Mid-American Conference

MAC Women's Tennis Scoreboard

Friday, March 6
Miami 7, Illinois State 0

Saturday, March 7
Temple 5, Akron 2
Bufffalo 6, Binghamton 1
Eastern Michigan 4, Illinois-Chicago 3
Eastern Michigan 6, Oakland 1
DePaul 6, Northern Illinois 1
Western Michigan 6, Western New Mexico 1

Sunday, March 8
Miami 5, Wisconsin 2
Toledo 4, Long Island 3
New Mexico State 4, Western Michigan 3
Western Michigan 7, Texas-Permian Basin 0

Monday, March 9
Toledo 6, Quinnipiac 1

Tuesday, March 10
Northern Illinois 7, Bucknell 0

Wednesday, March 11
Bethune-Cookman 6, Northern Illinois 1
Toledo 4, South Dakota 3


Akron:

Zips Fall At Temple, 5-2

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Akron women's tennis fell to Temple, 5-2, on Saturday evening at the Upper Dublin Sports Center.  The Zips fell to 7-6 overall, while the Owls improved to 10-3 overall.

"Tough loss to a talented team today," head coach Brandon Padgett said. "We continue to make strides, but we still haven't seen the team come together and all play at a high level simultaneously."

In doubles action, junior Martina Zerbola (Neuquen, Argentina) and freshman Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) defeated Alina Abdurakhimova and Yana Khon, 6-2, at the No. 1 spot. The Owls came back to win the other two doubles matches to claim the team point.

In singles action, Akron won at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots. Freshman Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia) defeated Mariana Bedon, 6-2, 6-1. Geier claimed a 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6) win over Minami Okajima in the final match.

Akron has a 13-day break before opening Mid-American Conference play with Eastern Michigan on Friday, March 20 at 1 p.m. at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.

TEMPLE 5, AKRON 2 -- Upper Dublin Sports Center

Doubles:
1. Martina Zerbola / Sophia Geier (UA) def. Alina Abdurakhimova / Yana Khon, 6-2
2. Monet Willis / Anais Nussaume (TU) def. Ariadna Blinova / Karolina Maksimova, 6-2
3. Rebecca Breland / Dina Karina (TU) def. Olga Shkundina / Madison Cohen, 6-3

Singles:
1. Alina Abdurakhimova (TU) def. Karolina Maksimova, 6-3, 6-1
2. Yana Khon (TU) def. Martina Zerbola, 6-3, 6-4
3. Monet Willis (TU) def. Olga Shkundina, 6-2, 6-3
4. Anais Nussaume (TU) def. Madison Cohen, 6-0, 6-2
5. Ariadna Blinova (UA) def. Mariana Bedon, 6-2, 6-1
6. Sophia Geier (UA) def. Minami Okajima, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)

Order to finish:
Doubles— 1, 3, 2
Singles— 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, 6


Buffalo:

Bulls Win Second Straight, Beat Binghamton

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York women's tennis team posted a 6-1 victory over Binghamton Saturday at Miller Tennis Center. The Bulls (4-4) won seven of the nine matches against the Bearcats (6-5) to secure their second straight victory.

At doubles, junior Dayana Agasieva and senior Laura Fernandez picked up a 6-4 victory at first singles, while freshmen Tanja Stojanovska and Christine Haraldson won a 7-5 third-doubles match against the Bearcats.

Sophomore Margarita Kotok won the top singles match, 6-3, 6-1, over Alexis Tashiro. At second singles, Stojanovska blanked Katherine Medianik, 6-0, 6-1. Agasieva defeated Shea Brodsky at three, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. Fernandez outlasted Annie DiMuro at fourth singles, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4, and Haraldson edged Olga Ostrovetsky, 6-4, 7-5, at the sixth spot.

The Bulls return to action on Saturday, March 14 at the College of Charleston at 10 am.

