Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Ypsilanti, Mich.
12 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
5
vs
2
Youngstown State
Tennis Dominates Youngstown State as Steve Schram Earns First EMU Win
2/18/2023 8:07:00 PM | Tennis
The Eagles picked up five points in singles en route to the 5-2 victory
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team, in front of a large home crowd, dominated Youngstown State University, 5-2, en route to its first win of the 2023 season today, Feb. 18, inside the Chippewa Club.
The win goes down as the first in the Steve Schram Era, and is the first for Eastern Michigan (1-2, 0-0 MAC) this season. Meanwhile, Youngstown State (2-6, 0-0 Horizon) dropped its sixth contest of the young campaign.
Eastern Michigan picked up all five of its points in singles, winning at all but the No. 3 position. For Eastern Michigan it was the first win for the program since April 22, 2022, when it defeated Western Michigan University, 4-3.
Additionally, the win is the 29th consecutive home victory for Schram, an impressive streak that dates back to 2018-19, when he was the Head Coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. Schram went an incredible 28-0 at home during his recent stint in that role (2018-2022).
How it Happened
The match started with doubles, where Eastern Michigan picked up one of the three matches. It was the team of Daniella Shved (Holon, Isreal-ORT Holon) and Wanyi Zhang (Bejing, China-Crnjanski Gimnzija (Serbia)) that earned the victory. They defeated Lili Minich and Line Greyline of Youngstown State, 6-3, at the No. 2 position.
Moving to singles, Eastern Michigan was dominant. Andrea Quiroz (Lima, Peru-La Molina 1278-Alcorn State) playing in the No. 1 slot, won a three-set thriller (6-0, 6-7, 1-0 (10-6)). She used a third-set tiebreaker to finish off Minich. In the No. 2 spot, Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) picked up a straight-set victory (6-3, 7-6 (7-4)), while Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava) cruised to a win at the No. 4 position (6-4, 6-3).
Eastern Michigan also brought home wins at the No. 4 and 5 positions, respectively. Shved needed just 15 games to take care of YSU's Line Greyline, as she won 6-0, 6-3. Meanwhile, Linda Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon-Augustine Meyou-New Mexico Military Institute) used a late push to secure a straight-set, 6-3, 7-5 victory despite a determined effort from Maria Oliveira in the sixth position.
Match Notes
» Schram has now won 29 consecutive home matches across two different head coaching positions. His last home loss as a head coach came in the spring of 2016, a 6-3 setback to No. 2 Barry University while he was the head coach at Nova Southeastern University.
» Eastern's five points in today's match is a season-high. As a program, the Eagles have not picked up five points since April 3, 2022, when the team defeated the University of Dayton, 5-2. EMU has not won five points in any home match since Feb. 4 of last year, when it defeated Lawrence Tech University, 7-0. Furthermore, EMU has not secured five points in a home match against a Division I opponent since Feb. 26, 2021, when it recorded six against Oakland University.
» Brichackova tallied her second win of the season today after picking up her first last week against Chicago State University. After dropping 13 games in her first match of the season (two sets), Jan. 29 at Cleveland State University, Brichackova has elevated her game immensely. In her last four sets of play, she has surrendered just nine total games.
» Shved remains perfect on the season after picking up a win in the No. 5 spot. She is now 2-0 after earning a win over Cleveland State, Jan. 29
» The doubles team of Zhang and Shved are now 3-0 on the season, winning a match in each of EMU's outings this season. The duo was named the Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week following their performance at Chicago State, Feb. 10.
» Eastern improved its overall team record to 11-7 in singles this season after picking up five victories today. Overall, four different Eagles have earned multiple singles victories this season, while two, Shved and Vichare, are undefeated with a 2-0 record.
» A pair of Eagles, Quiroz and Eloundou Nga, picked up their first singles wins at Eastern Michigan with their efforts in today's match.
Historical Notes
» With today's victory, Eastern Michigan defeated the first NCAA Division I team on its home schedule since the 2020-21 campaign. That year, EMU defeated Oakland University, 6-1, Feb. 26.
» Eastern Michigan is now 5-2 all-time in matches against Youngstown State. Prior to today, the program's most recent win over the Penguins came March 1, 2020, a 5-2 win in Youngstown. Furthermore, Eastern is now 4-0 all-time when playing YSU in Ypsilanti.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team, in front of a large home crowd, dominated Youngstown State University, 5-2, en route to its first win of the 2023 season today, Feb. 18, inside the Chippewa Club.
