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Women's Tennis Claims 4-3 Victory At Akron
March 29, 2008 | Women's Tennis
AKRON, Ohio - The Ball State University women's tennis team (8-6, 1-2 MAC) split its two-match Mid-American Conference weekend with a 4-3 win at Akron Saturday afternoon.
The Cardinals fell behind early to the Zips after losing the doubles point. The closest match was at No. 1 after twosome Haly Calderwood and Jennifer Pollack lost to Akron's Tanyaradzwa Gombera and Lindsey Berry, 8-6.
A come from behind win for Ball State as they took down the Akron Zips in singles action beginning with a win at No. 3 after Pollack defeated Berry, 6-0, 6-2. Emma Retter would then claim a 6-3, 6-0 win over Jeremie Benjamin. Hayley Hall won at No. 5 after posting a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Alyssa Carlson. Georgina Thomson sealed the win for the Cardinals after winning the deciding match 6-1, 7-6 (4) over Kerry Langworthy.
Ball State women's tennis continues its four-match league road swing when it travels to Eastern Michigan Friday, April 4. The match will begin at 1 p.m.
RESULTS
Ball State 4, Akron 3
Doubles
1-Gombera/Berry (UA) lost to Calderwood/Pollack (BSU) 8-6
2-Castro Cota/Carlson (UA) def. Quist/Thomson (BSU) 8-2
3-Benjamin/Langworthy (UA) def. Retter/Rist (BSU) 8-5
Singles
1-Tanyaradzwa Gombera (UA) def. Sophie Quist (BSU) 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-8
2-Carolina Castro Cota (UA) def. Haly Calderwood (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
3-Lindsey Berry (UA) lost to Jennifer Pollack (BSU) 6-0, 6-2
4-Jeremie Benjamin (UA) lost to Emma Retter (BSU) 6-3, 6-0
5-Alyssa Carlson (UA) lost to Hayley Hall (BSU) 6-0, 6-1
6-Kerry Langworthy (UA) lost to Georgina Thomson (BSU) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
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