Ball State University Athletics
Tennis Suffers 4-0 Loss To Miami In MAC Title Match
April 26, 2015 | Women's Tennis
OXFORD, Ohio - The Ball State women's tennis team (17-6) ended its season after suffering a 4-0 loss to Miami (16-6) Sunday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference Tournament title match.
Ball State head women's tennis coach, Max Norris who is only in his second season, has made history by guiding the Cardinals to 17 wins which is the best spring season record for Ball State, along with the program's first-ever MAC Tournament Title appearance.
Ball State was also the only school to have two All-MAC First Team honorees which were Courtney Earnest and Courtney Wild. Earnest along with teammate sophomore Bethany Moore were also named to the All-MAC Tournament Team.
“Credit to Miami, they outcompeted us from start to finish.,” Norris said. “We have a lot to be proud of as a program and team. This group started off 2-2 and we finished the season 17-6. Our three departing players have a lot to be proud of and they've paved a way for this to be a championship program in the future. We'd like to thank everyone who supported us through the years. Go cards!”
After winning the doubles point in their first two MAC Tourney matches, Ball State fell to Miami in doubles play after losing on the top two courts. Rosalinda Calderon and doubles partner Earnest suffered only their second loss of the season after falling to Christine Guearrazzi and Nelli Ponomareva 6-2 on the top court. The twosome had a 13-1 overall record heading into today's match. Wild and Moore put up a good fight on court two but lost to Hannah Shteyn and Alix Thurman, 7-5.
At No. 4 singles, Ashlyn Rang in her final match for Ball State lost in straight sets to Shteyn, 6-2, 6-3. Ormond fell to Guerrazzi 6-3, 6-3 on court three which gave Miami the 3-0 advantage over Ball State. With the RedHawks needing only one more for the victory, Miam's Thurman was the next match off the court. She defeated Wild on the top court, 7-5, 6-3, to give the RedHawks the MAC Tourney crown.