DOUBLES
No. 1: Agasieva/Fernandez (UB) def. Brodsky/Tashiro (BU), 6-4
No. 2: Ambrozy/Medianik (BU) def. Kotok/Aleksovska (UB), 6-4
No. 3: Stojanovska/Haraldson (UB) def. DiMuro/Ostrovetsky (BU), 7-5

SINGLES
No. 1: Margarita Kotok (UB) def. Alexis Tashiro (BU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: Tanja Stojanovska (UB) def. Katherine Medianik (BU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Dayana Agasieva (UB) def. Shea Brodsky (BU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
No. 4: Laura Fernandez (UB) def. Annie DiMuro (BU), 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
No. 5: Agatha Ambrozy (BU) def. Doris Aleksovska (UB), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
No. 6: Christine Haraldson (UB) Olga Ostrovetsky (BU), 6-4, 7-5


Eastern Michigan:

Eagles Top UIC and Oakland

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Eastern Michigan University's women's tennis team swept a doubleheader Saturday, March 7, by defeating the University of Illinois-Chicago and Oakland University at the Chippewa Racquet Club. The Eagles (4-9) knocked off UIC, 4-3, before defeating the Golden Grizzlies, 6-1.

EMU first took down Illinois-Chicago in the 1 p.m. match. The Eagles swept doubles play versus the Flames. First Andrea Martinovska and Klara Supejova took a 6-1 decision against Oana Manole and Keti Mebuke at No. 1, while Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna and Daphne Friedrichs 6-2 victory wrapped up the doubles point for the Green and White giving them a 1-0 lead heading into doubles play.

In singles play, the Eagles won a trio of matches, coming down to the final decision. Maria Paula Ribero gave the Green and White a 2-0 lead after a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5, but UIC return-fired with a victory of their own as Jackie Altansarnai knocked off Gogvadze, 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot. The Flames tied it up after a No. 6 win for the Flames. Friedrichs gave the Eagles the lead again with a two set, 6-3, 7-5 win in the No. 3 spot, but Supejova secured the victory with a 7-5, 7-6 over Mebuke at No. 1.

The Eagles moved on to Oakland in the evening and came away victories. Eastern swept in doubles action. Gogvadze and Ribero won at No. 2, defeating Karine Celis and Juliana Guevara, 6-1, while Friedrichs and Barcelo took down Theresa Elder and Cam Sabourin, 6-2. Finally, Martinovska and Supejova won the No. 1 doubles match, 6-3.

Eastern continued to dominate, winning the No. 1 through No. 5 singles matches. Martinovska first came away with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Camille Hemond-Hill, before a 6-2, 6-0 decision for Supejova against Sabourin. Sharma took down Elder, 6-1, 6-3, while Friedrichs and Gogvadze took away two-set victories. The only EMU loss was when Veleva retired during the first set of a 5-4 score.

The Eagles return to the court Friday, March 20, when they travel to Akron, Ohio to take on the University of Akron Zips. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. in the Rubber City.


Miami:

Thurman Leads 5-2 Win Over Wisconsin

HAMILTON, Ohio – Miami University’s women’s tennis team earned its most impressive win of the season Sunday with a 5-2 victory over the 71st-ranked Wisconsin Badgers at the Riverside Athletic Club. It was the third straight victory for the RedHawks (5-5) and their fourth in their last five matches. Additionally, it marked just Miami’s second victory in the all-time series against the Badgers (6-4) and their first against a Big Ten team since defeating Purdue in January 2009.

Miami struck first in the doubles portion as senior Alix Thurman and freshman Hannah Shteyn won 8-5 in second flight against Lauren Burich and Kelsey Grambeau. The other two matches were tight affairs that ended nearly simultaneously. In third flight, the pair of senior Ramona Costea and sophomore Andreea Badileanu clinched the point with their fifth consecutive victory, an 8-6 decision against Sydney Rider and Ekaterina Stepanova. Senior Christine Guerrazzi and freshman Nelli Ponomareva fought hard in a competitive 8-6 match against Lauren Chypyha and Maria Avgerinos.

