Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 13
Peoria, Ill.
1 p.m. CT
Eastern Michigan University
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UIC
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eagles Fall to UIC and Bradley in Doubleheader, Feb. 13
2/13/2021 11:17:00 PM | Tennis
Luisa Pelayo goes 2-0 in singles play
Box score 1 | Box score 2
PEORIA, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team falls to 2-4 this season after dropping matches against UIC, 2-4, and Bradley University, 1-4, in doubleheader action Saturday, Feb. 13.
"This is not the result we were hoping for this weekend," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman "As a coaching staff, we didn't do a good enough job of making sure the team was prepared for two tough back-to-back matches. That is something we will rectify in practice, as we have a number of doubleheaders coming up over the next three weeks."
Match 1: EMU 2, UIC 4
It was redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and sophomore Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) who came out victorious in doubles action (6-4), moving them to 2-1 at the No. 1 spot in 2021. Pairings at the No. 2 and No.3 spots fell, as the Eagles were unable to gain the doubles point.
Redshirt junior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio Cebes) put the first point on the board for EMU, winning in the No. 3 singles spot in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Popma earned another victory in the match, battling back after losing the first set (2-6, 6-4, 6-3) to earn a point for her team. Ganesan went back and forth with her opponent but could not hang on, losing 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). The Eagles lost 2-4 to the Flames, as they were unable to lock in another win.
Match 2: EMU 1, Bradley 4
The duo of redshirt juniors Pelayo and Grace Whitney (Imlay, Mich.-Imlay City) continued to dominate in the No. 2 spot, defeating their competition, 6-4. The Green and White were unable to secure the doubles point after hard fought battles as the No. 1 and No. 3 pairings both fell, 7-6.
In singles play, the Eagles gained a point from Pelayo in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) from the No. 3 spot. The Porto, Portugal native moves to 5-1 this season in singles. Freshman Vered Bert (Ra'Anana, Israel-Aviv) battled to the end but lost, 6-4, 6-3. Eastern failed to secure another point, ultimately falling to Bradley, 4-1.
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Eastern Michigan 2, UIC 4
Doubles
PEORIA, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team falls to 2-4 this season after dropping matches against UIC, 2-4, and Bradley University, 1-4, in doubleheader action Saturday, Feb. 13.
"This is not the result we were hoping for this weekend," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman "As a coaching staff, we didn't do a good enough job of making sure the team was prepared for two tough back-to-back matches. That is something we will rectify in practice, as we have a number of doubleheaders coming up over the next three weeks."
Match 1: EMU 2, UIC 4
It was redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and sophomore Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) who came out victorious in doubles action (6-4), moving them to 2-1 at the No. 1 spot in 2021. Pairings at the No. 2 and No.3 spots fell, as the Eagles were unable to gain the doubles point.
Redshirt junior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio Cebes) put the first point on the board for EMU, winning in the No. 3 singles spot in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Popma earned another victory in the match, battling back after losing the first set (2-6, 6-4, 6-3) to earn a point for her team. Ganesan went back and forth with her opponent but could not hang on, losing 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). The Eagles lost 2-4 to the Flames, as they were unable to lock in another win.
Match 2: EMU 1, Bradley 4
The duo of redshirt juniors Pelayo and Grace Whitney (Imlay, Mich.-Imlay City) continued to dominate in the No. 2 spot, defeating their competition, 6-4. The Green and White were unable to secure the doubles point after hard fought battles as the No. 1 and No. 3 pairings both fell, 7-6.
In singles play, the Eagles gained a point from Pelayo in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) from the No. 3 spot. The Porto, Portugal native moves to 5-1 this season in singles. Freshman Vered Bert (Ra'Anana, Israel-Aviv) battled to the end but lost, 6-4, 6-3. Eastern failed to secure another point, ultimately falling to Bradley, 4-1.
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Eastern Michigan 2, UIC 4
Doubles
1. Vasavi Ganesan/ Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Lucie Prochazkova/ Ana Jover (UIC) 6-4
2. Agnes, Gustafsson/ Nell Arendt (UIC) def. Grace Whitney/ Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 6-3
Singles
1. Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Agnes Gustafsson (UIC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Lucie Prochazkova (UIC) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Ana Jover (UIC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Tuva Wallin (UIC) def. Vered Bert (EMU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Georgia Gulin (UIC) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Nell Ardent (UIC) vs. Julia Piatek (EMU) 5-3, unfinished
Eastern Michigan 1, Bradley 4
Doubles
1. Natalia Barbery/ Sandra Maletin (BRAD) def. Vassavi Ganesan/ Isabelle Popma (EMU), 7-6 (7-4)
2. Luisa Pelayo/ Grace Whitney (EMU) def. Maria Bezmenova / Victoria Sanchez-Bronzetti (BRAD), 6-4
3. Bozana Lojpur/ Nikki Perlwitz (BRAD) def. Julia Piatek/ Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU), 7-6 (7-4)
Singles
1. Sandra Maletin (BRAD) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Bozana Lojpur (BRAD) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. V. Sanchez-Bronzetti (BRAD) 6-2, 6-4
4. Maria Bezmenova (BRAD) def. Vered Bert (EMU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Nikki Perlwitz (BRAD) vs. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) unfinished
6. Nina Marjanovic (BRAD) vs. Julia Piatek (EMU) unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
266
GUSTAFSSON, Agnes / 0 [UIC]
643
#2 Singles Match
123
646
PROCHAZKOVA, Lucie / 0 [UIC]
467
#3 Singles Match
12
66
JOVER, Ana / 0 [UIC]
23
#4 Singles Match
12
16
WALLIN, Tuva / 0 [UIC]
67
#5 Singles Match
12
22
GULIN, Georgia / 0 [UIC]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
3UF
ARENDT, Nell / 0 [UIC]
50
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