Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, March 16
Morgantown, W.Va.
1 p.m.
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West Virginia
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
EMU Women's Tennis Team Falls to West Virginia, 5-2
3/16/2012 7:37:00 PM | Tennis
Eagles win fifth and sixth singles matches
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (EMUEagles.com)— The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team won just two singles matches in falling to West Virginia, 5-2, here Friday, March 16, at the WVU tennis courts.
The Eagles dropped the doubles point and then lost the first four singles matches before EMU freshman Daphne Friedrichs defeated WVU's Catie Wickline, 6-1, 6-3. EMU's Marcela Rivero then won by default at No. singles for the second and final EMU point.
“This was the worst performance of the year for us,” EMU Head Coach Ryan Ray said. “WVU was hungrier to win today. We need to get better at everything soon.”
DOUBLES
1. Mary Chupa/Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Miriam Westerink/Nino Mebuke (EMU) 8-2
2. Veronica Cardenas/Emily Mathis (WVU) def. Mariya Toncheva/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU), 8-4
3. Daphne Friedrichs/Marcela Rivero (EMU) won by default
SINGLES
1. Mary Chupa (WVU) def. Nino Mebuke (EMU)6-2, 6-2
2. Emily Mathis (WVU) def. Miriam Westerink (EMU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Veronica Cardenas (WVU) def. Ankita Bhatia (EMU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) def. Catie Wickline (WVU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Marcela Rivero (EMU) won by default
The Eagles dropped the doubles point and then lost the first four singles matches before EMU freshman Daphne Friedrichs defeated WVU's Catie Wickline, 6-1, 6-3. EMU's Marcela Rivero then won by default at No. singles for the second and final EMU point.
“This was the worst performance of the year for us,” EMU Head Coach Ryan Ray said. “WVU was hungrier to win today. We need to get better at everything soon.”
DOUBLES
1. Mary Chupa/Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Miriam Westerink/Nino Mebuke (EMU) 8-2
2. Veronica Cardenas/Emily Mathis (WVU) def. Mariya Toncheva/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU), 8-4
3. Daphne Friedrichs/Marcela Rivero (EMU) won by default
SINGLES
1. Mary Chupa (WVU) def. Nino Mebuke (EMU)6-2, 6-2
2. Emily Mathis (WVU) def. Miriam Westerink (EMU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Veronica Cardenas (WVU) def. Ankita Bhatia (EMU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) def. Catie Wickline (WVU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Marcela Rivero (EMU) won by default
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