The highlight of the day, and possibly the season was Thurman’s magnificent 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 win over Chypyha. The Wisconsin standout had won 11 consecutive matches and came back to lead 4-1 in the final set. But Thurman persevered for her third straight first flight win and a thrilling victory that closed a successful day for the RedHawks. In third flight, the RedHawks quickly earned their second point as Ponomareva easily handled Rider, 6-0, 6-3. Badileanu won her fifth straight contest as she stormed back in the second set to win 6-2, 7-5 in fourth flight. The clinching win and final of the day for Miami was in second flight as Guerrazzi battled for a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Avgerinos.

The RedHawks will now head back on the road for their final non-conference matchups of the season. They will travel to Huntington, W. Va. to face the 70th-ranked Marshall Thundering Herd on Friday March 8 at 4:00 p.m. before playing Winthrop the following day. Check MURedHawks.com for a preview of the weekend’s action and recaps of both matches.

SINGLES
1.    Alix Thurman (MU) def. Lauren Chypyha (UW), 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
2.    Christine Guerrazzi (MU) def. Maria Avgerinos (UW), 6-4, 6-3
3.    Nelli Ponomareva (MU) def. Sydney Rider (UW), 6-0, 6-3
4.    Andreea Badileanu (MU) def. Lauren Burich (UW), 6-2, 7-5
5.    Kelsey Grambeau (UW) def. Ana Rajkovic (MU), 6-4, 6-4
6.    Ekaterina Stepanova (UW) def. Ramona Costea (MU), 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 4, 2, 5, 1

DOUBLES
1.    Lauren Chypyha/Kelsey Grambeau (UW) def. Christine Guerrazzi/Nelli Ponomareva (MU), 8-6
2.    Hannah Shteyn/Alix Thurman (MU) def. Lauren Burich/Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 8-5
3.    Andreea Badileanu/Ramona Costea (MU) def. Sydney Rider/Ekaterina Stepanova (UW), 8-6
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1


Women's Tennis Earns Second Straight Shutout

HAMILTON, Ohio – Miami University’s women’s tennis team earned its second consecutive shutout victory Friday with a 7-0 win over the Illinois State Redbirds at the Riverside Athletic Club. This was the third victory for the RedHawks (4-5) in their last four matches and gave them a 9-1 all-time record against the Redbirds (2-6).

The doubles portion began with senior Alix Thurman and junior Ana Rajkovic winning their second flight matchup, 6-1, in just their second pairing of the season. Following Illinois State’s lone victory of the day, senior Ramona Costea and sophomore Andreea Badileanu clinched the point for Miami with a 6-3 result, their fourth consecutive win.

In singles, Rajkovic quickly earned Miami’s second point with a 6-0, 6-1 fifth flight victory over Chanel Scudiero. Costea had little trouble in sixth flight as she defeated Natalia Parchowska in a 6-2, 6-1 matchup. The RedHawks then clinched the match with senior Christine Guerrazzi’s second flight victory over Donna Haycock, 6-2, 6-3.

Freshman Nelli Ponomareva picked up her third win of the year in third flight with her 6-4, 6-2 decision against Catherine Shulman. Thurman rebounded from a first set loss to dominate the remainder of her first flight match, finishing with a 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4) result over Kadi Ilves. The final match of the day saw Badileanu win her fourth straight in a 6-3, 6-2 match against Valerija Gercar.

SINGLES
1. Alix Thurman (MU) def. Kadi Ilves (ISU), 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
2. Christine Guerrazzi (MU) def. Donna Haycock (ISU), 6-2, 6-3
3. Nelli Ponomareva (MU) def. Catherine Shulman (ISU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Andreea Badileanu (MU) def. Valerija Gercar (ISU), 6-3, 6-2
5. Ana Rajkovic (MU) def. Chanel Scudiero (ISU), 6-0, 6-1
6. Ramona Costea (MU) def. Natalia Parchowska (ISU), 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 5, 6, 2, 3, 1, 4

DOUBLES
1. Kadi Ilves/Donna Haycock (ISU) def. Christine Guerrazzi/Nelli Ponomareva (MU), 6-3
2. Alix Thurman/Ana Rajkovic (MU) def. Chanel Scudiero/Catherine Shulman (ISU), 6-1
3. Andreea Badileanu/Ramona Costea (MU) def. Valerija Gercar/Natalia Parchowska (ISU), 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3


Northern Illinois

NIU Split Matches With Bucknell and Bethune-Cookman

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team split a pair of matches in Florida this week, concluding a successful nonconference portion of its 2015 spring schedule.

