MUNCIE, Ind. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis team (7-9, 0-0 ASUN) came back from a 3-0 deficit to earn the win in a thriller by a score of 4-3 against Ball State (2-6, 0-0 MAC) on Sunday at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.
To begin the dual match,
Marilou Cote and
Emmeline Polevoi won their doubles match from the No. 1 spot, 6-2. However, the Cardinals won in doubles from the No. 2 and 3 courts to take a one-point advantage.
Sasha Parkhomenko and
Zhansaya Bakytzhan lost their singles matches, as Ball State took a 3-0 lead.
Polevoi won her ninth singles match of the season in straight sets from the No. 4 position, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).
Masha Fedenko won her singles match in three sets from the No. 1 court, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1).
Izem Elif Olcer earned a point for the Colonels, winning her singles match in three sets from the No. 5 spot, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.
Marilou Cote clinched the match for EKU, earning a straight-set victory in singles from the No. 3 position, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (10-8).
Singles competition
- Masha Fedenko (EKU) def. Elena Malykh (BSU), 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
- Sarah Shahbaz (BSU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU), 6-2, 4-1, retired
- Marilou Cote (EKU) def. Sydney Hrehor (BSU), 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (10-8)
- Emmeline Polevoi (EKU) def. Isabel Tanjuatco (BSU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Ella Hazelbaker (BSU), 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
- Jacqueline Pearsall (BSU) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
- Marilou Cote and Emmeline Polevoi (EKU) def. Ella Hazelbaker and Elena Malykh (BSU), 6-2
- Sarah Shahbaz and Isabel Tanjuatco (BSU) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan and Masha Fedenko (EKU), 6-2
- Sydney Hrehor and Jacqueline Pearsall (BSU) def. Izem Elif Olcer and Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU), 6-3
Next Up
The Colonels have a week off before playing their final non-conference match against Southern Indiana on Friday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
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