RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis team picked up its second straight victory defeating old Ohio Valley Conference foe, Belmont, by a score of 4-3 on Saturday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
 
With the win, EKU (6-9) earned its third win over NCAA Division I opposition this season and are 2-1 in its current four-game home stand.  The Colonels won the doubles point over the Bruins and claimed three singles courts en route to victory.
 
Marilou Cote, Ceylin Ipek, and Izem Elif Olcer all won in singles play, two of the three wins came via straight sets while Olcer prevailed in a three-set thriller on court No. 5 for the clincher.
 
EKU 4, Belmont 3
 
Doubles
1. Anastasiia Cherniakova and Masha Fedenko (EKU) def. Aly Getty and Anastasi Zholdakova (BEL) 6-4
2. Viktoria Kliimand and Hana Sokolovic (BEL) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan and Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 7-5
3. Ceylin Ipek and Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Libbie Hamilton and Sarah McElrath (BEL) 7-5
 
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
 
Singles
1. Anastasi Zholdakova (BEL) def. Masha Fedenko (EKU) 7-6, 2-6, 7-5
2. Viktoria Kliimand (BEL) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
3. Marilou Cote (EKU) def. Hana Sokolovic (BEL) 6-4, 6-2
4. Ceylin Ipek (EKU) def. Libbie Hamilton (BEL) 6-2, 6-1
5. Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Aly Getty (BEL) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6
6. Sarah McElrath (BEL) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) 7-6, 6-1
 
Order of Finish: 4,3,2,1,6,5