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Women’s Tennis Wins 4-3 MAC Showdown at Rival Miami
April 23, 2023 | Women's Tennis
HAMILTON, Ohio - The Ball State women's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory on the road at Miami Sunday afternoon to end its Mid-American Conference regular season action.
With the win, the Cardinals improved to 20-3 overall 9-1 in league play while the RedHawks fell to 11-13 for the year and 5-5 in league action.
Ball State was able to take the early 1-0 advantage over Miami after earning wins on the top two doubles courts.
Emma Peeler and Annika Planinsek beat Laura Rico and Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek by a 6-4 decision on court No. 1. The point came down to the No. 2 doubles tandem of Allison Mulville and Mariya Polishchuk who earned a highly competitive 7-5 defeat against Emila Valentinsson and Sara Zalukar.
Polishchuk, Peeler and Planinsek all came through for the Cardinals in singles to help propel Ball State past Miami. Planinsek would clinch match point with her three-set thriller over Valentinsson at the No. 4 slot, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2.
The Ball State women's tennis team will be the No. 2 seed in this week's Mid-American Conference Tournament which will be held in Muncie. The Cardinals face No. 3 Buffalo at 2 pm ET Saturday at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center, weather permitting.
With the win, the Cardinals improved to 20-3 overall 9-1 in league play while the RedHawks fell to 11-13 for the year and 5-5 in league action.
Ball State was able to take the early 1-0 advantage over Miami after earning wins on the top two doubles courts.
Emma Peeler and Annika Planinsek beat Laura Rico and Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek by a 6-4 decision on court No. 1. The point came down to the No. 2 doubles tandem of Allison Mulville and Mariya Polishchuk who earned a highly competitive 7-5 defeat against Emila Valentinsson and Sara Zalukar.
Polishchuk, Peeler and Planinsek all came through for the Cardinals in singles to help propel Ball State past Miami. Planinsek would clinch match point with her three-set thriller over Valentinsson at the No. 4 slot, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2.
The Ball State women's tennis team will be the No. 2 seed in this week's Mid-American Conference Tournament which will be held in Muncie. The Cardinals face No. 3 Buffalo at 2 pm ET Saturday at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center, weather permitting.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Laura Rico / 0 [MIAMI]
40
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Catherine Slowek / 0 [MIAMI]
33
#3 Singles Match
12
22
Nishitha Saravanan / 0 [MIAMI]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
666
Emilia Vanlentinsson / 0 [MIAMI]
372
#5 Singles Match
123
165
Sara Zalukar / 0 [MIAMI]
637
#6 Singles Match
12
50
Mayu Ushio / 0 [MIAMI]
76
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Tennis
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