Bowling Green State University
MIAMI (OH)
MAC-Leading Miami Downs Falcons, 6-1
April 11, 2008 | Women's Tennis
April 11, 2008
HAMILTON, Ohio - Host Miami University remained unbeaten in Mid-American Conference play with a 6-1 win over the Bowling Green State University tennis team Friday afternoon (April 11). The MAC dual match was held at the Riverside Athletic Club in Hamilton, Ohio.
With the win, the RedHawks improve to 12-5 overall and 6-0 in MAC duals. The Falcons drop to 14-3 and 3-3, respectively.
The Brown and Orange opened the match by winning the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead, but the hosts captured each of the six singles matches en route to the victory.
Senior co-captains Andrea Volle and Jenna Nussbaum picked up one of BG's doubles wins, as did the team of junior Libby Harrison and sophomore Katia Babina. The seniors won by an 8-4 outcome at the second flight, while the Babina/Harrison duo captured an 8-6 decision.
In singles action, junior Kelsey Jakupcin won the first set of her match against Anastasia Dracheva at the top flight, but Dracheva was able to rebound to capture the second and third sets.
In flight-three competition, Babina and MU's Leda Pesatova battled to a deadlock through two sets, before Pesatova forged past Babina with a 6-3 win in the decisive set.
Nussbaum battled Megan Martzolf to a tiebreaker in the second set, but Martzolf won that 'breaker to take that fourth-flight contest.
Brintney Larson, Kelly Douple and Victoria Pulido each won in straight sets for the RedHawks, who remain tied with Western Michigan at the top of the MAC standings. The RedHawks and Broncos will take identical 6-0 league records into a Saturday (April 12) match in Southwest Ohio.
For the Falcons, the road portion of the season ends Saturday with a dual match at Ball State. That contest is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.
FALCON NOTES
* The Falcons won the doubles point for the 15th time in this season's 17 duals.
* BGSU is now 16-1 at the third doubles flight in dual-match play.
* Seniors Andrea Volle and Jenna Nussbaum picked up a doubles win vs. Miami ... for Volle, the win was the 100th overall victory of her BGSU career ... she is the 19th player in school history to reach that plateau.
* Volle, the Falcons' active career leader in doubles wins, now has 59, moving her into a tie for 10th place on the school list ... Volle is deadlocked with Andrea Meister (2003-06).
* Nussbaum now has 58 career doubles wins, and is deadlocked for 12th with Patty Bank (1993-96) on the BG chart.
* Overall, Nussbaum has 105 wins at BGSU ... she moved past Meister and Tisa Pacella (1989-92) into sole possession of 16th place on that school list.
* Sophomore Katia Babina now has an eye-popping 25-3 doubles record this year ... her doubles win total is the third-highest in school history ... Devon Bissinger and Tracy Howitt share the record, with 32 doubles wins in the 1998-99 season.
* Babina now has 40 overall wins this season, tying her for 12th in BG history ... she is tied for second on the team this season ... freshman Christine Chiricosta also has 40 wins, while soph Samantha Kintzel has 41.
* Babina now has won 15 consecutive doubles matches, with her last doubles loss coming on Jan. 20 ... Babina teamed with Kintzel for 13 of those matches ... she played one match with junior Stefanie Menoff (Jan. 27 vs. Wright State), and teamed with junior Libby Harrison on Friday at Miami.
MIAMI 6, BOWLING GREEN 1
Sat., April 11 // Riverside Athletic Club // Hamilton, Ohio
SINGLES
1 - Anastasia Dracheva (MU) def. Kelsey Jakupcin 0-6, 6-2, 6-0
2 - Brintney Larson (MU) def. Christine Chiricosta 6-2, 6-4
3 - Leda Pesatova (MU) def. Katia Babina 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
4 - Megan Martzolf (MU) def. Jenna Nussbaum 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
5 - Kelly Douple (MU) def. Stefanie Menoff 6-0, 6-2
6 - Victoria Pulido (MU) def. Andrea Volle 7-5, 6-3
DOUBLES
1 - Dracheva/Larson (MU) def. Chiricosta/Jakupcin 8-2
2 - Nussbaum/Volle (BGSU) def. Pesatova/Sydnee Bridger 8-4
3 - Babina/Libby Harrison (BGSU) def. Douple/Martzolf 8-6
MAC STANDINGS
(through Friday's matches)
Miami (12-5) 6-0 Western Mich. (13-7) 6-0 Toledo (12-5) 3-2 Bowling Green (14-3) 3-3 Buffalo (8-7) 3-3 Eastern Mich. (7-12) 3-3 Northern Ill. (3-10) 1-4 Ball State (8-9) 1-5 Akron (5-11) 0-6
MAC RESULTS & SCHEDULE
Friday, April 11
at Miami 6, Bowling Green 1 *
Buffalo 7, at Akron 0 *
Western Michigan 6, at Ball State 1 *
Eastern Michigan 7, at Northern Illinois 0 *
Saturday, April 12
Bowling Green at Ball State *
Western Michigan at Miami *
Toledo at Northern Illinois *
Duquesne at Akron
Wednesday, April 16
Chicago State at Northern Illinois
Friday, April 18
Eastern Michigan at Akron *
Toledo at Buffalo *
Northern Illinois at Miami *
Saturday, April 19
Western Michigan at Bowling Green *
Toledo at Akron *
Northern Illinois at Ball State *
Eastern Michigan at Buffalo *
Thursday-Sunday, April 24-27
MAC Championships (Buffalo, N.Y.)
* MAC match
