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford, Ill.

The Huskies followed up sweeps of Southeast Missouri and Valparaiso on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with another lopsided win on Sunday to with their eighth straight match to start the spring while completing a perfect six-match homestand.

Another perfect afternoon gave senior and NIU women's tennis all-time wins leader Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) two more victories to add to her tally, moving her to 16-0 overall this spring. Senior Mary Malkin (Tel Aviv, Israel/Alliance) also owns an undefeated singles record this season, winning all eight of her matches in the No. 3 position; meanwhile, junior Cristina Alvarez (Zaragoza, Spain/Cristorey and Sagrado Corazon de Jesus) also completed a flawless weekend of action during NIU's trio of home matches.

NIU head coach Tanya Gombera was ecstatic following Sunday's victory over a Chicago State squad that the Huskies lost to 4-2 in 2014, calling it her team's best performance of the season.

"Wow! I thought the team played so well today," Gombera said after the match. "It was certainly one of our best performances of the season against a strong Chicago State team that beat us badly last year. I'm looking forward to next weekend already, hoping that we can maintain the same level of play against another tough team."

NIU will put its undefeated record on the line next Saturday at Southern Illinois when the Huskies take on the Salukis in Carbondale, Ill. at 9 a.m. CT.

Doubles
No. 1: N. Youel and Alvarez (NIU) def. Gamboa and Huckabee (CSU), 7-5
No. 2: Malkin and E. Youel (NIU) def. Lloyd and Perez-Ochoa (CSU), 6-4
No. 3: Roki and Pangestu (CSU) def. De La Torre and Gates (NIU), 6-2; NIU wins doubles point

Singles
No. 1: N. Youel (NIU) def. Lloyd (CSU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: Alvarez (NIU) def. Pangestu (CSU), 6-0, 6-2
No. 3: Malkin (NIU) def. Huckabee (CSU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4: De La Torre (NIU) def. Perez-Ochoa (CSU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5: Dekkinga (NIU) def. Gamboa (CSU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 6: Roki (CSU) def. Gates (NIU), 6-1, 6-2; NIU wins, 6-1


Huskies Improve To 7-0 With Win Over Valparaiso

DeKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team recorded its second shutout in as many days and extended its undefeated start to the 2015 spring season, sweeping past Valparaiso 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford, Ill.

The Huskies (7-0) extended their best start to a season in more than a decade with another 7-0 win following Friday's demolition of Southeast Missouri.

NIU senior Nelle Youel also continued her undefeated start to the spring, improving to 14-0 after picking up victories in the No. 1 singles and doubles matches, winning her singles match without dropping a single game.

Huskies head coach Tanya Gombera called for a better start in doubles after a slow beginning on Friday, and the first-year leader of the NIU women's tennis program, who still has yet to see her team lose, was pleased with Saturday's all-around performance that resulted in another dominant victory.

"Today was another successful day for the team. I felt the Huskies competed well and we're very much looking forward to our match against Chicago State tomorrow," Gombera said.

Doubles
No. 1: N. Youel and Alvarez (NIU) def. Hamel and Hebble (Valpo), 6-2
No. 2: Malkin and E. Youel (NIU) def. Milanes and Heuer (Valpo), 6-2
No. 3: De La Torre and Gates (NIU) unf. def. Barthels and Fredlake (Valpo), 5-2; NIU wins doubles point

Singles
No. 1: N. Youel (NIU) def. Hamel (Valpo), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2: Alvarez (NIU) def. Hebble (Valpo), 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: Malkin (NIU) def. Milanes (Valpo), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4: De La Torre (NIU) def. Heuer (Valpo), 6-4, 6-0
No. 5: Dekkinga (NIU) def. Barthels (Valpo), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6: Stefancic (NIU) def. Fredlake (Valpo), 7-6, 6-1; NIU wins, 7-0


Huskies Sweep SEMO For Sixth Straight

DeKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team continued its undefeated start to the spring by sweeping Southeast Missouri on Friday afternoon at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford, Ill.

The Huskies (6-0) posted their first sweep of the spring, defeating the Redhawks 7-0 by winning the doubles point and each of the six singles matches. The win marked NIU's first 7-0 win since February 22, 2013 when the Huskies swept Chicago State.

NIU senior Nelle Youel continued her undefeated start to the spring, improving to 12-0 after picking up wins in the No. 1 singles and doubles matches.

Despite the impressive victory, NIU head coach Tanya Gombera sees room for improvement from her team, especially in doubles.

"Today was a good win for the team, although we started off slow in doubles. Luckily we recovered and managed to take the doubles point and played much better in singles," Gombera said. "I hope we can have a better start to our match tomorrow."

Doubles
No. 1: N. Youel and Alvarez (NIU) unf. def. Kotsyuk and Ortiz (SEMO), 4-3
No. 2: De La Torre and Stefancic (NIU) def. Makhneva and Stoianova (SEMO), 6-2
No. 3: Malkin and E. Youel (NIU) def. Martin and Montenegro (SEMO), 6-2; NIU wins doubles point

Singles
No. 1: N. Youel (NIU) def. Stoianova (SEMO), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Alvarez (NIU) def. Kostyuk (SEMO), 6-4, 7-5
No. 3: Malkin (NIU) def. Makhneva (SEMO), 6-1, 6-0
No. 4: De La Torre (NIU) def. Ortiz (SEMO), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Dekkinga (NIU) def. Montenegro (SEMO), 6-1, 7-5
No. 6: Stefancic (NIU) def. Warasanti (SEMO), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; NIU wins, 7-0


Toledo:

Rockets Win Fourth Straight With 5-2 Win Over Youngstown State

YOUNGSTOWN, OH - The Toledo women's tennis team (6-3) won its fourth-consecutive match on Friday with a 5-2 road victory over Youngstown State.  The Rockets have won each contest in their four-match streak by the score of 5-2.

