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Women's Tennis Team Closes AFA Invitational With a Flurry
10/7/2012 11:38:00 PM | Tennis
Freshman Klara Supejova turns in runnerup finish to lead the Eagles
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. (EMUEagles.com) — Head Coach Ryan Ray's Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team had an good final day here Sunday, Oct. 7, in the third and final day of the three-day Air Force Academy Invitational. Sunday's play was all singles action.
“When you reach the semis of all the flights, the competition gets pretty stiff in a tourney this strong,” Ray explained. “ We had some good wins today, and got challenged in others. The weekend as a whole was good progress, and look to finish strong at the regional in two weeks.”
Freshman Klara Supejova led the Eagles Sunday with a runnerup finish in the Bravo Flight. Supejova lost a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Texas Tech's Nikki Sanders in the championship final match.
Junior Nino Mebuke came up with a third-place finish in the Charlie Flight. She lost to Oregon State's Maria Alvarez in the semifinals and came back in the third-place match to knock off Washington State's Ksenia Googe, 6-2, 6-0.
Sophomore Daphne Friedrichs also turned in a third-place finish, coming back to beat Wyoming's Jessica Perizher, 5-7, 6-4, 10-3.
Air Force Academy Invitational Results - Colorado Springs, Colo.-- No team scores
Flight Alfa Singles
Diana Davitaia (EMU) def. Steffi Rath (Denver) 6-3, 6-3
def. #92 Julia Metzger (Oregon) 3-6, 6-3,10-8
lost to Meghan Blevins (Okla. State) 6-0, 5-7, 11-9
Davitaia finishes 4th lost to Sophia Bergner (Denver) 6-3, 6-2
Flight Bravo Singles
Klara Supejova (EMU) bye in the first round
def. Sasa Nemcova (Wyoming) 6-3, 6-4
def. Andiela Kankaras (Washington State)6-3, 6-1
2nd place finish lost to Nikki Sanders (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-4 in the finals
Flight Charlie Singles
Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Emma Isberg (Denver) 7-5, 6-4
def. Mazy Watrous (Colorado) 7-6, 6-4
lost to Maria Alvarez (Okla. State) 6-4, 6-0
Mebuke finishes 3rd def. Ksenia Googe (Washington State) 6-2, 6-0
Flight Delta Singles
Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) bye in the first round
def. Ashley Teufel (Colorado) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
lost to Liz Ullathorne (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-0
Freidrichs finishes 3rd def. Jessica Perizher (Wyoming) 5-7, 6-4, 10-3
Flight Foxtrot Singles
Ankita Bhatia (EMU) def. Mollie Cooper (Colorado State) 7-6, 6-0
lost to Alma Espinosa (Wyoming) 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
Bhatia finishes 4th lost to Mary Meyers (Air Force) 6-1, 6-1
Flight Alpha Doubles
Sophia Bergner/Steffi Rath (Denver) def. Diana Davitaia/Nino Mebuke (EMU) 9-7
Kaylie Schultz/Kendall Heitzner (Colorado State) def. Diana Davitaia/Nino Mebuke (EMU) 9-7
Flight Bravo Doubles
Daphne Friedrichs/Klara Supejova (EMU) bye in the first round (Finished 4th)
def. Adriana Wojakowska/Mollie Cooper (Col. State) 8-3
lost to Julia Jamieson/Audrey O'Connor (Illinois) 9-8 (4)
lost to Silviya Zhelyazkova/Jessica Parizher (Wyoming) 8-6
Flight Charlie Doubles
Ankita Bhatia (EMU)/Flipovich (South Dakota State) bye in the first round
lost to Isberg/Garpenlov (Denver) 8-6
bye in the next match
lost to Natalie Heffron/Abby Stevens (Colorado State) 9-7
“When you reach the semis of all the flights, the competition gets pretty stiff in a tourney this strong,” Ray explained. “ We had some good wins today, and got challenged in others. The weekend as a whole was good progress, and look to finish strong at the regional in two weeks.”
Freshman Klara Supejova led the Eagles Sunday with a runnerup finish in the Bravo Flight. Supejova lost a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Texas Tech's Nikki Sanders in the championship final match.
Junior Nino Mebuke came up with a third-place finish in the Charlie Flight. She lost to Oregon State's Maria Alvarez in the semifinals and came back in the third-place match to knock off Washington State's Ksenia Googe, 6-2, 6-0.
Sophomore Daphne Friedrichs also turned in a third-place finish, coming back to beat Wyoming's Jessica Perizher, 5-7, 6-4, 10-3.
Air Force Academy Invitational Results - Colorado Springs, Colo.-- No team scores
Flight Alfa Singles
Diana Davitaia (EMU) def. Steffi Rath (Denver) 6-3, 6-3
def. #92 Julia Metzger (Oregon) 3-6, 6-3,10-8
lost to Meghan Blevins (Okla. State) 6-0, 5-7, 11-9
Davitaia finishes 4th lost to Sophia Bergner (Denver) 6-3, 6-2
Flight Bravo Singles
Klara Supejova (EMU) bye in the first round
def. Sasa Nemcova (Wyoming) 6-3, 6-4
def. Andiela Kankaras (Washington State)6-3, 6-1
2nd place finish lost to Nikki Sanders (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-4 in the finals
Flight Charlie Singles
Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Emma Isberg (Denver) 7-5, 6-4
def. Mazy Watrous (Colorado) 7-6, 6-4
lost to Maria Alvarez (Okla. State) 6-4, 6-0
Mebuke finishes 3rd def. Ksenia Googe (Washington State) 6-2, 6-0
Flight Delta Singles
Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) bye in the first round
def. Ashley Teufel (Colorado) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
lost to Liz Ullathorne (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-0
Freidrichs finishes 3rd def. Jessica Perizher (Wyoming) 5-7, 6-4, 10-3
Flight Foxtrot Singles
Ankita Bhatia (EMU) def. Mollie Cooper (Colorado State) 7-6, 6-0
lost to Alma Espinosa (Wyoming) 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
Bhatia finishes 4th lost to Mary Meyers (Air Force) 6-1, 6-1
Flight Alpha Doubles
Sophia Bergner/Steffi Rath (Denver) def. Diana Davitaia/Nino Mebuke (EMU) 9-7
Kaylie Schultz/Kendall Heitzner (Colorado State) def. Diana Davitaia/Nino Mebuke (EMU) 9-7
Flight Bravo Doubles
Daphne Friedrichs/Klara Supejova (EMU) bye in the first round (Finished 4th)
def. Adriana Wojakowska/Mollie Cooper (Col. State) 8-3
lost to Julia Jamieson/Audrey O'Connor (Illinois) 9-8 (4)
lost to Silviya Zhelyazkova/Jessica Parizher (Wyoming) 8-6
Flight Charlie Doubles
Ankita Bhatia (EMU)/Flipovich (South Dakota State) bye in the first round
lost to Isberg/Garpenlov (Denver) 8-6
bye in the next match
lost to Natalie Heffron/Abby Stevens (Colorado State) 9-7
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