NASHVILLE – The Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis team (9-14, 2-4 ASUN) suffered a 6-1 loss against Lipscomb (11-5, 3-3 ASUN) on Saturday at the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center.
 
To begin the dual match, the Bisons won their doubles matches from the No. 1 and 3 courts to take a one-point advantage.
 
Izem Elif Olcer won her singles match in straight sets from the No. 5 spot, 6-1, 6-4.
 
However, Lipscomb won the other five singles contests to clinch the match.
 
Singles competition

1. Sasha Dobranos (LIP) def. Masha Fedenko (EKU), 6-4, 6-3
2. Sofiia Paladi (LIP) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU), 6-0, 6-2
3. Rut Galindo (LIP) def. Marilou Cote (EKU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Miraya Dolzhenko (LIP) def. Emmeline Polevoi (EKU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Anja Trbeznik (LIP), 6-1, 6-4
6. Alina Cherniaieva (LIP) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU), 6-0, 6-1

 
Singles (2, 5, 3, 6, 1, 4)
 
Doubles competition

1. Sofiia Paladi/Mariya Dolzhenko (LIP) def. Marilou Cote/Emmeline Polevoi (EKU), 6-3
2. Zhansaya Bakytzhan/Masha Fedenko (EKU) vs. Sasha Dobranos/Rut Galindo (LIP), 5-4, unfinished
3. Anja Trbeznik/Deborah Dominguez Collado (LIP) def. Madison Hill/Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU), 6-3

 
Doubles (1, 3)
 
Next Up
The Colonels begin their final homestand of the season against Stetson on Friday, April 5 at 10:00 a.m. at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
 
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