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Tennis Hits the Road for a Pair of Weekend Matches
4/20/2023 3:02:00 PM | Tennis
The Eagles look to move back to .500 in Muncie, Ind. Friday
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team is on the road for a pair of matches this weekend, Friday, April 21, and Sunday, April 23. The final two matches of the regular season campaign will see the Eagles take on Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. before taking on the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y.
Eastern Michigan (6-7, 3-5 MAC) could finish above .500 in the overall record category and even in conference play if it wins both matches. Friday's action begins at 1 p.m., with Sunday's match slated for the same time.
LAST TIME OUT: EMU played tough through the lineup, but ultimately came up short, 5-2, in a match against Miami University, April 16, at the Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti, Mich.
EMU forced four third sets in singles play, but was only able to muster two points en route to the setback.
The match started with doubles play, where Eastern Michigan was unable to secure the available point. The No. 3 pairing of Linda Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon-Augustine Meyou-New Mexico Military Institute) and Andrea Quiroz (Lima, Peru-La Molina 1278-Alcorn State) worked together to earn their second win of the weekend after defeating Northern Illinois University Friday, April 14.
Following doubles play, the match moved to singles, where Eastern Michigan forced four matches into third sets, while winning another in straight sets.
It was Daniella Shved (Holon, Isreal-ORT Holon) who led the way for the Eagles at the No. 2 position. After surrendering just two games in a 6-2 opening set, she faced a push from Miami's Catherine Slowek. Despite the adversity, Shved was able to push through for a 7-5 victory in the second set and secure the straight-set win.
EMU got its second win at the No. 4 slot, where Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava) used a third-set thriller to claim victory. Brichackova won the first set, 6-2, before falling in a back-and-forth second-set tiebreak, 7-6 (7-4). Then, in the third and final set, she was able to hold a break and win, 6-4.
Eastern forced third sets at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots as well, but was unable to find a win.
Eastern Michigan (6-7, 3-5 MAC) could finish above .500 in the overall record category and even in conference play if it wins both matches. Friday's action begins at 1 p.m., with Sunday's match slated for the same time.
LAST TIME OUT: EMU played tough through the lineup, but ultimately came up short, 5-2, in a match against Miami University, April 16, at the Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti, Mich.
EMU forced four third sets in singles play, but was only able to muster two points en route to the setback.
The match started with doubles play, where Eastern Michigan was unable to secure the available point. The No. 3 pairing of Linda Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon-Augustine Meyou-New Mexico Military Institute) and Andrea Quiroz (Lima, Peru-La Molina 1278-Alcorn State) worked together to earn their second win of the weekend after defeating Northern Illinois University Friday, April 14.
Following doubles play, the match moved to singles, where Eastern Michigan forced four matches into third sets, while winning another in straight sets.
It was Daniella Shved (Holon, Isreal-ORT Holon) who led the way for the Eagles at the No. 2 position. After surrendering just two games in a 6-2 opening set, she faced a push from Miami's Catherine Slowek. Despite the adversity, Shved was able to push through for a 7-5 victory in the second set and secure the straight-set win.
EMU got its second win at the No. 4 slot, where Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava) used a third-set thriller to claim victory. Brichackova won the first set, 6-2, before falling in a back-and-forth second-set tiebreak, 7-6 (7-4). Then, in the third and final set, she was able to hold a break and win, 6-4.
Eastern forced third sets at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots as well, but was unable to find a win.
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