The win goes down as the first in the Steve Schram Era, and is the first for Eastern Michigan (1-2, 0-0 MAC) this season. Meanwhile, Youngstown State (2-6, 0-0 Horizon) dropped its sixth contest of the young campaign.
Eastern Michigan picked up all five of its points in singles, winning at all but the No. 3 position. For Eastern Michigan it was the first win for the program since April 22, 2022, when it defeated Western Michigan University, 4-3.
Additionally, the win is the 29th consecutive home victory for Schram, an impressive streak that dates back to 2018-19, when he was the Head Coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. Schram went an incredible 28-0 at home during his recent stint in that role (2018-2022).
How it Happened
The match started with doubles, where Eastern Michigan picked up one of the three matches. It was the team of Daniella Shved (Holon, Isreal-ORT Holon) and Wanyi Zhang (Bejing, China-Crnjanski Gimnzija (Serbia)) that earned the victory. They defeated Lili Minich and Line Greyline of Youngstown State, 6-3, at the No. 2 position.
Moving to singles, Eastern Michigan was dominant. Andrea Quiroz (Lima, Peru-La Molina 1278-Alcorn State) playing in the No. 1 slot, won a three-set thriller (6-0, 6-7, 1-0 (10-6)). She used a third-set tiebreaker to finish off Minich. In the No. 2 spot, Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) picked up a straight-set victory (6-3, 7-6 (7-4)), while Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava) cruised to a win at the No. 4 position (6-4, 6-3).
Eastern Michigan also brought home wins at the No. 4 and 5 positions, respectively. Shved needed just 15 games to take care of YSU's Line Greyline, as she won 6-0, 6-3. Meanwhile, Linda Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon-Augustine Meyou-New Mexico Military Institute) used a late push to secure a straight-set, 6-3, 7-5 victory despite a determined effort from Maria Oliveira in the sixth position.
Match Notes
» Schram has now won 29 consecutive home matches across two different head coaching positions. His last home loss as a head coach came in the spring of 2016, a 6-3 setback to No. 2 Barry University while he was the head coach at Nova Southeastern University.
» Eastern's five points in today's match is a season-high. As a program, the Eagles have not picked up five points since April 3, 2022, when the team defeated the University of Dayton, 5-2. EMU has not won five points in any home match since Feb. 4 of last year, when it defeated Lawrence Tech University, 7-0. Furthermore, EMU has not secured five points in a home match against a Division I opponent since Feb. 26, 2021, when it recorded six against Oakland University.
» Brichackova tallied her second win of the season today after picking up her first last week against Chicago State University. After dropping 13 games in her first match of the season (two sets), Jan. 29 at Cleveland State University, Brichackova has elevated her game immensely. In her last four sets of play, she has surrendered just nine total games.
» Shved remains perfect on the season after picking up a win in the No. 5 spot. She is now 2-0 after earning a win over Cleveland State, Jan. 29
» The doubles team of Zhang and Shved are now 3-0 on the season, winning a match in each of EMU's outings this season. The duo was named the Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week following their performance at Chicago State, Feb. 10.
» Eastern improved its overall team record to 11-7 in singles this season after picking up five victories today. Overall, four different Eagles have earned multiple singles victories this season, while two, Shved and Vichare, are undefeated with a 2-0 record.
» A pair of Eagles, Quiroz and Eloundou Nga, picked up their first singles wins at Eastern Michigan with their efforts in today's match.
Historical Notes
» With today's victory, Eastern Michigan defeated the first NCAA Division I team on its home schedule since the 2020-21 campaign. That year, EMU defeated Oakland University, 6-1, Feb. 26.
» Eastern Michigan is now 5-2 all-time in matches against Youngstown State. Prior to today, the program's most recent win over the Penguins came March 1, 2020, a 5-2 win in Youngstown. Furthermore, Eastern is now 4-0 all-time when playing YSU in Ypsilanti.
Up Next
EMU will go for consecuitve home wins when it hosts the University of Illinois-Chicago, Friday, March 10, in Ypsilanti.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
Minich, Lili / 0 [YSU]
070
661
#2 Singles Match
12
Ito, Moka / 0 [YSU]
36
67
#3 Singles Match
123
Rosas, Cecilia / 0 [YSU]
366
622
#4 Singles Match
12
Stanmore, Jessica / 0 [YSU]
43
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Greyling, Line / 0 [YSU]
03
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Oliveira, Maria / 0 [YSU]
35
67
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