RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis program suffered a 4-3 loss to Jacksonville State on Wednesday afternoon outside the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
 
With the loss, EKU falls to 6-11 on the season.
 
To open the match, the Colonels claimed the doubles points with victories on courts two and three. EKU's pairing of Zhansaya Bakytzhan/Izem Elif Olcer won 6-4 on court two and Sasha Parkhomenko/Marilou Cote won 6-3 on court three over the Gamecocks.
 
In singles, EKU won on two courts resulting in the loss. Masha Fedenko won in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 on court two over Aneka Patel and Izem Elif Olcer won via opponent retirement in the first set.
 
EKU will have two weeks off before returning to action on March 19 with a doubleheader against Missouri and Lindenwood on the road.
 
Jacksonville State 4, EKU 3
 
Doubles
1. Aneka Patel/Polina Ramenskaja (JSU) def. Masha Fedenko/Anastasiia Cherniakova (EKU) 6-2
2. Zhansaya Bakytzhan/Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Sae Kaneko/Ange Rodriguez (JSU) 6-4
3. Sasha Parkhomenko/Marilou Cote (EKU) def. Irene Artigas/Emma Montagner (JSU) 6-3
 
Singles
1. Polina Ramenskaja (JSU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 6-2, 7-6
2. Masha Fedenko (EKU) def. Aneka Patel (JSU) 6-0, 6-4
3. Irene Artigas (JSU) def. Marilou Cote (EKU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Ange Rodriguez (JSU) 4-5, ret.
5. Emma Montagner (JSU) def. Anastasiia Cherniakova (EKU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Sae Kaneko (JSU) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) 6-3, 6-1