Ball State University Athletics
Friday, March 23
Muncie, Ind.
1:00 p.m.
Ball State University
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Miami University (OH)
Women's Tennis Drops First MAC Match To Miami, 6-1
March 23, 2018 | Women's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's tennis team dropped its first Mid-American Conference match of the season after the Cardinals fell 6-1 to Miami Friday afternoon in the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.
With the loss, the Cardinal fall to 7-6 overall and 0-1 in league play while Miami improves to 5-7 on the year and 1-0 in MAC action.
In doubles play, the RedHawks took a fast match on the top court by a score of 6-2. After that, the No. 3 doubles tandem of Peyton Gollhofer and Victoria Sec evened doubles after taking down Emily Struble and Melati Devi, 6-3. Despite their efforts, Audrey Berger and Rebecca Herrington suffered a 6-2 loss to Milana Lysova and Priyana Kalita to give Miami the first point of the match.
Miami quickly pushed its lead to 3-0 with wins on courts three and six, taking both matches in straight sets from Ball State. Gollhofer put up a good fight on the top court taking her opponent Nelli Ponomareva to a three sets but would drop the third frame, 6-3. Ponomareva's victory sealed the match point for the RedHawks.
Victoria Sec would end the day with a 6-4, 7-5 defeat over Vasiukhina at the No. 5 position for the Cardinals.Â
The Ball State women's tennis team continues Mid-American Conference action on the road against Bowling Green Sunday. The match will be played in Perrysburgh, Ohio at 1 p.m.
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With the loss, the Cardinal fall to 7-6 overall and 0-1 in league play while Miami improves to 5-7 on the year and 1-0 in MAC action.
In doubles play, the RedHawks took a fast match on the top court by a score of 6-2. After that, the No. 3 doubles tandem of Peyton Gollhofer and Victoria Sec evened doubles after taking down Emily Struble and Melati Devi, 6-3. Despite their efforts, Audrey Berger and Rebecca Herrington suffered a 6-2 loss to Milana Lysova and Priyana Kalita to give Miami the first point of the match.
Miami quickly pushed its lead to 3-0 with wins on courts three and six, taking both matches in straight sets from Ball State. Gollhofer put up a good fight on the top court taking her opponent Nelli Ponomareva to a three sets but would drop the third frame, 6-3. Ponomareva's victory sealed the match point for the RedHawks.
Victoria Sec would end the day with a 6-4, 7-5 defeat over Vasiukhina at the No. 5 position for the Cardinals.Â
The Ball State women's tennis team continues Mid-American Conference action on the road against Bowling Green Sunday. The match will be played in Perrysburgh, Ohio at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Nelli Ponomareva / 0 [MIAMI]
626
363
#2 Singles Match
123
Milana Lysova / 0 [MIAMI]
656
274
#3 Singles Match
12
Emily Struble / 0 [MIAMI]
66
11
#4 Singles Match
12
Priyana Kalita / 0 [MIAMI]
76
52
#5 Singles Match
12
A. Vasiukhina / 0 [MIAMI]
45
67
#6 Singles Match
12
Lena Babunski / 0 [MIAMI]
66
33
Order of Finish:
3,6,1,5,4,2
Players Mentioned
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