UT won all three doubles matchups in Friday's match, and captured the doubles point once again. Toledo is 9-0 in winning the doubles point on the season.

Senior Lexy Pitt and junior Emily Mazzola, the defending Mid-American Conference Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week improved to 7-2 on the year with their third-straight victory, earning a 7-5 win at the No. 2 doubles spot.

Senior Pia Rygh and sophomore Lauren Thai won their sixth match of the season, with a 6-4 victory at the top doubles spot, and the duo of junior Mackenzie Bowman and freshman Sidnay Huck won its fourth-consecutive match at the No. 3 spot.

In singles play, the Rockets won four of six matchups, as Pitt earned her second-straight win at the top singles spot and is now leading the team with six singles victories. She earned a hard-fought three-set win by the score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Thai and Huck recorded wins at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively, while Mazzola extended her singles winning streak to four matches at the No. 6 spot with a 6-0, 6-2 victory.

The Rockets conclude their weekend on Saturday when they travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State in a rescheduled match. The contest is set to begin at 5:00 p.m.


Western Michigan:

Women's Tennis Falls At Marquette

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Western Michigan women’s tennis team ended up with a split during their two-match weekend in Milwaukee, as the Broncos fell 6-1 to the Marquette Golden Eagles at Helfaer Tennis Stadium on Saturday. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 4-5 overall on the season.

Tracy Kuhle recorded a singles win at the No. 3 singles position, holding off Ali Dawson in a second-set tiebreaker to give the Broncos their sole point of the day. Kuhle cruised past Dawson 6-2 in the first set but was forced to play a tiebreaker in the second set, edging out Dawson to take the set 7-6 and the overall match in straight sets.

The Golden Eagles took the doubles point to control the match early on, with WMU and Marquette splitting the first two doubles matches on the courts before the Golden Eagles took the rubber match. Barbare Eristavi and Yuriko Ono tied the doubles session with a convincing victory over Diana Tokar and Paula Tormos Sanchez, winning 6-1 to tie the doubles session at a win apiece. Dawson and Aleeza Kanner took the No. 2 doubles match to clinch the point, and Marquette went on to win the first four matches of singles play to clinch the team win.

Marquette University 6, Western Michigan 1

Singles competition
1. Ana Pimienta (MU) def. Meika Ashby (WMU) 7-5, 3-6, 10-6
2. Erin Gebes (MU) def. Olivia Myers (WMU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Tracy Kuhle (WMU) def. Ali Dawson (MU) 6-2, 7-6
4. Diana Tokar (MU) def. Ella Perinovic (WMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Vanessa Foltinger (MU) def. Barbare Eristavi (WMU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Paula Tormos Sanchez (MU) def. Yuriko Ono (WMU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Erin Gebes/Ana Pimienta (MU) def. Caroline Aleck/Olivia Myers (WMU) 6-3
2. Ali Dawson/Aleeza Kanner (MU) def. Tracy Kuhle/Meika Ashby (WMU) 6-4
3. Barbare Eristavi/Yuriko Ono (WMU) def. Diana Tokar/Paula Tormos Sanchez (MU) 6-1

Doubles Finish: 1,3,2 Singles Finish: 4,2,6,5,3,1


Broncos Defeat Panthers For First Road Win Of The Year

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Western Michigan women’s tennis team won their second straight match and their first on the road this season when they defeated the Milwaukee Panthers 6-1 in Milwaukee on Friday. With the win, the Broncos even their record at 4-4 on the season; they will take on Marquette on Saturday.

The nationally-ranked doubles pairing of Meika Ashby and Caroline Aleck played together for the first time in three weeks and picked up a big tiebreaker victory over the Panthers’ top pairing of Alysa Straub and Christina Colarossi, defeating them 7-6 (9) to remain undefeated at the No. 1 doubles position. Tracy Kuhle and Ella Perinovic also recorded a doubles victory, winning 6-3 over Dana Shannon and Laura Kovacs at the No. 3 spot as the Broncos took the doubles session as well as a 1-0 lead in the overall match.

The Broncos took five of the six singles matches on the courts on Friday afternoon as well, picking up three straight-sets wins and a pair of three-setters to finish off the 6-1 team victory. Ashby came back from a set down to beat Chelsea Bailey at the No. 1 singles spot, winning 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, while sophomore classmate Yuriko Ono pulled a similar trick in beating Aerielle Pendleton 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) at the No. 6 spot. Olivia Myers recorded a straight-sets win over Dana Shannon at the No. 2 spot, winning 6-1, 6-1, Tracy Kuhle cruised past Straub at the No. 3 singles spot, and Barbare Eristavi rounded out the scoring with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Mardee Merar in the No. 4 singles spot.

Western Michigan 6, Milwaukee 1

Singles

1. Meika Ashby (WMU) def. Chelsea Bailey (UWM) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
2. Olivia Myers (WMU) def. Dana Shannon (UWM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Tracy Kuhle (WMU) def. Alysa Straub (UWM) 6-4, 6-2
4. Barbare Eristavi (WMU) def. Mardee Merar (UWM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Christina Colarossi (UWM) def. Labina Petrovska (WMU) 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (9)
6. Yuriko Ono (WMU) def. Aerielle Pendleton (UWM) 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)

Doubles

1. #53 Caroline Aleck/Meika Ashby (WMU) def. Alysa Straub/Christina Colarossi (UWM) 7-6 (9)
2. Mardee Merar/Hayley Marshall (UWM) def. Barbare Eristavi/Olivia Myers (WMU) 6-2
3. Tracy Kuhle/Ella Perinovic (WMU) def. Dana Shannon/Laura Kovacs (UWM) 6-3