Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, February 21
Detroit, Mich.
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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at
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Wayne State
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eagles Down Wayne State on the Road, 4-3
2/22/2021 12:28:00 AM | Tennis
Pelayo moves to 6-1 overall in singles play
Boxscore
DETROIT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team defeated Wayne State University Sunday, Feb. 21, 4-3, to move to 3-4 this season.
"Wayne State is an extremely talented team that is put together well, especially indoors." said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman "They played great offensive tennis on a fast surface that really caused us to have to make major adjustments throughout the match. We never gave up and battled back in both singles and doubles to sneak out a road win."
The Green and White came out hot in doubles play as the No. 3 spot of redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and redshirt freshman Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-I'Adour-Saint Dominique Pau) claimed the first win of the day, 6-1. The pairing of redshirt sophomore Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) secured the doubles point for the Eagles, winning a hard fought battle 7-6.
Ganesan was the first to strike in singles action, besting the competition 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, from the No. 2 spot. Pommiers was next to earn Eastern a point, winning in straight sets at the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-1. Redshirt junior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio Cebes) won a hard fought match in the No. 3 spots, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, capturing the victory for EMU.
Eastern Michigan returns home to the Chippewa Club to welcome Oakland University Friday, Feb. 26, for doubleheader action scheduled for 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Keep up with everything EMU tennis by going to EMUEagles.com or following us on Twitter or Instagram.
Eastern Michigan 4, Wayne State 3
Doubles
1. Laura Cazacu / Linda Liong (WSU) def. Luisa Pelayo / Grace Whitney, 6-4
2. Julia Piatek / Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Suki Mandair / Melanie Zampardo (WSU), 7-6
3. Vasavi Ganesan / Emma- Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Brianna Douglas / Irena Van Meer (WSU), 6-1
Singles
1. Linda Liong (WSU) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU), 6-4, 7-5
2. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Teodora Radu (WSU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Suki Mandair (WSU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
4. Melanie Zampardo (WSU) def. Grace Whitney (EMU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Sabrina Laynes (WSU), 6-3, 6-1
6. Carla Jewell (WSU) def. Julia Piatek (EMU), 6-3, 6-2
DETROIT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team defeated Wayne State University Sunday, Feb. 21, 4-3, to move to 3-4 this season.
"Wayne State is an extremely talented team that is put together well, especially indoors." said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman "They played great offensive tennis on a fast surface that really caused us to have to make major adjustments throughout the match. We never gave up and battled back in both singles and doubles to sneak out a road win."
The Green and White came out hot in doubles play as the No. 3 spot of redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and redshirt freshman Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-I'Adour-Saint Dominique Pau) claimed the first win of the day, 6-1. The pairing of redshirt sophomore Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) secured the doubles point for the Eagles, winning a hard fought battle 7-6.
Ganesan was the first to strike in singles action, besting the competition 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, from the No. 2 spot. Pommiers was next to earn Eastern a point, winning in straight sets at the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-1. Redshirt junior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio Cebes) won a hard fought match in the No. 3 spots, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, capturing the victory for EMU.
Eastern Michigan returns home to the Chippewa Club to welcome Oakland University Friday, Feb. 26, for doubleheader action scheduled for 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Keep up with everything EMU tennis by going to EMUEagles.com or following us on Twitter or Instagram.
Eastern Michigan 4, Wayne State 3
Doubles
1. Laura Cazacu / Linda Liong (WSU) def. Luisa Pelayo / Grace Whitney, 6-4
2. Julia Piatek / Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Suki Mandair / Melanie Zampardo (WSU), 7-6
3. Vasavi Ganesan / Emma- Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Brianna Douglas / Irena Van Meer (WSU), 6-1
Singles
1. Linda Liong (WSU) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU), 6-4, 7-5
2. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Teodora Radu (WSU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Suki Mandair (WSU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
4. Melanie Zampardo (WSU) def. Grace Whitney (EMU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Sabrina Laynes (WSU), 6-3, 6-1
6. Carla Jewell (WSU) def. Julia Piatek (EMU), 6-3, 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
45
Linda Liong / 0 [WSU]
67
#2 Singles Match
123
366
Teodora Radu / 0 [WSU]
644
#3 Singles Match
123
636
Suki Mandair / 0 [WSU]
463
#4 Singles Match
12
11
Melanie Zampardo / 0 [WSU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Sabrina Laynes / 0 [WSU]
31
#6 Singles Match
12
32
Carla Jewell / 0 [WSU]
66
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