The Huskies (9-3) swept Bucknell 7-0 on Tuesday evening in Orlando -- NIU's third shutout victory of the season -- before dropping a 6-1 decision to Bethune Cookman on Wednesday in Dayton Beach in a match that featured several close defeats that could've went the Huskies' way. The team's other scheduled match for their trip to Florida against Hampton was rained out and will not be made up.

NIU senior Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) continued her undefeated start to the spring, winning all four of her matches in the Sunshine State. Her overall record in 2015 improved to 22-0, with 12 singles wins and 10 doubles victories.

Youel, who was named Mid-American Conference Singles Player of the Week for the seventh time in her career on Wednesday, teamed up with No. 1 doubles partner Cristina Alvarez (Zaragoza, Spain/Cristorey and Sagrado Corazon de Jesus) to defeat the top tandems of Bucknell and Bethune Cookman, while Youel also won her two No. 1 singles matches -- both in striaght sets.

The Huskies finish their nonconference slate with a 9-3 record and will now enter their Mid-American Conference schedule, which begins with trips to Bowling Green and Miami next weekend.

NIU women's tennis will face the Falcons on Friday, March 20 at 1 p.m. CT before battling the RedHawks on Sunday, March 22 at 1 p.m. CT.

NIU 7, Bucknell 0

Doubles
No. 1:N. Youel and Alvarez (NIU) def. Cioffi and Urbinati (BU), 8-4
No. 2:Malkin and E. Youel (NIU) unf. Pino and Jouravleva (BU), 6-6
No. 3:De La Torre and Stefancic (NIU) def. Schneider and Parks (BU), 8-2

Singles
No. 1:N. Youel (NIU) def. Cioffi (BU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 2:Alvarez (NIU) def. Jouravleva (BU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3:Malkin (NIU) def. Melch (BU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4:De La Torre (NIU) def. Fox (BU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5:Gates (NIU) def. McAndrew (BU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6:Dekkinga (NIU) def. Lane (BU), 6-1, 7-5

Bethune Cookman 6, NIU 1

Doubles
No. 1:N. Youel and Alvarez (NIU) def. Kajiwara and Sablina (BC), 8-6
No. 2:Videal and Matsuba (BC) def. Malkin and E. Youel (NIU), 8-7
No. 3:Chinchilla and Garoz-Mareno (BC) def. De La Torre and Stefancic (NIU), 8-4

Singles
No. 1:N. Youel (NIU) def. Matsuba (BC), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2:Kajiwara (BC) def. Alvarez (NIU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3:Sablina (BC) def. Malkin (NIU), 7-5, 6-3
No. 4:Garoz-Mareno (BC) def. De La Torre (NIU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 5:Vidal (BC) def. Gates (NIU), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0
No. 6:Chinchilla (BC) def. Dekkinga (NIU), 2-6, 6-0, 6-0


Huskies Fall To DePaul, 6-1

CHICAGO - The Northern Illinois University women's tennis suffered defeat when it dropped a 6-1 match to No. 32 DePaul on Saturday afternoon, but senior Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) improved her undefeated record this season to 18-0 by winning her singles match in three sets against Yuliya Shupenia in the No. 1 matchup.

That individual victory by the NIU all-time wins leader gave the Huskies (8-2) their only team point of the match against the nationally ranked and defending Big East champion Blue Demons (11-3) at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness in Chicago, Ill.

Youel and doubles partner Cristina Alvarez (Zaragoza, Spain/Cristorey and Sagrado Corazon de Jesus) didn't finish their doubles match for the second consecutive time, maintaining their 8-0 record as a pair,as DePaul locked up the doubles point by winning the No. 2 and No. 3 contests.

The Huskies dropped the No. 2 through No. 6 singles matches, but NIU women's tennis head coach Tanya Gombera wasn't discouraged, knowing that her team competed hard against one of the top teams in all of college tennis.

