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Eagles Drop Road Pair at Miami and Dayton
4/6/2018 11:12:00 PM | Tennis
Eastern returns to MAC play Sunday, April 8 at Bowling Green
DAYTON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team had a tough road trip Friday, April 6, falling at Mid-American Conference foe Miami University, 5-2, at the Riverside Athletic Club, before losing to the University of Dayton by the same score at the Five Seasons Sports Club.
The first match started off on the wrong foot, as Miami jumped ahead with the doubles points thanks to a 6-1 win at No. 1 and a 6-3 victory at No. 3. The Redhawks continued their roll on the singles side, coming away with wins at No. 1, 3, 4, and 5 singles. Senior Ani Gogvadze (Tbilisi, Georgia-Khikhani) was injured during the No. 1 singles match and came up short for the first time this season.
EMU's lone victors for the match were junior Marie Mayerova (Krmelin, Czech Republic), who won 7-6, 6-1 at No. 2, and senior Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna (Alicante, Spain-IES Figueras Pacheco), who won 7-6, 6-4 at No. 6.
"It's hard to take any positives away from today," said head coach Jayson Wiseman. "We left a lot of opportunities to win both matches out on the court, and then to lose Ani to injury really compounds the loss."
The second part of Friday's double dip yielded similar results, as Eastern once again had to battle from behind on the singles side after falling in the doubles point. Dayton took wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles by 6-2, and 6-3 scores, respectively, to start the singles portion of the match with the advantage.
UD wasted little time in taking a commanding 3-0 lead, winning 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 and 6-4, 7-5 at No. 2. EMU fought its way back into the match with another pair of wins from Almoyna, this time a 6-2, 6-4 decision at No. 5, and Mayerova, who won 6-3, 6-4 playing at No. 1. Unfortunately for the Green and White, they would get no closer, falling in its second match of the day.
"Majda and Alejandra both had two quality wins today, but that's about it," said Wiseman. "We still really need to figure out some combination of doubles teams so that we stop putting so much pressure on our singles lineup. We have three big MAC matches left and need to find a way to win them to secure a spot in the tournament."
The Eagles look to get back on the right track with a Sunday match at Bowling Green State University, set to begin at 1 p.m. if played outdoors at BGSU, or 5:30 p.m. if forced to play at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
Miami 5 Eastern Michigan 2
Singles
Nelli Ponomareva def. Ani Gogvadze, 6-3, 6-2
Marie Mayerova def. Milana Lysova, 7-6, 6-1
Emily Struble def. Giuliana Ansaloni, 6-4, 6-0
Priyana Kalita def. Andrea Martinovska, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Lena Babunski def. Natalia Regalado, 7-5, 7-5
Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna def. Makenzie Myers, 7-6, 6-4
Doubles
Nelli Ponomareva/Anastasiia Vasiukhin def. Ani Gogvadze/Marie Mayerova, 6-1
Priyana Kalita/Milana Lysova vs. Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna/Natalia Regalado, 4-2 unfinished
Melati Devi/Emily Struble def. Giuliana Ansaloni/Andrea Martinovska, 6-3
Dayton 5 Eastern Michigan 2
Singles
Maria Mayerova def. Marlys Bridgham, 6-3, 6-4
Mattea Kilstofte def. Anna Veleva, 6-4, 7-5
Jade Kawamoto def. Andrea Martinovska, 6-4, 7-5
Jackie Kawamoto def. Natalia Regalado, 6-4, 6-3
Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna def. Kelly Pleiman, 6-2, 6-4
Natalie Allen def. Renu Sharma, 6-7, 7-6, 1-0
Doubles
Marlys Bridgham/Mattea Kilstofte def. Alejandra Barcelo Almoynaa/Natalia Regalado, 6-2
Jackie Kawamoto/Jade Kawamoto def. Giuliana Ansaloni/Andrea Martinovska, 6-3
Anna Delaney/Kelly Pleiman vs. Renu Sharma/Marie Mayerova, 5-4 unfinished
The first match started off on the wrong foot, as Miami jumped ahead with the doubles points thanks to a 6-1 win at No. 1 and a 6-3 victory at No. 3. The Redhawks continued their roll on the singles side, coming away with wins at No. 1, 3, 4, and 5 singles. Senior Ani Gogvadze (Tbilisi, Georgia-Khikhani) was injured during the No. 1 singles match and came up short for the first time this season.
