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Women’s Tennis Falls to League-Leading WMU
4/14/2006 6:26:53 PM | Tennis
Eagles drop 6-1 decision to Broncos
YPSILANTI, Mich.— The first home outdoor meet of the season was a disappointing one for the Eastern Michigan University women’s tennis team as in-state rival Western Michigan University recorded a 6-1 Mid-American Conference dual-meet win over the Eagles here on Good Friday on the outdoor courts at the Chippewa Racket Club.
The MAC-leading Broncos started the day by winning all three doubles matches and added five wins in six singles to post the 6-1 win. Western is now 15-5 overall and a perfect 6-0 in league play. Eastern drops to 8-9 overall and 3-3 in MAC action. EMU is set to return to Chippewa tomorrow for the final home meet of the season against MAC rival Bowling Green.
Western got off to a fast start as they cruised through the doubles competition winning all three matches decisively to take a 1-0 lead.
During singles play, the Eagles were led by sophomore Yana Parfenyuk (Ominsk, Russia-School #64) who improved to a perfect 6-0 in MAC play with a 7-5, 6-0 straight-set victory over Rattiya Hiranrat at the No. 4 position. Vanessa Frankowski (Stuttgart, Germany-Albertus Magus Gymnasium) suffered her first loss in MAC competition in a hard fought match against Reedhina Parekh, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 3 spot. Also, Catherina Bestahorn (Ebenhausen, Germany-Iching Gymnasium) hung tough but fell to Priyanka Parekh, 6-4, 6-4, at the No. 5 position. WMU went on to close out the match with victories at the No. 1, No. 2 and No 6. spot for the 6-1 victory.
EMU continues its weekend home stint with a MAC dual meet versus Bowling Green at the Chippewa Club, Saturday, at 1 p.m.
Final Score: Western Michigan University 6, Eastern Michigan University 1
DOUBLES
1. Jeanmaire/Remynse (WMU) def. Frankowski/Parfenyuk (EMU) 8-1
2. R. Parekh/Pahl (WMU) def. Syrova/Krishnan (EMU) 8-3
3. Saruta/Hiranrat (WMU) def. Micati/Fernandez (EMU) 8-0
SINGLES
1. Malena Remynse (WMU) def. Elizabeth Syrova (EMU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Carrie Jeanmaire (WMU) def. Aditi Krishnan (EMU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Reedhina Parekh (WMU) def. Vanessa Frankowski (EMU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Yana Parfenyuk (EMU) def. Rattiya Hiranrat (WMU) 7-5, 6-0
5. Priyanka Parekh (WMU) def. Catherina Bestahorn (EMU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Kerstin Pahl (WMU) def. Laura Fernandez (EMU) 6-1, 6-0
