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Women's Tennis Competes At ITA Regionals
October 13, 2017 | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Ball State women's tennis team competed at the 2017 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Championships Thursday and Friday which was hosted by Middle Tennessee State.
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Newcomer Sarah Swiderski, junior Peyton Gollhofer and sophomore Rebecca Herrington all advanced in their respective draws. Â Swiderski captured a straight set defeat over Tennessee State's Ani Popiashvilli, 6-2, 6-3. Â She then dropped her second match to Austin Peay's Lidia Yanes Garcia, 6-0, 6-3. Â
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Gollhofer also grabbed a victory over her opponent after taking a three set thriller over Eastern Kentucky's Kristina Lagoda, 7-6, (1), 0-6, 7-5. Â Gollhofer then suffered a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Purdue's Alex Sabe. Â
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Herrington was the last of Cardinals to earn a singles win in the main draw, she advanced by taking down Putri Dwinta in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 before falling to Northern Kentucky's Maria Koo.
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In the singles main draw consolation, junior Audrey Berger and senior Julia Sbircea both claimed victories over their respective opponents. Â Berger competed against Dayton's Anna Delaney and won by a score of 6-2, 6-1. Â Sbircea was winning her first set 2-0 over Delaney Edwards of UTC before the match was retired.
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Two Ball State doubles teams earned victories in the main draw.  The twosome of Sec and Swiderski paired up to beat fellow Mid-American Conference affiliate Miami University. The RedHawks duo of Emily Storable and Makenzie Myers dropped their match to the Cardinals, 8-3.  Sec and Swiderski then closed main draw play with an 8-4 loss to Louisville. Â
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Berger and Herrington also registered an 8-1 victory for the Cardinals after the duo took down Dayton's Anna Delaney and Kelly Pleiman. Â The pair then lost to East Tennessee State, 8-3.
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The Ball State women's tennis team will resume competition Saturday at the ITA Regionals in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Newcomer Sarah Swiderski, junior Peyton Gollhofer and sophomore Rebecca Herrington all advanced in their respective draws. Â Swiderski captured a straight set defeat over Tennessee State's Ani Popiashvilli, 6-2, 6-3. Â She then dropped her second match to Austin Peay's Lidia Yanes Garcia, 6-0, 6-3. Â
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Gollhofer also grabbed a victory over her opponent after taking a three set thriller over Eastern Kentucky's Kristina Lagoda, 7-6, (1), 0-6, 7-5. Â Gollhofer then suffered a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Purdue's Alex Sabe. Â
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Herrington was the last of Cardinals to earn a singles win in the main draw, she advanced by taking down Putri Dwinta in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 before falling to Northern Kentucky's Maria Koo.
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In the singles main draw consolation, junior Audrey Berger and senior Julia Sbircea both claimed victories over their respective opponents. Â Berger competed against Dayton's Anna Delaney and won by a score of 6-2, 6-1. Â Sbircea was winning her first set 2-0 over Delaney Edwards of UTC before the match was retired.
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Two Ball State doubles teams earned victories in the main draw.  The twosome of Sec and Swiderski paired up to beat fellow Mid-American Conference affiliate Miami University. The RedHawks duo of Emily Storable and Makenzie Myers dropped their match to the Cardinals, 8-3.  Sec and Swiderski then closed main draw play with an 8-4 loss to Louisville. Â
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Berger and Herrington also registered an 8-1 victory for the Cardinals after the duo took down Dayton's Anna Delaney and Kelly Pleiman. Â The pair then lost to East Tennessee State, 8-3.
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The Ball State women's tennis team will resume competition Saturday at the ITA Regionals in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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