Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, February 13
Valparaiso, Ind.
10 a.m. CT
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Eastern Michigan Tennis Goes 2-0 in Sunday Doubleheader
2/13/2022 7:51:00 PM | Tennis
The Eagles sit at 5-4 overall as they return home after long road trip
Valparaiso Boxscore (PDF) | Holy Cross Boxscore (PDF)
VALPARAISO & NOTRE DAME, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team went 2-0 Sunday, Feb. 13, capping off a long weekend in the Midwest. Eastern defeated Valparaiso University, 6-1, before besting Holy Cross College (Ind.), 7-0. The Eagles return home above .500, with a 5-4 overall record in dual matches this spring.
"This was a very contentious match with a lot of ups and down," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman at Valparaiso. "We were just fortunate to claim the doubles point and then grind our way to the victory."
"This was a great team win from top to bottom," Wiseman added after the Holy Cross match. "It was great to try some different lineup combinations, and have different people step up to get the win."
How It Happened
At Vaplaraiso, redshirt seniors Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) earned their second doubles win of the season, 6-3. That performance at No.2, partnered with a 6-3 win by the No. 2 duo of freshmen Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) and Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics), earned Eastern the doubles point. From then on, the Eagles kept their foot on the gas, battling to a 6-1 win over the Crusaders. Three-of-five singles win came in three sets, including Pelayo in the No. 1 spot, winning 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 12-10. Brichackova also kept her streak alive, winning at No. 4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), to become 8-0 in dual matches.
Against Holy Cross College (Ind.), the Eagles swept the competition, 7-0, and saw freshman Asia Allen (Sanford, Fla.-Seminole (Riio Grande Valley)) earn her first wins of the season. Allen, partnered with redshirt sophomore Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) at No. 3, won their matchup 6-2. The freshman followed that performance with a win at No. 6 in singles, 6-0, 6-2. Redshirt junior Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin (Salem)) and Whitney each earned their second singles wins of the season from the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, respectively. Brichackova again pushed the undefeated streak, this time earning the win from the two slot, 6-1, 6-3.
Match Notes
Valparaiso
Doubles
1. Czerwonka, Olivia/Czerwonka, Claire (VALPO) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Tabanera, Amanda/Schoolcraft, I. (VALPO) 6-3
3. Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. McConnell, Allison/Jhaveri, Demi (VALPO) 6-3
Singles
1. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Czerwonka, Olivia (VALPO) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 12-10
2. Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Czerwonka, Claire (VALPO) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
3. Tabanera, Amanda (VALPO) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Jhaveri, Demi (VALPO) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Bertino, Mia (VALPO) 6-1, 6-0
6. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Schoolcraft, I. (VALPO) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,6,5,2,4,1)
Holy Cross (Ind.)
Doubles
1. Sabina Brichackova/Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Anna Beer/Helga Lopez (HCC) 6-2
2. Julia Piatek/Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Diane Maillotte/Clara Ruediger (HCC) 6-1
3. Asia Allen/Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Bente Burgersdijk/Laura Tomal Egas (HCC) 6-2
Singles
1. Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Helga Lopez (HCC) 6-4, 6-2VALPARAISO & NOTRE DAME, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team went 2-0 Sunday, Feb. 13, capping off a long weekend in the Midwest. Eastern defeated Valparaiso University, 6-1, before besting Holy Cross College (Ind.), 7-0. The Eagles return home above .500, with a 5-4 overall record in dual matches this spring.
"This was a very contentious match with a lot of ups and down," said Head Coach Jayson Wiseman at Valparaiso. "We were just fortunate to claim the doubles point and then grind our way to the victory."
"This was a great team win from top to bottom," Wiseman added after the Holy Cross match. "It was great to try some different lineup combinations, and have different people step up to get the win."
How It Happened
At Vaplaraiso, redshirt seniors Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) earned their second doubles win of the season, 6-3. That performance at No.2, partnered with a 6-3 win by the No. 2 duo of freshmen Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) and Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics), earned Eastern the doubles point. From then on, the Eagles kept their foot on the gas, battling to a 6-1 win over the Crusaders. Three-of-five singles win came in three sets, including Pelayo in the No. 1 spot, winning 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 12-10. Brichackova also kept her streak alive, winning at No. 4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), to become 8-0 in dual matches.
Against Holy Cross College (Ind.), the Eagles swept the competition, 7-0, and saw freshman Asia Allen (Sanford, Fla.-Seminole (Riio Grande Valley)) earn her first wins of the season. Allen, partnered with redshirt sophomore Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) at No. 3, won their matchup 6-2. The freshman followed that performance with a win at No. 6 in singles, 6-0, 6-2. Redshirt junior Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin (Salem)) and Whitney each earned their second singles wins of the season from the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, respectively. Brichackova again pushed the undefeated streak, this time earning the win from the two slot, 6-1, 6-3.
Match Notes
Valparaiso
Doubles
1. Czerwonka, Olivia/Czerwonka, Claire (VALPO) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Grace Whitney/Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Tabanera, Amanda/Schoolcraft, I. (VALPO) 6-3
3. Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. McConnell, Allison/Jhaveri, Demi (VALPO) 6-3
Singles
1. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Czerwonka, Olivia (VALPO) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 12-10
2. Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Czerwonka, Claire (VALPO) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
3. Tabanera, Amanda (VALPO) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Jhaveri, Demi (VALPO) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Bertino, Mia (VALPO) 6-1, 6-0
6. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Schoolcraft, I. (VALPO) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,6,5,2,4,1)
Holy Cross (Ind.)
Doubles
1. Sabina Brichackova/Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Anna Beer/Helga Lopez (HCC) 6-2
2. Julia Piatek/Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Diane Maillotte/Clara Ruediger (HCC) 6-1
3. Asia Allen/Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Bente Burgersdijk/Laura Tomal Egas (HCC) 6-2
Singles
2. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Anna Beer (HCC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Bente Burgersdijk (HCC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Julia Piatek (EMU) def. Diane Maillotte (HCC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Grace Whitney (EMU) def. Clara Ruediger (HCC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Asia Allen (EMU) def. Laura Tomal Egas (HCC) 6-0, 6-2
Up Next
Eastern returns to action close to home Friday, Feb. 18, as it travels to Midland, Mich. to take on Northwood at 10 a.m., before turning its attention to East Lansing and the Michigan State Spartans at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
4712
Czerwonka, Olivia / 0 [VALPO]
6610
#2 Singles Match
123
626
Czerwonka, Claire / 0 [VALPO]
362
#3 Singles Match
12
12
Tabanera, Amanda / 0 [VALPO]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Jhaveri, Demi / 0 [VALPO]
36
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Bertino, Mia / 0 [VALPO]
10
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Schoolcraft, I. / 0 [VALPO]
10
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,2,4,1
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