EMU's lone victors for the match were junior Marie Mayerova (Krmelin, Czech Republic), who won 7-6, 6-1 at No. 2, and senior Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna (Alicante, Spain-IES Figueras Pacheco), who won 7-6, 6-4 at No. 6.
"It's hard to take any positives away from today," said head coach Jayson Wiseman. "We left a lot of opportunities to win both matches out on the court, and then to lose Ani to injury really compounds the loss."
The second part of Friday's double dip yielded similar results, as Eastern once again had to battle from behind on the singles side after falling in the doubles point. Dayton took wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles by 6-2, and 6-3 scores, respectively, to start the singles portion of the match with the advantage.
UD wasted little time in taking a commanding 3-0 lead, winning 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 and 6-4, 7-5 at No. 2. EMU fought its way back into the match with another pair of wins from Almoyna, this time a 6-2, 6-4 decision at No. 5, and Mayerova, who won 6-3, 6-4 playing at No. 1. Unfortunately for the Green and White, they would get no closer, falling in its second match of the day.
"Majda and Alejandra both had two quality wins today, but that's about it," said Wiseman. "We still really need to figure out some combination of doubles teams so that we stop putting so much pressure on our singles lineup. We have three big MAC matches left and need to find a way to win them to secure a spot in the tournament."
The Eagles look to get back on the right track with a Sunday match at Bowling Green State University, set to begin at 1 p.m. if played outdoors at BGSU, or 5:30 p.m. if forced to play at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
Miami 5 Eastern Michigan 2
Singles
Nelli Ponomareva def. Ani Gogvadze, 6-3, 6-2
Marie Mayerova def. Milana Lysova, 7-6, 6-1
Emily Struble def. Giuliana Ansaloni, 6-4, 6-0
Priyana Kalita def. Andrea Martinovska, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Lena Babunski def. Natalia Regalado, 7-5, 7-5
Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna def. Makenzie Myers, 7-6, 6-4
Doubles
Nelli Ponomareva/Anastasiia Vasiukhin def. Ani Gogvadze/Marie Mayerova, 6-1
Priyana Kalita/Milana Lysova vs. Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna/Natalia Regalado, 4-2 unfinished
Melati Devi/Emily Struble def. Giuliana Ansaloni/Andrea Martinovska, 6-3
Dayton 5 Eastern Michigan 2
Singles
Maria Mayerova def. Marlys Bridgham, 6-3, 6-4
Mattea Kilstofte def. Anna Veleva, 6-4, 7-5
Jade Kawamoto def. Andrea Martinovska, 6-4, 7-5
Jackie Kawamoto def. Natalia Regalado, 6-4, 6-3
Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna def. Kelly Pleiman, 6-2, 6-4
Natalie Allen def. Renu Sharma, 6-7, 7-6, 1-0
Doubles
Marlys Bridgham/Mattea Kilstofte def. Alejandra Barcelo Almoynaa/Natalia Regalado, 6-2
Jackie Kawamoto/Jade Kawamoto def. Giuliana Ansaloni/Andrea Martinovska, 6-3
Anna Delaney/Kelly Pleiman vs. Renu Sharma/Marie Mayerova, 5-4 unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
32
Nelli Ponomareva / 0 [MIAMI]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Milana Lysova / 0 [MIAMI]
61
#3 Singles Match
12
40
Emily Struble / 0 [MIAMI]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
274
Priyana Kalita / 0 [MIAMI]
656
#5 Singles Match
12
55
Lena Babunski / 0 [MIAMI]
77
#6 Singles Match
12
76
Makenzie Myers / 0 [MIAMI]
64
Order of Finish:
3,1,2,6,5,4
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