Saturday Women’s Tennis results
Eastern Michigan 5, Butler 2
Ball State 5, Dayton 2
Western Michigan 5, Oakland 2
Buffalo 7, IUP 0
UMass 5, Boston 2
Western Michigan vs. Purdue Northwestern - Cancelled
Cincinnati 4, Miami 3
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Eastern Michigan Secures Road Win at Butler | Box Score
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team received lovely performances all around to secure its second road win of the weekend, this time with a 5-2 victory at Butler University, Feb. 14, inside the IRC East in Indianapolis, Ind. The Eagles (8-3) once again secured the doubles point before adding four wins in singles play to close their five-match road trip with a win over the host Bulldogs (3-6).
Eastern jumped out to a 1-0 lead by securing the doubles points, something it has done in each of its eight wins in 2026. The No. 3 team of
Iva Daneva and Regina Mendez Carreño were first on the board as they secured a 6-3 win. After dropping the match at No. 1, the Eagles scored the deciding victory at No. 2 where
Matilde Parreira and
Sabrina Tolstova captured a 6-3 win to capture the doubles point for the second day in a row.
Tolstova, who clinched the team win one day earlier, was the first to finish her singles match as she raced to a 6-1, 6-0 victory to stake the Eagles to a 2-0 lead. The advantage grew to 3-0 as
Cylova Zuleyka Hukmasabiyya bounced back from a tough three-set loss to score a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 1. After the Bulldogs secured a point with a win at No. 4, Parreira closed the door on the match as she won, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 5 to give EMU a 4-1 lead. With the match decided, the final two bouts played out with third-set tie-breakers that saw Mendez Carreño win at No. 6, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(4), before the Eagles dropped their final match at No. 2 for Butler's final point in the 5-2 score.
Eastern, following five consecutive matches away from home, will return to action in Ypsilanti, Friday, Feb. 20, when the Eagles play host to Bradley University. The Eagles and Braves will meet inside the Chippewa Club with first serve set for 1 p.m.
Ball State Flies Past Dayton | Box Score
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women's tennis team (3-2) displayed remarkable resilience on Saturday, overcoming an early deficit to secure a 5-2 victory over the Dayton Flyers (2-7). Despite dropping the opening doubles point, the Cardinals roared back in singles play to claim five of the six available matches.
The afternoon began with a tightly contested double round. Ball State's top-seeded duo,
Sarah Shahbaz and
Isabel Tanjuatco, continued their stellar form by securing a 6-4 victory on the top court over Natalie Osieck and Montserrat. However, the Flyers managed to clinch the doubles point by earning wins on the remaining two courts, taking a 1-0 lead into the singles portion of the meet.
Unfazed by the early setback, the Cardinals took control of the match as soon as singles play commenced. The team's depth was on full display as they dismantled the Flyers' lineup to turn the tide.
Ball State knotted the match early as Gabby Barrera surrendered only two games in her straight-sets victory at the No. 6 position. At No. 2 singles, Shahbaz followed with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win against Sierra. The Cardinals' advantage grew to 3-1 after Asia Fontana claimed her match at the No. 5 spot. Ultimately, Tanjuatco delivered the deciding point, defeating Dayton's No. 4 player 6-4, 7-5 to seal the team victory.
The Ball State women's tennis team continues non-conference action on the road Wednesday when it plays at Cincinnati. First serve is at 1 pm ET.
Western Michigan Takes Down Oakland | Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan women's tennis team took down Oakland, 5-2, at West Hills Athletic Club on Saturday afternoon.
The Broncos (5-4) started off by earning the doubles point.
Polina Khotko and
Audrey Smitek made quick work of Tara Montreuil and Maryna Piechowicz, 6-0, to give WMU the early advantage. The Grizzlies fired back with a 6-1 win at No. 1, leaving the doubles point to the No. 2 match between Western Michigan's Julia Fazier and Sienna Osborn against Oakland's Nisa Bulut and Oliwia Klimas. Frazier and Osborn clinched the point for the Broncos with a 6-3 win.
Frazier put the Broncos up 2-0 with quick work at No. 6 singles, defeating Montreuil 6-1, 6-0. OU cut into the lead with a win at No. 2 by Klimas over
Audrey Smitek 6-4, 6-3.
Lola Glantz pushed WMU's lead to 3-1 with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 over Bulut, but the Golden Grizzlies cut it back to one after Maryna Piechowicz beat Frieda Weijerman 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2.
The remaining two singles matches went to three sets, with freshman
Ayana Yaguchi earning the match-winning point for the Broncos after a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 win over Emilia Jarvinen at No. 5. The victory was Yaguchi's first of her career in a dual match. Osborne added WMU's fifth and final point with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 4 over Edie Hammond.
The Broncos head back on the road to take on Cleveland State on Saturday at 10 a.m. and then at Youngstown State on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Buffalo Sweeps IUP on Saturday | Box Score
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's tennis team (11-1) earned its second straight sweep with a 7-0 win over IUP on Saturday afternoon at Miller Tennis Center.
The Bulls took the doubles point as
Esmee Andresen and
Maria Glowacka won 6-2 at first doubles and
Sarah Hartel and
Julia Laspro earned a 6-3 win at third doubles to give UB a 1-0 lead.
UB continued to roll through singles action as Laspro rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 win at second singles and
Liv Roestel also cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at fourth singles.
Blanca Berges won 6-3, 6-1 at fifth singles,
Sofia Zagumennova won 6-2, 6-2 at six singles, Andresen picked up a 6-1, 6-3 victory at first singles and Glowacka rounded out the scoring for UB, overcoming a dropped first set to win 3-6, 6-2, 10-5.
Buffalo returns to action on Monday, February 16, when they host Mercyhurst at Miller Tennis Center at 3 pm.
UMass Defeats Boston University for Third Straight Victory | Box Score
WINCHESTER, Mass. – University of Massachusetts tennis earned its third consecutive victory with a 5-2 win over Boston University on the road.
UMass garnered the doubles point with wins at courts No. 2 and No. 3. Partners
Amanda de Oliveira and
Amelia Tye took down Blanka DeMicheli and Rhea Rai of Boston University, 6-1, at No. 2 doubles. The duo of
Madara Markevica and
Martina Pavissich won 6-1 at the No. 3 slot over the Terriers' Madison Liu and Emily Zhao.
Ella Faessler and
Renata Farima were leading 5-2 at No. 1 doubles before the match went unfinished.
In singles action, Farima made it a 2-0 match for the Minutewomen as she downed Zhao of Boston University, 6-1, 7-5, at court No.6.
Fiona Ao kept the momentum going for Massachusetts with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Vailisa Borisova of the Terriers at the No. 4 position. Boston University's Nancy Liu earned a point with a 36-, 6-3, 6-3 win over Tye at court No. 2, before Madison Liu won 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 over Markevica at No. 5.
With the Minutewomen leading, 3-2, Pavissich grabbed the next point, defeating Boston University's Ellie Gyuro, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4, at the No. 3 spot. Faessler finished with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Gabriella Mikaul of Boston University at the No. 1 position to give UMass a 5-2 victory.
The Minutewomen return to action on Sunday, February 15, when they host Hofstra in Amherst, Massachusetts, at the Bay Road Indoor Tennis Center at 3 p.m.
