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No. 3 Western Michigan
Women?s Tennis Wins MAC Tourney, Earns NCAA Bid
May 01, 2016 | Women's Tennis
MATCH RESULTS
OXFORD, Ohio -- The Ball State women's tennis team won the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship for the first time Sunday.
The Cardinals, who also won the league's regular season title, defeated No. 3 seed Western Michigan 4-0 in the championship match at Miami University's Hepburn Varsity Tennis Courts.
Ball State won the doubles point and picked up singles wins from Peyton Gollhofer (No. 1) and Rosalinda Calderon (No. 6). Then, with three matches in the third set, Carmen Blanco sealed a 6-3, 7-5 win at the No. 2 spot to clinch the championship.
Ball State improved to 22-3 and earned the MAC's automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. The team will learn its first-round opponent Tuesday at 5 p.m. on the NCAA selection show, which will stream live on ncaa.com.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Carmen Blanco, Ball State
Peyton Gollhofer, Ball State
Melina Lyubomirova, WMU
Denise Azcui, WMU
Emily Struble, Miami
Tanja Stojanovska, Buffalo
MVP: Carmen Blanco, Ball State
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,3,1
