Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, January 28
Huntington, W.Va.
12 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
3
vs
4
Murray State
Eastern Tennis Wraps Up First Matches of Spring Season
1/28/2022 9:28:00 PM | Tennis
Brichackova picked up two singles wins in season-opener
Murray State Boxscore (PDF) | Marshall Boxscore (PDF)
HUNTINGTON, W . Va. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team completed its first matches of the spring season, falling to Murray State University, 4-3, and Marshall University, 6-1, today, Jan. 28.
"This is probably one of the most difficult days of tennis on our entire schedule and it just so happened to be on our first day of competition," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "We played hard and had our chances in both matches, but just couldn't capitalize. We will need to bounce back and be more efficient as February is a big month for us."
How It Happened
Against Murray State, the freshman duo of Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) and Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) defeated the Racers in the third spot, but Eastern was unable to secure the doubles point.In singles action, Brichackova once again picked up a win, beating her Racer opponent, 6-4, 7-6, at the No. 4. spot. Redshirt senior Vasavi Ganesan (Chennai, India-Alagrappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) was victorious in the fifth slot, winning in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. In the sixth spot, redshirt sophomore Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-l'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) came out on top with a strong victory, 6-1, 6-1.
At Marshall, the Eagles came up short in doubles as all pairings fell to the Thundering Herd. Redshirt senior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) fought hard in the first spot, but fell in three sets, 6-2, 1-6, 2-6. Meanwhile, Brichackova pulled out a win once again at the No. 4 spot, besting her Marshall foe, 5-7, 7-6, 1-0.
Match Notes
Friday, Jan. 28
Murray State
Doubles
Gabrielle Geolier/Natalie Slezakova (Murray State) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) 7-6
Annika Pschorr/Staysa Sharapova (Murray State) def. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 6-4
Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) def. Marit Kreugel/Sarah Bureau (Murray State) 6-5
Singles
Sara Bureau (Murray State) def. Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 7-5
Annika Pschorr (Murray State) def. Prerna Vichare (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Natalie Slezakova (Murray State) def. Isabelle Popma (Eastern Michigan) 6-3, 6-4
Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) def. Marit Kreugel (Murray State) 6-4, 7-6
Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) def. Gabriel Geolier (Murray State) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Emma-Lou Pommiers (Eastern Michigan) def. Paola Campigotto (Murray State) 6-1, 6-1
Marshall
Doubles
Jutte Van Hansewyck/Liz Stefancic (Marshall) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) 6-2
Madi Ballow/Sophia Hurrion (Marshall) def. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 5-2
Aisling McGrane/Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) def. Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) 6-2
Singles
Jutte Van Hansewyck (Marshall) def. Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Liz Stefancic (Marshall) def. Isabelle Popma (Eastern Michigan) 6-0, 6-3
Madi Ballow (Marshall) def. Prerna Vichare (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 6-3
Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) def. Sophia Hurrion (Marshall) 5-7, 7-6, 1-0
Aisling McGrane (Marshall) def. Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 7-6
Emma-Lou Pommiers (Eastern Michigan) def. Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) 7-6, 6-1
Up Next
Eastern returns to the Mitten State as it hosts Cleveland State and Lawrence Tech, Feb. 4, inside the Chippewa Club. The match against the Vikings is set for 1 p.m., while the Eagles take on the Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Keep up with everything EMU tennis by visiting EMUEagles.com or following us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis), or Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
HUNTINGTON, W . Va. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team completed its first matches of the spring season, falling to Murray State University, 4-3, and Marshall University, 6-1, today, Jan. 28.
"This is probably one of the most difficult days of tennis on our entire schedule and it just so happened to be on our first day of competition," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "We played hard and had our chances in both matches, but just couldn't capitalize. We will need to bounce back and be more efficient as February is a big month for us."
How It Happened
Against Murray State, the freshman duo of Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) and Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) defeated the Racers in the third spot, but Eastern was unable to secure the doubles point.In singles action, Brichackova once again picked up a win, beating her Racer opponent, 6-4, 7-6, at the No. 4. spot. Redshirt senior Vasavi Ganesan (Chennai, India-Alagrappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) was victorious in the fifth slot, winning in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. In the sixth spot, redshirt sophomore Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-l'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) came out on top with a strong victory, 6-1, 6-1.
At Marshall, the Eagles came up short in doubles as all pairings fell to the Thundering Herd. Redshirt senior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) fought hard in the first spot, but fell in three sets, 6-2, 1-6, 2-6. Meanwhile, Brichackova pulled out a win once again at the No. 4 spot, besting her Marshall foe, 5-7, 7-6, 1-0.
Match Notes
Friday, Jan. 28
Murray State
Doubles
Gabrielle Geolier/Natalie Slezakova (Murray State) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) 7-6
Annika Pschorr/Staysa Sharapova (Murray State) def. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 6-4
Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) def. Marit Kreugel/Sarah Bureau (Murray State) 6-5
Singles
Sara Bureau (Murray State) def. Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 7-5
Annika Pschorr (Murray State) def. Prerna Vichare (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Natalie Slezakova (Murray State) def. Isabelle Popma (Eastern Michigan) 6-3, 6-4
Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) def. Marit Kreugel (Murray State) 6-4, 7-6
Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) def. Gabriel Geolier (Murray State) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Emma-Lou Pommiers (Eastern Michigan) def. Paola Campigotto (Murray State) 6-1, 6-1
Marshall
Doubles
Jutte Van Hansewyck/Liz Stefancic (Marshall) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) 6-2
Madi Ballow/Sophia Hurrion (Marshall) def. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 5-2
Aisling McGrane/Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) def. Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) 6-2
Singles
Jutte Van Hansewyck (Marshall) def. Luisa Pelayo (Eastern Michigan) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Liz Stefancic (Marshall) def. Isabelle Popma (Eastern Michigan) 6-0, 6-3
Madi Ballow (Marshall) def. Prerna Vichare (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 6-3
Sabina Brichackova (Eastern Michigan) def. Sophia Hurrion (Marshall) 5-7, 7-6, 1-0
Aisling McGrane (Marshall) def. Vasavi Ganesan (Eastern Michigan) 6-4, 7-6
Emma-Lou Pommiers (Eastern Michigan) def. Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) 7-6, 6-1
Up Next
Eastern returns to the Mitten State as it hosts Cleveland State and Lawrence Tech, Feb. 4, inside the Chippewa Club. The match against the Vikings is set for 1 p.m., while the Eagles take on the Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Keep up with everything EMU tennis by visiting EMUEagles.com or following us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis), or Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
46
Sarah Bureau / 0 [MURRAYST]
67
#2 Singles Match
123
645
Annika Pschorr / 0 [MURRAYST]
467
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Natalie Slezakova / 0 [MURRAYST]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Marit Kreugal / 0 [MURRAYST]
46
#5 Singles Match
123
626
Gabrielle Geolier / 0 [MURRAYST]
463
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Paola Campigotto / 0 [MURRAYST]
11
Order of Finish:
3,1,2,5,4,6
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