Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, September 17
Dublin, Ohio
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
at
Muirfield Village Clay Court Invitational
Tennis Advances With Good Showing on Day Two
9/18/2011 10:54:00 AM | Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Head Coach Ryan Ray's Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team continues its strong play here Saturday, Sept. 17, in the second day of the three-day Muirfield Collegiate Tennis Invitational hosted by Ohio State University.
“We had some solid performances today,” Ray said of his team's performance. “Nino (Mebuke) and Miriam (Westerink) continue to play great doubles together, and we got some big singles wins from many, including our freshman today. We look forward to one more day of competition in doubles and singles, before we return home.”
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Mebuke/Westerink (EMU) def. Filbrandt/Hornbarger (Dayton) 8-1
SemiFinals
Mebuke/Westerink (EMU) def. Cecil/Dieters (Ohio St.) 8-4
Consolation
Toncheva/Friedrichs (EMU) def. Tuscany/Hines (Wright St.) 8-6
de'Lisle-Tarr/Rivero (EMU) def. Stevens/McNulty (Dayton) 9-7
Singles
Round of 16
#118 Zara Harutyunyan (Akron) def. Nino Mebuke (EMU) 6-0,6-1
Safiyya Ismail (Cincinnati) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 6-2,6-4
Round of 16 losers consolation
Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Caitlin McGraw (Kentucky) 7-6,6-4
Jessica Stiles (Kentucky) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 6-0,6-3
Consolation 1st Round
Ksenia Berestetska (Akron) def. Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) 5-7,6-4,10-1
Miriam Westerink (EMU) def. Kayla Tuscany (Wright St.) 6-0,6-2
Marcela Rivero (EMU) def. Paola Rodriguez (Ball St.) 6-4,6-2
Ankita Bhatia (EMU) def. Kelsey Becker (Ohio St.) 6-2,6-2
Consolation 2nd Round
Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) def. Sami Horbarger (Dayton) 3-6,6-2,10-4
Miriam Westerink (EMU) def. Sierra Sullivan (Cincinnati) 6-3,6-2
Kelsey Dieters (Ohio St.) def. Marcela Rivero (EMU) 6-3,6-1
“We had some solid performances today,” Ray said of his team's performance. “Nino (Mebuke) and Miriam (Westerink) continue to play great doubles together, and we got some big singles wins from many, including our freshman today. We look forward to one more day of competition in doubles and singles, before we return home.”
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Mebuke/Westerink (EMU) def. Filbrandt/Hornbarger (Dayton) 8-1
SemiFinals
Mebuke/Westerink (EMU) def. Cecil/Dieters (Ohio St.) 8-4
Consolation
Toncheva/Friedrichs (EMU) def. Tuscany/Hines (Wright St.) 8-6
de'Lisle-Tarr/Rivero (EMU) def. Stevens/McNulty (Dayton) 9-7
Singles
Round of 16
#118 Zara Harutyunyan (Akron) def. Nino Mebuke (EMU) 6-0,6-1
Safiyya Ismail (Cincinnati) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 6-2,6-4
Round of 16 losers consolation
Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Caitlin McGraw (Kentucky) 7-6,6-4
Jessica Stiles (Kentucky) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 6-0,6-3
Consolation 1st Round
Ksenia Berestetska (Akron) def. Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) 5-7,6-4,10-1
Miriam Westerink (EMU) def. Kayla Tuscany (Wright St.) 6-0,6-2
Marcela Rivero (EMU) def. Paola Rodriguez (Ball St.) 6-4,6-2
Ankita Bhatia (EMU) def. Kelsey Becker (Ohio St.) 6-2,6-2
Consolation 2nd Round
Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) def. Sami Horbarger (Dayton) 3-6,6-2,10-4
Miriam Westerink (EMU) def. Sierra Sullivan (Cincinnati) 6-3,6-2
Kelsey Dieters (Ohio St.) def. Marcela Rivero (EMU) 6-3,6-1
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