RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis program defeated Eastern Michigan by a score of 4-1 on Friday afternoon inside the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
 
With the win, EKU moves to 2-5 on the season and snaps a two-match losing skid.
 
The Colonels won the doubles points over Eastern Michigan with decisive victories on courts two and three, both by 6-3 scores.
 
In singles, the Colonels found pressure from the Eagles but ended up prevailing taking the middle three courts for the 4-1 victory.
 
Senior Marilou Cote got EKU on the board in singles with a straight set win on court four over EMU's Regi Mendez Carreno 6-3, 6-4. Fellow senior Masha Fedenko picked up an emphatic 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 comeback win over EMU's Sabrina Tolstova on court two pushing the lead to 3-1.
 
Junior Ceylin Ipek clinched the dual match win with a three-set thriller on court three over EMU's Pehal Kharadkar 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
 
EKU returns to action at home on Saturday afternoon against Chattanooga. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
 
EKU 4, Eastern Michigan 1
 
Doubles
1. Masha Fedenko/Ceylin Ipek (EKU) vs. Pehal Kharadkar/Zuleyka Hukmasabiyy (EMU) 4-4, unf.
2. Zhansaya Bakytzhan/Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Matilde Parreira/Sabrina Tolstova (EKU) 6-3
3. Sasha Parkhomenko/Anastasiia Cherniakova (EKU) def. Iva Daneva/Regi Mendez Carreno (EMU) 6-3
 
Order of Finish: 3,2
 
Singles
1. Zuleyka Hukmasabiyy (EMU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Masha Fedenko (EKU) def. Sabrina Tolstova (EMU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
3. Ceylin Ipek (EKU) def. Pehal Kharadkar (EMU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
4. Marilou Cote (EKU) def. Regi Mendez Carreno (EMU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) vs. Matilde Parreira (EMU) 3-2, unf.
6. Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) vs. Iva Daneva (EMU) 6-3, unf.
 
Order of Finish: 1,4,2,3