Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, April 9
Chippewa Club
1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
0
vs
7
Bowling Green
Eagles Lose Battle of the Birds to the Falcons, 7-0
4/9/2021 4:47:00 PM | Tennis
Ganesan and Popma earn their fourth-straight doubles win
Boxscore
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team lost to Bowling Green State, 0-7, Friday, April 9, at the Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti.
"We had some chances early but weren't able to capitalize on them," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "BGSU really carried the momentum from doubles into singles and were just better than us today."
The scores were close in double play as redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) and Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) earned a win at No. 1, 6-4. With the victory, the duo extends their win streak in doubles to four straight. Redshirt juniors Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) fought hard at No. 2 but lost 4-6. Classmate Morgan Ingram (Charlotte, N.C.-Grace Academy (Marion Military Institute)) continues to see action, pairing with redshirt sophomore Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin (Salem)) at No. 3. The couple battled but fell to their Falcon opposition, 3-6.
The Green and White were unable to secure a point in singles play, but saw close contests at No. 1 and No. 2. Popma went back and forth with her opponent, ultimately falling 3-6, 4-6. Pelayo, in the only match of the day that went to three sets, dueled her Falcon challenger to the last point but could not come away with the win, losing 7-6, 4-6, 0-1.
The Eagles travel to the University of Toledo on Sunday, April 11, with the match scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. To keep up with everything Eastern Michigan tennis, continue to visit EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMU_Tennis), or Instagram (@EMUEaglesTennis).
Full Results
Doubles
1. Vasavi Ganesan/Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Selina Karg/M-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) 6-4
2. Ayumi Sasaki/Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Luisa Pelayo/Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-4
3. Yulia Kapitanova/Hannah Neuman (BGSU) def. Morgan Ingram/Julia Piatek (EMU) 6-3
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. M-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0
3. Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Selina Karg (BGSU) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) def. Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) def. Julia Piatek (EMU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 5,4,3,6,1,2
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team lost to Bowling Green State, 0-7, Friday, April 9, at the Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti.
"We had some chances early but weren't able to capitalize on them," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "BGSU really carried the momentum from doubles into singles and were just better than us today."
The scores were close in double play as redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) and Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) earned a win at No. 1, 6-4. With the victory, the duo extends their win streak in doubles to four straight. Redshirt juniors Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) fought hard at No. 2 but lost 4-6. Classmate Morgan Ingram (Charlotte, N.C.-Grace Academy (Marion Military Institute)) continues to see action, pairing with redshirt sophomore Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin (Salem)) at No. 3. The couple battled but fell to their Falcon opposition, 3-6.
The Green and White were unable to secure a point in singles play, but saw close contests at No. 1 and No. 2. Popma went back and forth with her opponent, ultimately falling 3-6, 4-6. Pelayo, in the only match of the day that went to three sets, dueled her Falcon challenger to the last point but could not come away with the win, losing 7-6, 4-6, 0-1.
The Eagles travel to the University of Toledo on Sunday, April 11, with the match scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. To keep up with everything Eastern Michigan tennis, continue to visit EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMU_Tennis), or Instagram (@EMUEaglesTennis).
Full Results
Doubles
1. Vasavi Ganesan/Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Selina Karg/M-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) 6-4
2. Ayumi Sasaki/Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Luisa Pelayo/Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-4
3. Yulia Kapitanova/Hannah Neuman (BGSU) def. Morgan Ingram/Julia Piatek (EMU) 6-3
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. M-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0
3. Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Selina Karg (BGSU) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) def. Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) def. Julia Piatek (EMU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 5,4,3,6,1,2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
M-Sophia Tavpash / 0 [BGSU]
66
34
#2 Singles Match
123
Ioanna Tsadari / 0 [BGSU]
661
740
#3 Singles Match
12
Ayumi Sasaki / 0 [BGSU]
66
31
#4 Singles Match
12
Selina Karg / 0 [BGSU]
66
13
#5 Singles Match
12
Yulia Kapitanova / 0 [BGSU]
66
01
#6 Singles Match
12
Marta Bettinelli / 0 [BGSU]
66
22
Order of Finish:
5,4,3,6,1,2
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