Ball State University Athletics
Sunday, February 18
Muncie, Ind.
1:30 p.m.
Ball State University
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Western Kentucky University
Women's Tennis Suffer 4-3 Loss To Western Kentucky
February 18, 2018 | Women's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's tennis team (5-3) suffered a 4-3 loss to Western Kentucky (3-2) Sunday afternoon at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.
The Cardinals started the match off strong after taking the doubles point from the Hilltoppers. WKU took the win on the top court from Ball State but the Cardinals managed to even the score after Audrey Berger and Rebecca Herrington registered a 6-2 defeat against Natalie De Ugarte and Elpida Malamou at the No. 2 spot. The No. 3 twosome of Lilya Hadab and Peyton Gollhofer then clinched the point with the duo's win over Violetta Shatalova and Cindy Oest.
Western Kentucky took the lead early in singles play after earning wins on courts two and four. Hadab then evened the match 2-2 with her three set thriller on court six over Oest. The Hilltoppers pushed their lead to 3-2 after earning a straight set defeat over Sarah Swiderski on court one. After that, Western Kentucky's No. 5 singles player De Ugarte beat Victoria Sec for the victory. Berger would be the last singles match on the court, she came back after losing the first set 6-2 to defeat Monica Malinen, 6-4, 6-3.
The Ball State women's tennis team continues non-conference action at Youngstown State University on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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The Cardinals started the match off strong after taking the doubles point from the Hilltoppers. WKU took the win on the top court from Ball State but the Cardinals managed to even the score after Audrey Berger and Rebecca Herrington registered a 6-2 defeat against Natalie De Ugarte and Elpida Malamou at the No. 2 spot. The No. 3 twosome of Lilya Hadab and Peyton Gollhofer then clinched the point with the duo's win over Violetta Shatalova and Cindy Oest.
Western Kentucky took the lead early in singles play after earning wins on courts two and four. Hadab then evened the match 2-2 with her three set thriller on court six over Oest. The Hilltoppers pushed their lead to 3-2 after earning a straight set defeat over Sarah Swiderski on court one. After that, Western Kentucky's No. 5 singles player De Ugarte beat Victoria Sec for the victory. Berger would be the last singles match on the court, she came back after losing the first set 6-2 to defeat Monica Malinen, 6-4, 6-3.
The Ball State women's tennis team continues non-conference action at Youngstown State University on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Moka Ito / 0 [WKU]
67
45
#2 Singles Match
12
Elpida Malamou / 0 [WKU]
66
34
#3 Singles Match
123
Monica Malinen / 0 [WKU]
643
266
#4 Singles Match
12
Violetta Shatalova / 0 [WKU]
66
13
#5 Singles Match
12
Natalia De Ugarte / 0 [WKU]
67
06
#6 Singles Match
123
Cindy Oest / 0 [WKU]
264
626
Players Mentioned
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