RICHMOND, Ky. – The EKU women's tennis team (4-6) won their third straight match by the score of 5-2 against Tennessee State (0-8) on Saturday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
 
The Colonels got off to a hot start, as they won two doubles matches from the No. 1 and No. 3 courts to claim the doubles point.
 
After Elena Tairian's opponent retired in the first set of her singles match, Masha Fedenko and Emmeline Polevoi won their singles matches in straight sets from the No. 1 and No. 2 positions.
 
Daniela Hernandez won her singles match in a three-set thriller from the No. 4 spot while coming back from a 4-0 deficit in the final set, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5.

Singles competition
1. Masha Fedenko (EKU) def. Warona Mdlulwa (TSU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Emmeline Polevoi (EKU) def. Naomi Von Bose (TSU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Elena Tairian (EKU) def. Jovana Nikolic (TSU) 2-0, retired
4. Daniela Hernandez (EKU) def. Daniela Koleva (TSU) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
5. A. Arrieta Castillo (TSU) def. Madison Hill (EKU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
6. Franka Sindicic (TSU) def. Mariia Triska (EKU) 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 10-4
Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)

Doubles competition
1. Masha Fedenko/Daniela Hernandez (EKU) def. Warona Mdlulwa/Jovana Nikolic (TSU) 6-4
2. Naomi Von Bose/Franka Sindicic (TSU) def. Emmeline Polevoi/Mariia Triska (EKU) 6-4
3. Elena Tairian/Madison Hill (EKU) def. A. Arrieta Castillo/Daniela Koleva (TSU) 6-2
Doubles (3,2,1)
 
Next Up
After a week off, the Colonels hit the road to face off against Marshall on March 1 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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