Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, April 11
Toledo, Ohio
1 p.m.
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Eagles Fall to Rockets on the Road, 6-1
4/11/2021 4:05:00 PM | Tennis
Pelayo and Whitney earn their 14th doubles win in comeback fashion
Boxscore
TOLEDO, Ohio. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team were unable to complete the season sweep of Toledo, losing 1-6 Sunday, April 11, at Twos Athletic Club in Toledo, Ohio. Both the Eagles and Rockets claimed the home-court matches of the 2021 season.
"We are struggling a little right now to find our rhythm in both singles and doubles," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "We are having some good moments, but aren't sustaining them. We have a tough week coming up and really need to put in some good work ahead of next weekend."
The Eagles were unable to clinch the doubles point, after two close comeback efforts. Redshirt juniors Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) were behind 0-3 early in their matchup but battled back to take the match 6-4 at the No. 2 spot. Redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) found themselves down early but fought back, ultimately losing 4-6 at the No. 1 flight.
In singles play, redshirt freshman Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sure-L'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) gave the Green and White its sole point of the day, finishing her opponent in straight sets at No. 4, 6-0, 6-3. Pelayo challenged the opposition at No. 2, forcing a third set but eventually fell, 5-7, 7-5, 0-1. EMU was unable to overcome the UT, losing 1-6.
Eastern Michigan will be on the road next week, first traveling to Muncie, Ind. to take on the Cardinals of Ball State Friday, April 16 at 1 p.m. Following the action there, the Eagles will head to DeKalb, Ill. and challenge the Huskies of Northern Illinois Sunday, April 18 at 1 p.m. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis)
Full Results
Doubles
1. Cassie Alcala/Sloane Teske (UT) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-4
2. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Patricia Panta/Laura Morera (UT) 6-4
3. Ava McQuillin/Julia Kuszynski (UT) def. Julia Piatek/Morgan Ingram (EMU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. Cassie Alcala (UT) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Sloane Teske (UT) def. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-2)
3. Julia Kuszynski (UT) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Eileen Carney (UT) 6-0, 6-3
5. Patricia Panta (UT) def. Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Shalini Tallamraju (UT) def. Julia Piatek (EMU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 3,4,1,6,5,2
TOLEDO, Ohio. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team were unable to complete the season sweep of Toledo, losing 1-6 Sunday, April 11, at Twos Athletic Club in Toledo, Ohio. Both the Eagles and Rockets claimed the home-court matches of the 2021 season.
"We are struggling a little right now to find our rhythm in both singles and doubles," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "We are having some good moments, but aren't sustaining them. We have a tough week coming up and really need to put in some good work ahead of next weekend."
The Eagles were unable to clinch the doubles point, after two close comeback efforts. Redshirt juniors Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) were behind 0-3 early in their matchup but battled back to take the match 6-4 at the No. 2 spot. Redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) found themselves down early but fought back, ultimately losing 4-6 at the No. 1 flight.
In singles play, redshirt freshman Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sure-L'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) gave the Green and White its sole point of the day, finishing her opponent in straight sets at No. 4, 6-0, 6-3. Pelayo challenged the opposition at No. 2, forcing a third set but eventually fell, 5-7, 7-5, 0-1. EMU was unable to overcome the UT, losing 1-6.
Eastern Michigan will be on the road next week, first traveling to Muncie, Ind. to take on the Cardinals of Ball State Friday, April 16 at 1 p.m. Following the action there, the Eagles will head to DeKalb, Ill. and challenge the Huskies of Northern Illinois Sunday, April 18 at 1 p.m. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis)
Full Results
Doubles
1. Cassie Alcala/Sloane Teske (UT) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-4
2. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Patricia Panta/Laura Morera (UT) 6-4
3. Ava McQuillin/Julia Kuszynski (UT) def. Julia Piatek/Morgan Ingram (EMU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. Cassie Alcala (UT) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Sloane Teske (UT) def. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-2)
3. Julia Kuszynski (UT) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Eileen Carney (UT) 6-0, 6-3
5. Patricia Panta (UT) def. Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Shalini Tallamraju (UT) def. Julia Piatek (EMU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 3,4,1,6,5,2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
31
Cassie Alcala / 0 [UT]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
570
Sloane Teske / 0 [UT]
751
#3 Singles Match
12
01
Julia Kuszynski / 0 [UT]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Eileen Carney / 0 [UT]
03
#5 Singles Match
12
22
Patricia Panta / 0 [UT]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
10
Shalini Tallamraju / 0 [UT]
66
Order of Finish:
3,4,1,6,5,2
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