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Saturday, February 12
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Eagles Tennis Tops Wisconsin-Milwaukee On The Road, 4-3
2/12/2022 8:38:00 PM | Tennis
Luisa Pelayo comes from behind in third set to clinch match point
Boxscore (PDF)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team topped the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on the road, 4-3, Saturday, Feb. 12. Eastern moves to 3-4 over in the spring season.
"This was a roller coaster of a match," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "We were down early after doubles, but were within a hairs width of clinching the match early, only to have it slip away and come down to No. 1 singles, in a 3-3 match. Luisa made one of the most remarkable comebacks I've been a part of as a coach. From down 4-1 in the third set, she rallied for the win to clinch the match in a tiebreaker. She showed tremendous heart and toughness."
How It Happened
Eastern Michigan was able to earn a win in doubles from the No. 3 pairing of freshmen Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) and Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics), who won 6-2. The duo moves to 6-1 in duals this season. The Eagles were unable to secure the doubles point, entering singles down 1-0.
The Eagles picked it up in singles play with their first win coming from redshirt sophomore Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sir-l'Adour-Dominique Saint Pau) at No. 6, winning 6-1, 6-1, Brichackova struck next, defeating her Panther opponent, 6-2, 6-4, and extending her winning streak to seven straight. The freshman is a perfect 7-0 this season in singles, mainly competing in the No. 4 spot. Redshirt Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) kept the comeback alive, topping her No. 3 adversary, 6-3, 6-3. The final match-clinching point came from redshirt senior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) battling back to win in three sets from the one spot, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6. The Green and White came from behind to best Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 4-3.
Match Notes
Doubles
1. Greta Carbone/Iva Stejskalova (UWM) def. Vasavi Ganesan/Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-3
2. Nikki Milner/Mayya Perova (UWM) def. Luisa Pelayo/Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-3
3. Sabina Brichackova/Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Babette Burgersdijk/Avery Durham (UWM) 6-2
Singles
1. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Greta Carbone (UWM) 1-6, 7-5, 7-6
2. Mayya Perova (UWM) def. Prerna Vichare (EMU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Iva Stejskalova (UWM) 6-2, 6-3
4. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Nikki Milner (UWM) 6-2, 6-4
5. Babette Burgersdijk (UWM) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Anika Tylek (UWM) 6-1, 6-1
Up Next
Eastern will close out its busy weekend with a doubleheader Sunday, Feb. 13. The Eagles will face Valparaiso at 10 a.m. CT in Valparaiso, Ind., before traveling to Notre Dame, Ind. to take on Holy Cross College at 8:30 ET.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team topped the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on the road, 4-3, Saturday, Feb. 12. Eastern moves to 3-4 over in the spring season.
"This was a roller coaster of a match," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman. "We were down early after doubles, but were within a hairs width of clinching the match early, only to have it slip away and come down to No. 1 singles, in a 3-3 match. Luisa made one of the most remarkable comebacks I've been a part of as a coach. From down 4-1 in the third set, she rallied for the win to clinch the match in a tiebreaker. She showed tremendous heart and toughness."
How It Happened
Eastern Michigan was able to earn a win in doubles from the No. 3 pairing of freshmen Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) and Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics), who won 6-2. The duo moves to 6-1 in duals this season. The Eagles were unable to secure the doubles point, entering singles down 1-0.
The Eagles picked it up in singles play with their first win coming from redshirt sophomore Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sir-l'Adour-Dominique Saint Pau) at No. 6, winning 6-1, 6-1, Brichackova struck next, defeating her Panther opponent, 6-2, 6-4, and extending her winning streak to seven straight. The freshman is a perfect 7-0 this season in singles, mainly competing in the No. 4 spot. Redshirt Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) kept the comeback alive, topping her No. 3 adversary, 6-3, 6-3. The final match-clinching point came from redshirt senior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) battling back to win in three sets from the one spot, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6. The Green and White came from behind to best Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 4-3.
Match Notes
Doubles
1. Greta Carbone/Iva Stejskalova (UWM) def. Vasavi Ganesan/Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-3
2. Nikki Milner/Mayya Perova (UWM) def. Luisa Pelayo/Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-3
3. Sabina Brichackova/Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Babette Burgersdijk/Avery Durham (UWM) 6-2
Singles
1. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Greta Carbone (UWM) 1-6, 7-5, 7-6
2. Mayya Perova (UWM) def. Prerna Vichare (EMU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Iva Stejskalova (UWM) 6-2, 6-3
4. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Nikki Milner (UWM) 6-2, 6-4
5. Babette Burgersdijk (UWM) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Anika Tylek (UWM) 6-1, 6-1
Up Next
Eastern will close out its busy weekend with a doubleheader Sunday, Feb. 13. The Eagles will face Valparaiso at 10 a.m. CT in Valparaiso, Ind., before traveling to Notre Dame, Ind. to take on Holy Cross College at 8:30 ET.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
177
Greta Carbone / 0 [UWM]
656
#2 Singles Match
12
24
Mayya Perova / 0 [UWM]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Iva Stejskalova / 0 [UWM]
23
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Nikki Milner / 0 [UWM]
24
#5 Singles Match
123
634
Babette Burgersdijk / 0 [UWM]
166
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Anika Tylek / 0 [UWM]
11
Order of Finish:
6,2,4,3,5,1
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