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Women's Tennis Loses 4-3 At Home Against EMU
April 11, 2009 | Women's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University women's tennis team lost a close match Saturday afternoon at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center when it fell 4-3 to Eastern Michigan. The Cardinals are now 5-11 overall and 0-5 in the Mid-American Conference.
The Eagles took the early edge after winning the doubles point. Ball State's No. 1 doubles tandem of freshman Dena Boulieris and sophomore Georgina Thomson captured an 8-7 (3) victory over Miriam Westerink and Joanna Woo. The Eagles would then post wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots before heading into singles play.
In singles action Ball State lost at No. 1, 2 and 3 but rebounded with wins at No. 4, 5 and 6. Sophomore Hayley Hall took down Woo, 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Hanna Oman defeated Marcela Rivero in three sets and sophomore Georgina Thomson was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over EMU's Rumbidzai Muskwe.
The Ball State University women's tennis team continues MAC action Friday at Bowling Green. The match will begin at 1 p.m.
Ball State 3, Eastern Michigan 4
Doubles
No. 1 Dena Boulieris/Georgina Thomson (BSU) def. Miriam Westerink/Joanna Woo (EMU), 8-7 (3)
No. 2 Xu Chang/Karina Ahuja (EMU) def. Sarah Hebble/Kylee Johnson (BSU), 8-2
No. 3 Marcela Rivero/Rumbidzai Muskwe (EMU) def. Hanna Oman/Rachel Surowiec (BSU), 8-2
Singles
No. 1 Westerink (EMU) def. Hebble (BSU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Xu Chang (EMU) def. Dena Boulieris (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Karina Ahuja (EMU) def. Kylee Johnson (BSU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 Hayley Hall (BSU) def. Joanna Woo (EMU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Hanna Oman (BSU) def. Marcela Rivero (EMU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Georgina Thomson (BSU) def. Muskwe (EMU), 6-1, 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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