Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, February 10
Ypsilanti, Mich.
12:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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Cleveland State
Eastern Tennis Narrowly Defeated by Cleveland State, 4-3
2/10/2022 5:58:00 PM | Tennis
Sabina Brichackova moves to 4-0 this spring after individual win over Vikings
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team lost a hard fought match to Cleveland State University, 4-3, Thursday, Feb. 10 inside the Chippewa Club. The Eagles move to 1-3 overall in the spring season.
"This was a really well played match on both sides," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "Unfortunately, we just couldn't hold the momentum in two of the three 3-set matches. Hopefully we can play with this much focus and energy for the remaining matches this week."
How It Happened
Eastern Michigan started the match by clinching the double point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Redshirt senior's Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) pulled out a 6-4 victory at No. 2, while freshmen Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) and Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) showed dominance with their 6-1 win at No. 3.
In singles action, Brichakova won again, this time from the No. 4 slot, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. The freshmen remains unbeaten in spring action with a 4-0 overall record. Redshirt senior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) also came out on top, finishing 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 6 slot.
Match Notes
Doubles
1. Vasavi Ganesan/Isabelle Popma (EMU) vs. Sima Heren/Klara Mrcela (CSUW) 5-5, unfinished
2. Luisa Pelayo/Grace Whitney (EMU) def. Selma Tounsi/Bethany Yauch (CSUW) 6-4
3. Sabina Brichackova/Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Oihane Vicario/Filippa Frogner (CSUW) 6-1
Singles
1. Oihane Vicario (CSUW) def. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
2. Sima Heren (CSUW) def. Prerna Vichare (EMU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
3. Selma Tounsi (CSUW) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Tereze Vevere (CSUW) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Bethany Yauch (CSUW) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Filippa Frogner (CSUW) 6-3, 6-0
Up Next
Eastern heads Chicago, Ill. for a doubleheader with UIC and the University of Chicago Friday, Feb. 11. The match against the Flames will start at 9:30 a.m. CT, while the contest with the Maroons will begin at 5 p.m. CT.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team lost a hard fought match to Cleveland State University, 4-3, Thursday, Feb. 10 inside the Chippewa Club. The Eagles move to 1-3 overall in the spring season.
"This was a really well played match on both sides," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "Unfortunately, we just couldn't hold the momentum in two of the three 3-set matches. Hopefully we can play with this much focus and energy for the remaining matches this week."
How It Happened
Eastern Michigan started the match by clinching the double point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Redshirt senior's Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) pulled out a 6-4 victory at No. 2, while freshmen Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) and Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) showed dominance with their 6-1 win at No. 3.
In singles action, Brichakova won again, this time from the No. 4 slot, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. The freshmen remains unbeaten in spring action with a 4-0 overall record. Redshirt senior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) also came out on top, finishing 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 6 slot.
Match Notes
Doubles
1. Vasavi Ganesan/Isabelle Popma (EMU) vs. Sima Heren/Klara Mrcela (CSUW) 5-5, unfinished
2. Luisa Pelayo/Grace Whitney (EMU) def. Selma Tounsi/Bethany Yauch (CSUW) 6-4
3. Sabina Brichackova/Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Oihane Vicario/Filippa Frogner (CSUW) 6-1
Singles
1. Oihane Vicario (CSUW) def. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
2. Sima Heren (CSUW) def. Prerna Vichare (EMU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
3. Selma Tounsi (CSUW) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Tereze Vevere (CSUW) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Bethany Yauch (CSUW) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Filippa Frogner (CSUW) 6-3, 6-0
Up Next
Eastern heads Chicago, Ill. for a doubleheader with UIC and the University of Chicago Friday, Feb. 11. The match against the Flames will start at 9:30 a.m. CT, while the contest with the Maroons will begin at 5 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
Oihane Vicario / 0 [CSUW]
656
473
#2 Singles Match
123
Sima Heren / 0 [CSUW]
646
462
#3 Singles Match
12
Selma Tounsi / 0 [CSUW]
66
14
#4 Singles Match
123
Tereze Vevere / 0 [CSUW]
624
366
#5 Singles Match
12
Bethany Yauch / 0 [CSUW]
66
44
#6 Singles Match
12
Filippa Frogner / 0 [CSUW]
30
66
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