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Women's Tennis Falls To UCF, 5-2
3/1/2006 9:58:59 PM | Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Eastern Michigan University women’s team tennis fell, 5-2, to the University of Central Florida in a hard-fought match here, Tuesday, at the UCF Tennis Complex. The Eagles fall to 3-3 on the season, while the Golden Knights improve to 5-4.
Eastern kept it close in all three doubles matches before falling 8-6, 8-5 and 8-6, respectively in the No. 1 thru No. 3 spots to give UCF an early 1-0 lead.
Sophomore Vanessa Frankowski (Stuttgart, Germany-Albertus Magus Gymnasium) led the Eagles in singles play with a come-from-behind victory over UCF's Kenza Belbacha, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot while junior Elizabeth Syrova (Montreal, Quebec-Ecole Secondaire Jean XXIII Dorval) defeated Jenny Carati, 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles position. However, it was not enough as the Golden Knights notched victories at the No. 1, No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 positions to close out the match for the 5-2 victory.EMU continues on its Florida trip with road dual matches versus Savannah State (March 1), 11 a.m., at North Florida (March 3), 2 p.m. and at Jacksonville (March 3), 2 p.m.
Final Score: Eastern Michigan 2, University of Central Florida 5
DOUBLES
1. Fernandez/Serrot (UCF) def. Frankowski/Parfenyuk (EMU) 8-6
2. McNicol/ Hunter (UCF) def. Syrova/Krishnan (EMU) 8-5
3. Belbacha/Anna Yakimchenkova (UCF) def. Bestahorn/Micati (EMU) 8-6
SINGLES
1. Pam Fernandez (UCF) def. Elizabeth Syrova (EMU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Elvira Serrot (UCF) def. Aditi Krishnan (EMU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Vanessa Frankowski (EMU) def. Kenza Belbacha (UCF) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Yana Parfenyuk (EMU) def. Jenny Carati (UCF) 6-3, 6-0
5. Megan Hunter (UCF) def. Catherina Bestahorn (EMU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Kyla McNicol (UCF) def. Laura Fernandez(EMU) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-7