"I felt the team gave a good effort against a very strong DePaul team," Gombera said. "We were a few points from taking the doubles point today but unfortunately fell short. I thought in singles we competed really hard, and I am really proud of the effort today."

NIU will now head south to Florida for a trio of matches over spring break. The Huskies will face Bucknell on March 10 in Orlando, Fla., before meeting Bethune Cookman and Hampton on March 11 in Daytona, Fla.

Doubles
No. 1:N. Youel and Alvarez (NIU) unf. vs. Fargas and Kling (D)
No. 2:Mitrea and Shupenia (D) def. Malkin and E. Youel (NIU)
No. 3:Sufi and Fisher (D) def. Gates and De La Torre (NIU)

Singles
No. 1:N. Youel (NIU) def. Shupenia (D)
No. 2:Lancranjan (D) def. Alvarez (NIU)
No. 3:Fargas (D) def. Malkin (NIU)
No. 4:Kling (D) def. De La Torre (NIU)
No. 5:Mitrea (D) def. Dekkinga (NIU)
No. 6:Sufi (D) def. Gates (NIU)


Toledo:

Rockets Capture Third Straight Win In Florida Trip

ORLANDO, FL - The Toledo women's tennis team (9-4) won its third-consecutive game on its spring break trip, defeating South Dakota 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon.  It was the Rockets' seventh win in their last eight contests.

"This was a solid team win today," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "The conditions were tough and I was proud of the battle we put up. I felt like our energy and fire were great."

Toledo swept the doubles matches, earning the doubles point once again, the 12th time in 13 matches this season.

Senior Lexy Pitt and junior Emily Mazzola earned a sweep at No. 2 doubles, winning 8-0, while senior Pia Rygh and sophomore Lauren Thai took home an 8-6 victory at the top doubles spot.

Junior Mackenzie Bowman and freshman Sidnay Huck won in a tiebreaker, 8-7, for the duo's seventh win of the year. The Rockets are now 27-9 in doubles matches on the season.

Toledo went into singles play with a 1-0 lead, and inched out a 4-3 victory by winning three of six singles matchups.

Rygh won in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5, at the No. 2 singles spot, while Thai and Mazzola also earned straight sets victories in Nos. 5 and 6 singles, respectively.

The Rockets return to the Glass City for a home match on Sunday, March 14 when they host Xavier.


Women's Tennis Tops Quinnipiac, 6-1

ORLANDO, FL – The Toledo women’s tennis team won its second-straight match on Monday morning, defeating Quinnipiac 6-1 in the second of three spring break matchups.

“Today’s match was much closer than the 6-1 score line,” graduate assistant coach James Thorp said. “We did a good job picking up some tight matches and playing well during the big points. Our energy today was much better than yesterday, but it is still a work in progress. It is easy to be positive and energetic when we are playing well, but we need to work on keeping it up every point of every match if we are going to be successful.”

The Rockets claimed the doubles point once again, as they have won the match’s first point in 11 of 12 contests this season.

Senior Lexy Pitt and junior Emily Mazzola improved to 9-3 on the year with an 8-4 victory at the No. 2 doubles spot, while senior Pia Rygh and sophomore Lauren Thai won 8-5 at No. 1 doubles for their seventh win of the year.

The duo of junior Mackenzie Bowman and freshman Sidnay Huck went to tiebreaker at No. 3 doubles and came out on top, with an 8-7 victory to up their record to 6-2.

Toledo is now 24-9 overall in doubles matches.

In singles, the Midnight Blue & Gold won five of six matchups. Pitt recorded her team leading eighth win this year, and improved to 4-1 at the top singles spot with a 2-6, 6-4, 10-5 win.

Huck also earned a hard-fought three-set victory at No. 3 singles, winning 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.

Thai, junior Katelyn Nguyen and Mazzola rounded out the points for Toledo, with wins at Nos. 4, 5, and 6 singles, respectively.


Rockets Top Long Island, 4-3

ORLANDO, FL - The Toledo women's tennis team won its first spring break match on Sunday afternoon, defeating LIU-Brooklyn 4-3.

