Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, April 27
DeKalb, Ill.
10 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
0
vs
4
Bowling Green
Women's Tennis Falls to BGSU at MAC Championships
4/27/2012 3:05:00 PM | Tennis
Eagles drop 4-0 decision to Falcons in first round
DeKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) — Head Coach Ryan Ray's Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team saw its chance at a Mid-American Conference Tournament championship end abruptly here Friday, April 27, as the Eagles dropped a 4-0 decision to the Bowling Green State University Falcons in the first round in a match played on the DeKalb High School courts.
The Eagles, the No. 4 seed, started the match by losing the doubles point. Bowling Green's No. 2 doubles team of Katie Grubb and Maddy Eccleston handed the EMU team of Mariya Toncheva and Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr an 8-4 setback and then clinched the doubles point when Mary Hill and Jade Johnson defeated EMU's Daphne Friedrichs and Marcela Rivero, 8-0, at No. 3. With the point decided, the No. 1 doubles match between EMU's Nino Mebuke and Miriam Westerink and BGSU's Emily Reuland and Nikki Chiricosta was abandoned with no score.
That left the Eagles' chances riding on its singles matches and the Green and White needed to win four of the six to advance to the next round against No. 1 seed Miami.
Bowling Green, seeded 5th, quickly put an end to EMU's hopes, capturing the No. 3, No. 1 and No. 5 singles matches. The remaining three singles matches were adandoned without scores as the Falcons had the necessary four points.
BGSU's Reuland handed Ankita Bhatia a 6-1, 6-0 setback at No. 3 singles followed by Chiricosta's 6-3, 6-3 win over Mebuke at No. 2. Bowling Green's Grubb closed out the match with a 7-6 (3), 6-0 win over Toncheva, at No. 5.
The loss ends EMU's 2011-12 season. Eastern finished the year with a 9-15 overall record and a 5-3 MAC mark, good for a tie with Western Michigan University for third in the final regular-season standings.
Women's intercollegiate tennis result: Friday, April 27, 2012, outdoors on the DeKalb High School courts in DeKalb, Ill.
Final Score: Bowling Green State University 4, Eastern Michigan University 0
Doubles
1. Nino Mebuke/Miriam Westerink (EMU) vs. Nikki Chiricosta/Emily Reuland (BGSU) Did not finish
2. Katie Grubb/Maddy Eccleston (BGSU) def. Mariya Toncheva/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) 8-4
3. Mary Hill/Jade Johnson (BGSU) def. Daphne Friedrichs/Marcela Rivero (EMU) 8-0
Singles
1. Nikki Chiricosta (BGSU) def. Nino Mebuke (EMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Miriam Westerink (EMU) vs. Maddy Eccleston (BGSU) Did not finish
3. Emily Reuland (BGSU) def. Ankita Bhatia (EMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) vs. Mary Hill (BGSU) Did not finish
5. Katie Grubb (BGSU) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 7-6 (3), 6-0
6. Marcela Rivero (EMU) vs. Jade Johnson (BGSU) Did not finish
The Eagles, the No. 4 seed, started the match by losing the doubles point. Bowling Green's No. 2 doubles team of Katie Grubb and Maddy Eccleston handed the EMU team of Mariya Toncheva and Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr an 8-4 setback and then clinched the doubles point when Mary Hill and Jade Johnson defeated EMU's Daphne Friedrichs and Marcela Rivero, 8-0, at No. 3. With the point decided, the No. 1 doubles match between EMU's Nino Mebuke and Miriam Westerink and BGSU's Emily Reuland and Nikki Chiricosta was abandoned with no score.
That left the Eagles' chances riding on its singles matches and the Green and White needed to win four of the six to advance to the next round against No. 1 seed Miami.
Bowling Green, seeded 5th, quickly put an end to EMU's hopes, capturing the No. 3, No. 1 and No. 5 singles matches. The remaining three singles matches were adandoned without scores as the Falcons had the necessary four points.
BGSU's Reuland handed Ankita Bhatia a 6-1, 6-0 setback at No. 3 singles followed by Chiricosta's 6-3, 6-3 win over Mebuke at No. 2. Bowling Green's Grubb closed out the match with a 7-6 (3), 6-0 win over Toncheva, at No. 5.
The loss ends EMU's 2011-12 season. Eastern finished the year with a 9-15 overall record and a 5-3 MAC mark, good for a tie with Western Michigan University for third in the final regular-season standings.
Women's intercollegiate tennis result: Friday, April 27, 2012, outdoors on the DeKalb High School courts in DeKalb, Ill.
Final Score: Bowling Green State University 4, Eastern Michigan University 0
Doubles
1. Nino Mebuke/Miriam Westerink (EMU) vs. Nikki Chiricosta/Emily Reuland (BGSU) Did not finish
2. Katie Grubb/Maddy Eccleston (BGSU) def. Mariya Toncheva/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) 8-4
3. Mary Hill/Jade Johnson (BGSU) def. Daphne Friedrichs/Marcela Rivero (EMU) 8-0
Singles
1. Nikki Chiricosta (BGSU) def. Nino Mebuke (EMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Miriam Westerink (EMU) vs. Maddy Eccleston (BGSU) Did not finish
3. Emily Reuland (BGSU) def. Ankita Bhatia (EMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) vs. Mary Hill (BGSU) Did not finish
5. Katie Grubb (BGSU) def. Mariya Toncheva (EMU) 7-6 (3), 6-0
6. Marcela Rivero (EMU) vs. Jade Johnson (BGSU) Did not finish
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