Ball State University
Eastern Michigan
Women's Tennis Falls To EMU 4-3 In MAC Action
March 30, 2007 | Women's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University women's tennis team (6-9, 1-2 MAC) fell to Eastern Michigan by a score of 4-3 on Friday afternoon at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.
The Cardinals got an early jump on the match by winning the doubles point. The No. 1 doubles tandem of junior Haly Calderwood and Sophie Quist knocked off the Eagles twosome Vanessa Frankowski and Yana Parfenyuk, 8-3. At the No. 2 spot junior Jennifer Pollack alongside teammate freshman Christine Stromberg posted a 9-7 come from behind win over Catherine Bestehorn and Aditi Krishnan. Sophomore Emma Retter and freshman Katherine Rist also rallied back for a 9-7 victory at the No. 3 flight over Laura Fernandez and Flavia Micati.
EMU performed strong in singles play winning four of its matches. Stromberg remained undefeated in league play for BSU with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Bestehorn at the No. 4 spot. Retter joined Stromberg in the wins category with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 5 flight against Emma Czarnecki.
Doubles
No. 1 Haly Calderwood/Sophie Quist (BSU) def. Vanessa Frankowski/Yana Parfenyuk, 8-3
No. 2 Jennifer Pollack/Christine Stromberg (BSU) def. Catherina Bestehorn/Aditi Krishnan, 9-7
No. 3 Emma Retter/Katherine Rist (BSU) def. Laura Fernandez/Flavia Micati, 9-7
Singles
No. 1 Frankowski (EMU) def. Quist (BSU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Krishnan (EMU) def. Calderwood (BSU), 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
No. 3 Parfenyuk (EMU) def. Pollack (BSU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Stromberg (BSU) def. Bestehorn (EMU), 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Retter (BSU) def. Emma Czarnecki, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Fernandez (EMU) def. Polina Askerko (BSU), 6-2, 6-0
Other Matches
Rist (BSU) def. Joanna Woo (EMU), 8-3
Micati (EMU) def. Rachel Suroweic (BSU), 6-1, 6-0
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