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Saturday, January 22
Louisville, Ky.
10:00 AM
Bowling Green State University
6
vs
1
West Virginia State
Sophomore Maddy Eccleston won at both doubles & singles, losing a total of just 3 games, vs. WVU
BGSU Bounces Back to Beat WVU, 6-1
January 22, 2011 | Women's Tennis
Falcons just miss sweeping Mountaineers in first win of dual-match season
The Bowling Green State University tennis team picked up a win over Big East Conference competition on Saturday (Jan. 22), downing West Virginia University by a 6-1 count. The neutral-site match was held in Louisville, Ky.
The Falcons of head coach Penny Dean are now 1-1 in dual-match play this season, splitting this weekend's two matches. The Brown and Orange had suffered a loss to host U of L on Friday before bouncing back with Saturday's win over the Mountaineers.
BGSU swept all three doubles matches, and very nearly captured every singles contest as well. WVU's lone victory came by a narrow 16-14 verdict in a third-set tiebreaker.
In doubles play, BGSU won at the top-two flights by identical 8-3 scores, and the Falcons picked up an 8-5 victory at the third flight.
BGSU's top-flight tandem was senior Christine Chiricosta and sophomore Maddy Eccleston, while the Falcon team at the number-two flight consisted of freshmen Nikki Chiricosta and Emily Reuland. Sophomores Mary Hill and Katie Grubb teamed up for the victory at the third flight.
In singles play, the bottom half of the BGSU lineup was nothing short of dominant. The three players at flights four through six lost a combined total of one game in their six sets.
Reuland did not lose a single game, downing Liv Pettersson by identical 6-0 scores at the fourth flight. Eccleston matched Reuland's performance at flight number five, blanking Catie Wickline by a 6-0, 6-0 result.
At the sixth flight, junior Jessica Easdale lost a single game in her first set against Anna Rodionova, then won the second set by a 6-0 result.
Nikki Chiricosta won in relatively easy fashion at the third flight, dropping a total of only three games in her victory over Mary Chupa. And, Hill dropped just five total games in her win over Veronica Cardenas at the second flight.
The Mountaineers' lone win came at the top singles flight. Melis Tanik and Christine Chiricosta split their first two sets, then battled through an epic third set. With the overall dual-match result -- a BGSU win -- already determined, Tanik and Chiricosta began a third-set tiebreaker, scheduled to go to 10 points. The two players battled back and forth, however, with Tanik finally pulling out the win by a 16-14 final.
The Falcons will return to action next weekend, hosting Cleveland State University on Friday (Jan. 28). That dual is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
BOWLING GREEN 6, WEST VIRGINIA 1
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 - Louisville, Ky.
SINGLES
1 - Melis Tanik (WVU) def. Christine Chiricosta 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (16-14)
2 - Mary Hill (BGSU) def. Veronica Cardenas 6-3, 6-2
3 - Nikki Chiricosta (BGSU) def. Mary Chupa 6-2, 6-1
4 - Emily Reuland (BGSU) def. Liv Pettersson 6-0, 6-0
5 - Maddy Eccleston (BGSU) def. Catie Wickline 6-0, 6-0
6 - Jessica Easdale (BGSU) def. Anna Rodionova 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES
1 - C.Chiricosta/Eccleston (BGSU) def. Cardenas/Chupa 8-3
2 - N.Chiricosta/Reuland (BGSU) def. Tanik/Pettersson 8-3
3 - Hill/Katie Grubb (BGSU) def. Wickline/Ashley Pilsbury 8-5
The Falcons of head coach Penny Dean are now 1-1 in dual-match play this season, splitting this weekend's two matches. The Brown and Orange had suffered a loss to host U of L on Friday before bouncing back with Saturday's win over the Mountaineers.
BGSU swept all three doubles matches, and very nearly captured every singles contest as well. WVU's lone victory came by a narrow 16-14 verdict in a third-set tiebreaker.
In doubles play, BGSU won at the top-two flights by identical 8-3 scores, and the Falcons picked up an 8-5 victory at the third flight.
BGSU's top-flight tandem was senior Christine Chiricosta and sophomore Maddy Eccleston, while the Falcon team at the number-two flight consisted of freshmen Nikki Chiricosta and Emily Reuland. Sophomores Mary Hill and Katie Grubb teamed up for the victory at the third flight.
In singles play, the bottom half of the BGSU lineup was nothing short of dominant. The three players at flights four through six lost a combined total of one game in their six sets.
Reuland did not lose a single game, downing Liv Pettersson by identical 6-0 scores at the fourth flight. Eccleston matched Reuland's performance at flight number five, blanking Catie Wickline by a 6-0, 6-0 result.
At the sixth flight, junior Jessica Easdale lost a single game in her first set against Anna Rodionova, then won the second set by a 6-0 result.
Nikki Chiricosta won in relatively easy fashion at the third flight, dropping a total of only three games in her victory over Mary Chupa. And, Hill dropped just five total games in her win over Veronica Cardenas at the second flight.
The Mountaineers' lone win came at the top singles flight. Melis Tanik and Christine Chiricosta split their first two sets, then battled through an epic third set. With the overall dual-match result -- a BGSU win -- already determined, Tanik and Chiricosta began a third-set tiebreaker, scheduled to go to 10 points. The two players battled back and forth, however, with Tanik finally pulling out the win by a 16-14 final.
The Falcons will return to action next weekend, hosting Cleveland State University on Friday (Jan. 28). That dual is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
BOWLING GREEN 6, WEST VIRGINIA 1
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 - Louisville, Ky.
SINGLES
1 - Melis Tanik (WVU) def. Christine Chiricosta 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (16-14)
2 - Mary Hill (BGSU) def. Veronica Cardenas 6-3, 6-2
3 - Nikki Chiricosta (BGSU) def. Mary Chupa 6-2, 6-1
4 - Emily Reuland (BGSU) def. Liv Pettersson 6-0, 6-0
5 - Maddy Eccleston (BGSU) def. Catie Wickline 6-0, 6-0
6 - Jessica Easdale (BGSU) def. Anna Rodionova 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES
1 - C.Chiricosta/Eccleston (BGSU) def. Cardenas/Chupa 8-3
2 - N.Chiricosta/Reuland (BGSU) def. Tanik/Pettersson 8-3
3 - Hill/Katie Grubb (BGSU) def. Wickline/Ashley Pilsbury 8-5
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