"The first outdoor match is always a test adjusting to the conditions, so it's a big ask to play our best tennis," graduate assistant coach James Thorp said. "We are learning to deal with moments like these so we can get the job done and learn in order to get better. Our girls are competing in these situations and it showed by saving two match points on court two in doubles. We need to continue to improve our energy and intensity throughout the entire match, particularly when we are not playing our best if we are going to compete down the stretch."

The Rockets claimed the doubles point for the 10th time this season in 11 matches.

In No. 2 doubles, senior Lexy Pitt and junior Emily Mazzola battled back in a hard-fought 8-7 victory, while freshman Sidnay Huck and junior Mackenzie Bowman recorded an 8-3 win at the No. 3 doubles spot to give Toledo the first point of the match.

The Midnight Blue & Gold dropped the top three singles matchups, as the Blackbirds made the match interesting, but UT won at Nos. 4-6 singles to clinch the victory.

Huck improved to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 at the No. 4 spot with a 6-3, 7-6 win, while Mazzola and sophomore Kayleigh Hall earned victories at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.



Western Michigan:

Women's Tennis Splits Final Day at West Texas Shootout

MIDLAND, Texas – The Western Michigan women’s tennis team wrapped up a successful weekend at the West Texas Shootout on Sunday, splitting an afternoon doubleheader by falling 4-3 to New Mexico State but going on to blank Texas-Permian Basin 7-0 at the Bush Tennis Center. With the split, the Broncos now own a record of 7-6 on the season.

The highlight of the afternoon was the 7-0 shutout of the Falcons, as the Broncos blew past the tournament host school with a dominant effort in their second match of the day. WMU blitzed the Falcons in the doubles session, with the pairing of Meika Ashby and Barbare Eristavi shutting out Olivia Baltazar and Sydney Holdampf 6-0 in the No. 2 doubles match. Tracy Kuhle and Ella Perinovic were similarly dominant in their doubles match, beating Andrea Villalobos and Krissy Chavez 6-1 to give WMU the doubles point.

The transition to the singles session didn’t change the fortunes of UTPB, as the Broncos powered their way to six singles wins to complete the shutout. Olivia Myers recorded her second No. 1 singles win of the season with a 6-0, 6-2 win over the Falcons’ Shelby Greene, and Ashby salvaged a singles split on the afternoon with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Villalobos at No. 2. Eristavi, Kuhle and Labina Petrovska all recorded their second singles wins of the day, as each claimed straight-sets wins against their counterparts on the Falcons. Kuhle defeated Alexandra Maytubby 6-3, 6-0 in the No. 3 singles match, Eristavi shut out Baltazar for a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 4, and Petrovska overcame Chavez in the No. 5 singles match. Rounding out the afternoon was Ella Perinovic, who routed Sydney Holdampf 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 6 singles spot.

The day began with the Broncos’ match against the Aggies, with New Mexico State taking the doubles point and the two teams splitting singles as New Mexico State won 4-3. Eristavi earned a straight-sets win over Denise Van Der Ben in the No. 3 singles match, beating her 6-0, 6-2. Kuhle beat Erika Castillo Lopez 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 4 singles match, and Petrovska rounded out the afternoon with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Marie-Pier Thiffault in the No. 6 singles match.

New Mexico State 4, Western Michigan 3

Singles

1. Ashvarya Shrivastava (NMS) def. Meika Ashby (WMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Susana Alcaraz (NMS) def. Olivia Myers (WMU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Barbare Eristavi (WMU) def. Denise Van Der Ben (NMS) 6-0, 6-2
4. Tracy Kuhle (WMU) def. Erika Castillo Lopez (NMS) 6-1, 6-3
5. Mia Brandt (NMS) def. Yuriko Ono (WMU) 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3
6. Labina Petrovska (WMU) def. Marie-Pier Thiffault (NMS) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles

