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Friday, April 15
Perrysburg, Ohio
1:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
4
vs
3
Eastern Michigan
Sophomore Mary Hill won in both doubles and singles, with the latter victory clinching the match for the Falcons
Hill's Comeback Completes Falcons' Comeback Win
April 15, 2011 | Women's Tennis
BGSU downs Eastern Michigan, 4-3, Friday afternoon
Sophomore Mary Hill's come-from-behind win in singles play completed her team's come-from-behind win Friday afternoon (April 15), as the Bowling Green State University tennis team picked up a 4-3 victory over Eastern Michigan University. The Mid-American Conference match was held at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
(NOTE: Scroll to the bottom of the page for video of post-match interviews with Falcon sophomore Mary Hill and head coach Penny Dean.)
With the win, the Falcons improve to 12-7 overall and 3-3 in MAC action. The Eagles drop to 10-10 and 3-3, respectively.
Friday's match marked the first time this season that BGSU rallied for a win after losing the doubles point. The Eagles took the early one-point lead by winning the matches at the top-two doubles flights.
Hill and freshman Nikki Chiricosta breezed to an 8-1 win at the third flight, but EMU's Xu Chang and Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr posted an 8-4 victory over sophomore Jade Johnson and freshman Emily Reuland at flight number two.
At the top doubles flight, senior co-captain Christine Chiricosta and soph Maddy Eccleston fell behind Eastern's Nino Mebuke and Miriam Westerink, 7-3, but rallied back to within 7-6 before the EMU team picked up the narrow 8-6 victory.
In singles action, the Falcons erased the deficit and took the lead relatively quickly, thanks to the co-captains. Christine Chiricosta lost her first game to Westerink, but did not lose again, reeling off 12-straight games. Chiricosta's 6-1, 6-0 win at the top flight was the first singles match ton conclude.
Soon after, junior co-captain Jessica Easdale finished off her win over Celine Donnet at the sixth flight. Easdale lost only three games, all in the opening set of her sweep.
The Eagles got a point back, as Mebuke picked up a win over Eccleston at the second flight, but Reuland closed out her win over Marcela Rivero at the fifth level. Reuland lost only four total games (6-1, 6-3) in her win.
Chang was a winner over Nikki Chiricosta at the third flight, knotting the overall match score at 3-3 and leaving only Hill and Mariya Toncheva on the court. Toncheva had won the opening set relatively quickly, with a 6-1 verdict. But, Hill responded with a 6-3 win in the second set of their fourth-flight match. With all of the attention focused on her court, Hill won the first four games of the third set en route to a 6-1 win in the match-clinching set.
The Brown and Orange will return to the courts to face the arch-rival University of Toledo on Saturday (April 16) at 1:00 p.m. The BGSU-UT match is scheduled to be played at Keefe Courts on the BGSU campus, but could be moved to the PTC in the event of inclement weather. Any updates will be right here at BGSUFalcons.com as soon as possible.
BGSU 4, EASTERN MICHIGAN 3
Friday, April 15, 2011 – Perrysburg Tennis Center – Perrysburg, Ohio
SINGLES
1 - Christine Chiricosta (BGSU) def. Miriam Westerink 6-1, 6-0
2 - Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Maddy Eccleston 6-3, 6-1
3 - Xu Chang (EMU) def. Nikki Chiricosta 6-3, 6-1
4 - Mary Hill (BGSU) def. Mariya Toncheva 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
5 - Emily Reuland (BGSU) def. Marcela Rivero 6-1, 6-3
6 - Jessica Easdale (BGSU) def. Celine Donnet 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4
DOUBLES
1 - Mebuke/Westerink (EMU) def. C.Chiricosta/Eccleston 8-6
2 - Chang/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) def. Reuland/Jade Johnson 8-4
3 - N.Chiricosta/Hill (BGSU) def. Toncheva/Rivero 8-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
(NOTE: Scroll to the bottom of the page for video of post-match interviews with Falcon sophomore Mary Hill and head coach Penny Dean.)
With the win, the Falcons improve to 12-7 overall and 3-3 in MAC action. The Eagles drop to 10-10 and 3-3, respectively.
Friday's match marked the first time this season that BGSU rallied for a win after losing the doubles point. The Eagles took the early one-point lead by winning the matches at the top-two doubles flights.
Hill and freshman Nikki Chiricosta breezed to an 8-1 win at the third flight, but EMU's Xu Chang and Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr posted an 8-4 victory over sophomore Jade Johnson and freshman Emily Reuland at flight number two.
At the top doubles flight, senior co-captain Christine Chiricosta and soph Maddy Eccleston fell behind Eastern's Nino Mebuke and Miriam Westerink, 7-3, but rallied back to within 7-6 before the EMU team picked up the narrow 8-6 victory.
In singles action, the Falcons erased the deficit and took the lead relatively quickly, thanks to the co-captains. Christine Chiricosta lost her first game to Westerink, but did not lose again, reeling off 12-straight games. Chiricosta's 6-1, 6-0 win at the top flight was the first singles match ton conclude.
Soon after, junior co-captain Jessica Easdale finished off her win over Celine Donnet at the sixth flight. Easdale lost only three games, all in the opening set of her sweep.
The Eagles got a point back, as Mebuke picked up a win over Eccleston at the second flight, but Reuland closed out her win over Marcela Rivero at the fifth level. Reuland lost only four total games (6-1, 6-3) in her win.
Chang was a winner over Nikki Chiricosta at the third flight, knotting the overall match score at 3-3 and leaving only Hill and Mariya Toncheva on the court. Toncheva had won the opening set relatively quickly, with a 6-1 verdict. But, Hill responded with a 6-3 win in the second set of their fourth-flight match. With all of the attention focused on her court, Hill won the first four games of the third set en route to a 6-1 win in the match-clinching set.
The Brown and Orange will return to the courts to face the arch-rival University of Toledo on Saturday (April 16) at 1:00 p.m. The BGSU-UT match is scheduled to be played at Keefe Courts on the BGSU campus, but could be moved to the PTC in the event of inclement weather. Any updates will be right here at BGSUFalcons.com as soon as possible.
BGSU 4, EASTERN MICHIGAN 3
Friday, April 15, 2011 – Perrysburg Tennis Center – Perrysburg, Ohio
SINGLES
1 - Christine Chiricosta (BGSU) def. Miriam Westerink 6-1, 6-0
2 - