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Tennis Gains Experience at Final Fall Event
11/4/2024 3:00:00 PM | Tennis
Eagles took part in MSU’s Spartan Invitational, Nov. 1-3
EAST LANSING, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team played its final competition of the fall season, Nov. 1-3, at Michigan State University's Spartan Invitational with the Eagles gaining valuable experience against tough opponents on the courts at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center in East Lansing, Mich.
"I am really proud of the way we wrapped up the fall," Head Coach Ryan Kucera said. "We have been facing tough competition all season long and we have improved immensely at competing in that space. Our singles play especially is getting much more consistent, we are better in all phases of the game, and we are growing more comfortable in committing ourselves to our tennis in the big moments. There are so many positives to build off and I am incredibly excited for the spring."
Several newcomers took the spotlight for the Eagles, including freshmen Viki Hazmukova (Skvorec, Czechia/Skoly Brezova) and Lara Diaz Zayas (Mar de Ajo, Argentina/SEADEA) along with graduate transfer Marta Komar (Inowroclaw, Poland/Sopocka (Sopot) Tennis Academy/Wayne State). Diaz Zayas posted three wins on the weekend with a 2-1 record in doubles with partner Daniella Shved (Holon, Israel/Ort Holon) while also winning one singles match.
Hazmukova and Komar, both playing in Flight D, posted 2-1 records with Komar nearly going 3-0 as she dropped a tough three-set match in her second contest of the event.
Overall, seven different player saw action in singles and doubles play in the final event of the fall season for Eastern.
Up Next
Eastern will announce its spring schedule in early December with matches set to begin in January 2025.
Follow Us
Stay up to date with EMU tennis by following the team on its social media channels. The team can be found on Instagram (@emu_tennis), X (@EMUEaglesTennis), and Facebook (EMUTennis).
2024 Spartan Invitational
SINGLES RESULTS
FLIGHT A
Daniella Shved • 0-3
First Round: Sydney Pratt (Northwestern) def. Shved, 6-3, 6-2
Second Round: Barbora Pokorna (Iowa) def. Shved, 7-6(5), 6-4
Third Round: Liisa Vehvilainen (Michigan State) def. Shved, 7-5, 6-2
FLIGHT B
Prerna Vichare • 0-1
First Round: Issey Purser (Michigan State) def. Vichare, 6-3, 6-1
FLIGHT C
Kseniia Saenko • 0-3
First Round: Chase Metcalf (Butler) def. Saenko, 7-5, 6-3
Second Round: Eva Goncharov (DePaul) def. Saenko, 6-2, 6-4
Third Round: Norah Balthazor (Butler) def. Saenko, 7-5, 6-2
FLIGHT D
Viki Hazmukova • 2-1
First Round: Hazmukova def. Katie Beavin (Butler), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Second Round: Hazmukova def. Helin Alvarez (DePaul), 6-4, 7-5
Third Round: Megan Basil (Ohio State) def. Hazmukova, 6-4, 6-0
Marta Komar • 2-1
First Round: Komar def. Brooke Arington (Butler), 6-2, 6-4
Second Round: Megan Basil (Ohio State) def. Komar, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2
Third Round: Komar def. Katie Beavin (Butler), 6-3, 6-2
FLIGHT E
Regina Mendez • 1-2
First Round: Mendez def. Lauren Cook (Butler), 6-1, 6-2
Second Round: Isabella Gibson (DePaul) def. Mendez, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Third Round: Emma Beavin (Butler) def. Mendez, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Lara Diaz Zayas • 1-2
First Round: Diaz Zayas def. Elle Martin (Butler), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Second Round: Emma Beavin (Butler) def. Diaz Zayas, 7-5, 6-4
Thid Round: Isabella Gibson (DePaul) def. Diaz Zayas, 7-5, 1-6, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
Lara Diaz Zayas/Daniella Shved • 2-1
First Round: Diaz Zayas/Shved def. Eleanor Cochran/Roberta Sechi (DePaul), 7-6(6)
Second Round: Alvarez/Gibsion (DePaul) def. Diaz Zayas/Shved, 6-3
Third Round: Diaz Zayas/Shved def. Sarah Fazlagic/Olivia Kutlova (Michigan State), 7-6(3)
Regina Mendez/Kseniia Saenko • 0-2
First Round: Barbora Pokorna/Nikita Vishwase (Iowa) def. Mendez/Saenko, 6-3
Second Round: Megan Basil/Alessia Cau (Ohio State) def. Medez/Saenko, 6-4
Kseniia Saenko/Prerna Vichare • 0-1
Third Round: Sydney Pratt/Autumn Rabjohns (Northwestern) def. Saenko/Vichare, 6-4
Viki Hazmukova/Marta Komar • 0-3
First Round: Amara Brahmbhatt/Natalie Stasny (Michigan State) def. Hazmukova/Komar, 7-5
Second Round: Norah Balthazor/Emma Beavin (Butler) def. Hazmukova/Komar, 6-4
Third Round: Jennifer Riester/Katya Shepherd (Northwestern) def. Hazmukova/Komar, 6-4
"I am really proud of the way we wrapped up the fall," Head Coach Ryan Kucera said. "We have been facing tough competition all season long and we have improved immensely at competing in that space. Our singles play especially is getting much more consistent, we are better in all phases of the game, and we are growing more comfortable in committing ourselves to our tennis in the big moments. There are so many positives to build off and I am incredibly excited for the spring."
Several newcomers took the spotlight for the Eagles, including freshmen Viki Hazmukova (Skvorec, Czechia/Skoly Brezova) and Lara Diaz Zayas (Mar de Ajo, Argentina/SEADEA) along with graduate transfer Marta Komar (Inowroclaw, Poland/Sopocka (Sopot) Tennis Academy/Wayne State). Diaz Zayas posted three wins on the weekend with a 2-1 record in doubles with partner Daniella Shved (Holon, Israel/Ort Holon) while also winning one singles match.
Hazmukova and Komar, both playing in Flight D, posted 2-1 records with Komar nearly going 3-0 as she dropped a tough three-set match in her second contest of the event.
Overall, seven different player saw action in singles and doubles play in the final event of the fall season for Eastern.
Up Next
Eastern will announce its spring schedule in early December with matches set to begin in January 2025.
Follow Us
Stay up to date with EMU tennis by following the team on its social media channels. The team can be found on Instagram (@emu_tennis), X (@EMUEaglesTennis), and Facebook (EMUTennis).
2024 Spartan Invitational
SINGLES RESULTS
FLIGHT A
Daniella Shved • 0-3
First Round: Sydney Pratt (Northwestern) def. Shved, 6-3, 6-2
Second Round: Barbora Pokorna (Iowa) def. Shved, 7-6(5), 6-4
Third Round: Liisa Vehvilainen (Michigan State) def. Shved, 7-5, 6-2
FLIGHT B
Prerna Vichare • 0-1
First Round: Issey Purser (Michigan State) def. Vichare, 6-3, 6-1
FLIGHT C
Kseniia Saenko • 0-3
First Round: Chase Metcalf (Butler) def. Saenko, 7-5, 6-3
Second Round: Eva Goncharov (DePaul) def. Saenko, 6-2, 6-4
Third Round: Norah Balthazor (Butler) def. Saenko, 7-5, 6-2
FLIGHT D
Viki Hazmukova • 2-1
First Round: Hazmukova def. Katie Beavin (Butler), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Second Round: Hazmukova def. Helin Alvarez (DePaul), 6-4, 7-5
Third Round: Megan Basil (Ohio State) def. Hazmukova, 6-4, 6-0
Marta Komar • 2-1
First Round: Komar def. Brooke Arington (Butler), 6-2, 6-4
Second Round: Megan Basil (Ohio State) def. Komar, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2
Third Round: Komar def. Katie Beavin (Butler), 6-3, 6-2
FLIGHT E
Regina Mendez • 1-2
First Round: Mendez def. Lauren Cook (Butler), 6-1, 6-2
Second Round: Isabella Gibson (DePaul) def. Mendez, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Third Round: Emma Beavin (Butler) def. Mendez, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Lara Diaz Zayas • 1-2
First Round: Diaz Zayas def. Elle Martin (Butler), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Second Round: Emma Beavin (Butler) def. Diaz Zayas, 7-5, 6-4
Thid Round: Isabella Gibson (DePaul) def. Diaz Zayas, 7-5, 1-6, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
Lara Diaz Zayas/Daniella Shved • 2-1
First Round: Diaz Zayas/Shved def. Eleanor Cochran/Roberta Sechi (DePaul), 7-6(6)
Second Round: Alvarez/Gibsion (DePaul) def. Diaz Zayas/Shved, 6-3
Third Round: Diaz Zayas/Shved def. Sarah Fazlagic/Olivia Kutlova (Michigan State), 7-6(3)
Regina Mendez/Kseniia Saenko • 0-2
First Round: Barbora Pokorna/Nikita Vishwase (Iowa) def. Mendez/Saenko, 6-3
Second Round: Megan Basil/Alessia Cau (Ohio State) def. Medez/Saenko, 6-4
Kseniia Saenko/Prerna Vichare • 0-1
Third Round: Sydney Pratt/Autumn Rabjohns (Northwestern) def. Saenko/Vichare, 6-4
Viki Hazmukova/Marta Komar • 0-3
First Round: Amara Brahmbhatt/Natalie Stasny (Michigan State) def. Hazmukova/Komar, 7-5
Second Round: Norah Balthazor/Emma Beavin (Butler) def. Hazmukova/Komar, 6-4
Third Round: Jennifer Riester/Katya Shepherd (Northwestern) def. Hazmukova/Komar, 6-4
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