1. Susana Alcaraz/Erika Castillo Lopez (NMS) def. #47 Caroline Aleck/Meika Ashby (WMU) 6-1
2. Ashvarya Shrivastava/Denise Van Der Ben (NMS) def. Barbare Eristavi/Yuriko Ono (WMU) 6-3
3. Tracy Kuhle/Olivia Myers (WMU) def. Gabrielle Joyce/Marie-Pier Thiffault (NMS) 6-4

Western Michigan 7, Texas-Permian Basin 0

Singles

1. Olivia Myers (WMU) def. Shelby Greene (UTPB) 6-0, 6-2
2. Meika Ashby (WMU) def. Andrea Villalobos (UTPB) 6-2, 6-0
3. Tracy Kuhle (WMU) def. Alexandra Maytubby (UTPB) 6-3, 6-0
4. Barbare Eristavi (WMU) def. Olivia Baltazar (UTPB) 6-0, 6-0
5. Labina Petrovska (WMU) def. Krissy Chavez (UTPB) 6-4, 6-2
6. Ella Perinovic (WMU) def. Sydney Holdampf (UTPG) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

1. Olivia Myers/Caroline Aleck (WMU) vs. Alexandra Maytubby/Shelby Greene (UTPB), 4-2 unfinished
2. Meika Ashby/Barbare Eristavi (WMU) def. Olivia Baltazar/Sydney Holdampf (UTPB) 6-0
3. Tracy Kuhle/Ella Perinovic (WMU) def. Andrea Villalobos/Krissy Chavez (UTPB) 6-1


Broncos Win 6-1 Over Western New Mexico

MIDLAND, Texas – The Western Michigan women’s tennis team won its third straight match and fourth in its last five with a 6-1 rout of the Western New Mexico Mustangs, as the Broncos took the first match of the West Texas Shootout at the Bush Tennis Center to improve to 7-5 overall on the season. The Broncos will be back in action tomorrow with a doubleheader against New Mexico State and Texas – Permian Basin.

The Broncos blew through the doubles session and made quick work of the Mustangs in singles play, winning five of six singles matches to clinch the team win. The nationally-ranked doubles team of Caroline Aleck and Meika Ashby remained undefeated at the top spot in the line-up, beating Ganna Tiurina and Annica Betz 6-1 in No. 1 doubles. Tracy Kuhle and Olivia Myers provided the other doubles win, beating Claudia Osuna and Tiffany Newell 6-0 as WMU took a 1-0 lead in the match.

Myers continued her strong run in singles play this year, picking up a No. 2 singles win over Betz by a 6-1, 6-3 score to improve to 9-3 in dual match singles. In fact, all five singles wins for the Broncos came via straight sets, with Kuhle, Eristavi, Ono, and Labina Petrovska all recording wins in relatively quick fashion in their positions. Eristavi made the quickest work of her opponent, winning 6-1, 6-0 over Osuna in the No. 4 singles match, while Kuhle also shut her opponent out in the second set with a 6-4, 6-0 decision over Ashley Newell. Ono held off Pauline Emin in the second set of the No. 5 singles match for a 6-2, 7-5 victory, while Petrovska survived a tight first set with Tiffany Newell for a 7-5, 6-3 victory.

Western Michigan 6, Western New Mexico 1

Singles
1. Ganna Tiurina (WNM) def. Meika Ashby (WMU) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (8)
2. Olivia Myers (WMU) def. Annica Betz (WNM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Tracy Kuhle (WMU) def. Ashley Newell (WNM) 6-4, 6-0
4. Barbare Eristavi (WMU) def. Claudia Osuna (WNM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Yuriko Ono (WMU) def. Pauline Emin (WNM) 6-2, 7-5
6. Labina Petrovska (WMU) def. Tiffany Newell (WNM) 7-5, 6-3

Doubles
1. #47 Caroline Aleck/Meika Ashby (WMU) def. Ganna Tiurina/Annica Betz (WNM) 6-1
2. Barbare Eristavi/Yuriko Ono (WMU) vs. Ashley Newell/Pauline Emin (WNM) 5-2
3. Tracy Kuhle/Olivia Myers (WMU) def. Claudia Osuna/Tiffany Newell (WNM) 6-0