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Women’s Tennis Rallies for 4-3 Win Over Western Michigan
April 15, 2022 | Women's Tennis
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Ball State women's tennis team showed its resilience today with a come from behind 4-3 win against Western Michigan Friday afternoon at West Hills. Amy Kaplan clinched the winning point for the Cardinals at the No. 3 singles spot.
With the victory, Ball State remains atop of the Mid-American Conference standings with a 16-3 overall record and a 7-1 league mark while Western Michigan drops to 11-10 on the year and 4-4 in conference play.
After dropping the doubles point, the Cardinals found themselves down 2-0 quickly after WMU took court No. 2 from BSU.
The Cardinals finally got on the board when Hannah Davies earned a straight set (6-1, 6-4) defeat over the Broncos No. 4 singles player, Kiana Rizzolo.
Western Michigan then went up 3-1 after Ball State dropped a 6-2, 6-3 decision at the No. 5 slot.
Things were looking bleak for the Cardinals as only three courts remained and WMU needed only one point to take the match from BSU.
Mariya Polishchuk answered after tallying a 6-2, 7-6 victory against Lindsey Zieglar on the top court to make the score 3-2.
Livia Lukacs then knotted the match 3-3 with her three-set thriller after beating Kaitlyn Rogosch at position six, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Kaplan then rose to the occasion on court three winning, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 against Karin Hamilton.
The Ball State women's tennis team continues Mid-American Conference action on Friday, April 22 at Northern Illinois. First serve is at 2 pm ET.
With the victory, Ball State remains atop of the Mid-American Conference standings with a 16-3 overall record and a 7-1 league mark while Western Michigan drops to 11-10 on the year and 4-4 in conference play.
After dropping the doubles point, the Cardinals found themselves down 2-0 quickly after WMU took court No. 2 from BSU.
The Cardinals finally got on the board when Hannah Davies earned a straight set (6-1, 6-4) defeat over the Broncos No. 4 singles player, Kiana Rizzolo.
Western Michigan then went up 3-1 after Ball State dropped a 6-2, 6-3 decision at the No. 5 slot.
Things were looking bleak for the Cardinals as only three courts remained and WMU needed only one point to take the match from BSU.
Mariya Polishchuk answered after tallying a 6-2, 7-6 victory against Lindsey Zieglar on the top court to make the score 3-2.
Livia Lukacs then knotted the match 3-3 with her three-set thriller after beating Kaitlyn Rogosch at position six, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Kaplan then rose to the occasion on court three winning, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 against Karin Hamilton.
The Ball State women's tennis team continues Mid-American Conference action on Friday, April 22 at Northern Illinois. First serve is at 2 pm ET.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Lindsey Zieglar / 0 [WMU]
26
#2 Singles Match
12
02
Ana Guadiana / 0 [WMU]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
647
Karin Hamilton / 0 [WMU]
266
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Kiana Rizzolo / 0 [WMU]
14
#5 Singles Match
12
23
Femke T Jon-A-Joe / 0 [WMU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
466
Kaitlyn Rogosch / 0 [WMU]
631
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