Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, February 28
Daytona Beach, Fl
2 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
2
vs
5
Bethune-Cookman
Tennis Downed by Wildcats
2/28/2007 6:34:20 PM | Tennis
Wildcats Hand Eagles First Defeat in Past Month
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Eastern Michigan University women’s tennis team suffered its first setback since Jan. 28 of this year, dropping a 5-2 match against Bethune-Cookman College.
The Wildcats took an early 1-0 advantage after taking two of three doubles matches from the Eagles. Posting the lone doubles match victory for the Eagles was the team of Laura Fernandez (La Vega, Dominican Republic-Colegio Inmaculada Concepcion) and Flavia Micati (Rio de Janerio, Brazil-Cejo Terejopolis RJ), with a 8-3 defeat of Monika Musilova and Jeneice Ward.
In singles action the Wildcats would dominate, taking four of six matches from the Eagles. EMU’s number one singles player, No. 86 ranked Vanessa Frankowski (Stuttgart, Germany-Albertus Magus Gymnasium) was able to keep her winning ways, posting a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Olga Ruislova. Fernandez was also able to tame a wildcat in her match, winning 6-0, 6-1 over Janeice Ward.
The Eagles will finish its tour of the state of Florida tomorrow, Mar. 1, traveling to Orlando, Fla. for a match against Central Florida. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start.
Cinematic Recap: Women's Basketball Upsets Arkansas State In Overtime
Tuesday, February 10
Season 8 – Episode 20: Belief, Baseball, and a Milestone Moment on Eastern Insider
Monday, February 09
Fernanda Ovalle 500 Career Points
Sunday, February 08
Women's Basketball Band Celebration After Beating Arkansas State
Sunday, February 08