Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 5
Dayton, Ohio
7 p.m.
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Eagles Tennis Prepped for Dayton and Xavier
2/4/2021 1:46:00 PM | Tennis
The Green and White will play at Dayton, Feb. 5, and at Xavier, Feb. 6
DAYTON/CINCINNATI, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University tennis team heads south again for the weekend, traveling to the University of Dayton Friday, Feb. 5 with action starting at 7 p.m. Then the team turns to Cincinnati, where they will compete against Xavier University Saturday, Feb. 6, starting at 5 p.m.
Eastern (1-1; 0-0 MAC) will challenge a Dayton team (0-1; 0-0 A-10) that started the season with a 1-6 loss to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Jan. 31. On the same day, the Eagles lost 2-5 to Youngstown State University, making both teams hungry for a win. On Saturday, Feb. 6, the Green and White will be at Xavier (0-0; 0-0 Big East), a squad that will begin its season, Feb. 5 against UIC.
In singles action, redshirt junior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio Cebes) and redshirt freshman Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-I'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) remain undefeated, both starting the season 2-0 after claiming wins at Cleveland State (Jan. 30) and Youngstown State (Jan. 31). Pelayo secured her two wins at the No. 2 spots, while Pommiers earned both victories in the No. 5 spot, and scored a point for EMU in straight-sets. The redshirt freshman was named Mid-American Conference Singles Player of the Week by the league office, Feb. 3, for her weekend performance.
It's the No. 2 spot holding it down for the Green and White in doubles play. Redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) have started the season strong as a pair, winning their first doubles matches to begin 2-0. The duo bested the competition at Cleveland State 6-2, Jan. 30, and then beat the opposition 6-4 at Youngstown State, Jan. 31. The combo was named MAC Doubles Team of the Week, Feb. 3, as Eastern swept the weekly conference awards.
Results will be available postmatch on EMUEagles.com. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, fans can also follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
Eastern (1-1; 0-0 MAC) will challenge a Dayton team (0-1; 0-0 A-10) that started the season with a 1-6 loss to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Jan. 31. On the same day, the Eagles lost 2-5 to Youngstown State University, making both teams hungry for a win. On Saturday, Feb. 6, the Green and White will be at Xavier (0-0; 0-0 Big East), a squad that will begin its season, Feb. 5 against UIC.
In singles action, redshirt junior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio Cebes) and redshirt freshman Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-I'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) remain undefeated, both starting the season 2-0 after claiming wins at Cleveland State (Jan. 30) and Youngstown State (Jan. 31). Pelayo secured her two wins at the No. 2 spots, while Pommiers earned both victories in the No. 5 spot, and scored a point for EMU in straight-sets. The redshirt freshman was named Mid-American Conference Singles Player of the Week by the league office, Feb. 3, for her weekend performance.
It's the No. 2 spot holding it down for the Green and White in doubles play. Redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) have started the season strong as a pair, winning their first doubles matches to begin 2-0. The duo bested the competition at Cleveland State 6-2, Jan. 30, and then beat the opposition 6-4 at Youngstown State, Jan. 31. The combo was named MAC Doubles Team of the Week, Feb. 3, as Eastern swept the weekly conference awards.
Results will be available postmatch on EMUEagles.com. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, fans can also follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
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