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Tennis Goes Perfect in Friday Doubleheader; Eagles Defeat MAC Leader
4/1/2022 11:00:00 PM | Tennis
Eastern bested Ball State, 4-3, and Wayne State, 4-3
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team went undefeated in doubleheader action Friday, April 1. The Eagles handed Ball State University its first loss in Mid-American Conference play, besting the Cardinals 4-3. In the evening, the Green and White topped Wayne State with a score of 4-3.
"This was a tremendous effort against a great opponent," said Jayson Wiseman. "Even though we dropped the doubles point again, we did an amazing job of keeping focused and rallying back to take the match. We showed a ton of mental toughness getting three-set wins at both #1 and #3. Emma was also stellar, winning 11 games in a row after falling behind 5-2. I am very proud of the effort and heart we showed today."
"Wayne State is one of the toughest DII teams around and every time we play them they make a very tough match of it," added Wiseman. "We were fortunate to get the doubles point and quick win and #1 singles, then grind out a couple tough three-set matches."
How It Happened
Against Ball State, the freshman pairing of Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnaszium Jana Blahoslava) and Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-College of Commerce and Economics) earned the win after moving up to the No. 1 spot, 6-2. The duo improved to 16-3 this spring, and hold a five-match win streak. EMU was unable to earn the doubles point, and entered singles play down 1-0. Redshirt sophomore Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-l'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau) struck first, topping her Cardinal opponent, 7-5, 6-0, at No. 6. Vichare won next for the Eagles, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 2. Redshirt senior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) applied pressure on BSU when she won in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, at one. Brichackova earned the winning point at No. 3, 6-2, 1-6, 6-0.
Eastern kept the momentum rolling into doubles against Wayne State with redshirt senior Vasavi Ganesan (Chennai, India-Alagappa Matriculation School (Eastern Florida State)) and redshirt sophomore Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) winning first, 6-2, at No. 2. Sealing the doubles point was Pommiers and redshirt junior Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin (Salem College)) at No. 3, 6-2. In singles, Pelayo once earned a victory at No. 1 in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Ganesan pulled out a win at the No. 4 slot, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3. Lastly, Piatek sealed the deal for EMU, bouncing back to top her Warrior opponent, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
Meet Notes
Ball State
Doubles
1. Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Jessica Braun/Livia Lukacs (BSU) 6-2
2. Amy Kaplan/Hannah Davies (BSU) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 6-2
3. Emma Peeler/Mariya Polishchuk (BSU) def. Luisa Pelayo/Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-4
Singles
1. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Emma Peeler (BSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Jessica Braun (BSU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Mariya Polishchuk (BSU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-0
4. Amy Kaplan (BSU) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
5. Hannah Davies (BSU) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Elena Malykh (BSU) 7-5, 6-0
Wayne State
Doubles
1. Prerna Vichare/Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Anais Ruyssen/Marta Komar (WSUW) 7-5
2. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Laura Cazacu/Linda Liong (WSUW) 6-2
3. Julia Piatek/Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Brianna Douglas/Sabrina Laynes (WSUW) 6-2
Singles
1. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) def. Anais Ruyssen (WSUW) 6-2, 6-0
2. Marta Komar (WSUW) def. Prerna Vichare (EMU) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
3. Laura Cazacu (WSUW) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
4. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Linda Liong (WSUW) 3-6, 7-6. 6-3
5. Julia Piatek (EMU) def. Brianna Douglas (WSUW) 4-6, 7-6, 6-2
6. Sabrina Laynes (WSUW) def. Grace Whitney (EMU) 6-4, 7-5
Up Next
Eastern will return to action on Sunday for a doubleheader at Miami University and the University of Dayton, April 3. The match against the RedHawks is set for 1 p.m., while EMU's date with the Flyers is scheduled for 6 p.m. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,6,2,1,3,4
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