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Eastern Michigan Tennis Sweeps MAC Weekly Awards
2/3/2021 1:52:00 PM | Tennis
This is the first time the Eagles have claimed both honors since 2018
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University tennis team claimed both Mid-American Conference weekly honors, the league office announced Wednesday. Feb. 3. Redshirt freshman Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sure-I'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) earned MAC Singles Player of the Week and the doubles pairing of redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorrst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) and redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Algappa Matriculation School) were named MAC Doubles Team of the Week.
Pommiers had a strong start start to the 2021 season, earning two singles wins in back-to-back matches. Saturday, Jan. 30 at Cleveland State, the France native earned a win in consecutive sets, 6-2 and 6-1. The next day, Sunday. Jan. 31, at Youngstown State, the redshirt freshman again won a point for her team, besting the competition in two sets, 6-1 and 6-4. Both wins came with the Pommiers playing in the No. 5 spot.
Eastern Michigan's No. 2 doubles pairing is off to a hot-start in their first two meets at Cleveland State, Jan. 30, and at Youngstown State, Jan. 31 as well. Popma and Ganesan helped secure the crucial doubles point at CSU, winning their matchup 6-2. The following day, at YSU, the pair again defeated their opponents, this time 6-4, but EMU was unable to secure another win in doubles play. The redshirt freshman and redshirt junior begin the 2021 season 2-0 in doubles play.
The Green and White will be back in action Friday, Feb. 5 at the travel to the University of Dayton, with the start scheduled for 7 p.m. As always, to stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
Pommiers had a strong start start to the 2021 season, earning two singles wins in back-to-back matches. Saturday, Jan. 30 at Cleveland State, the France native earned a win in consecutive sets, 6-2 and 6-1. The next day, Sunday. Jan. 31, at Youngstown State, the redshirt freshman again won a point for her team, besting the competition in two sets, 6-1 and 6-4. Both wins came with the Pommiers playing in the No. 5 spot.
Eastern Michigan's No. 2 doubles pairing is off to a hot-start in their first two meets at Cleveland State, Jan. 30, and at Youngstown State, Jan. 31 as well. Popma and Ganesan helped secure the crucial doubles point at CSU, winning their matchup 6-2. The following day, at YSU, the pair again defeated their opponents, this time 6-4, but EMU was unable to secure another win in doubles play. The redshirt freshman and redshirt junior begin the 2021 season 2-0 in doubles play.
The Green and White will be back in action Friday, Feb. 5 at the travel to the University of Dayton, with the start scheduled for 7 p.m. As always, to stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
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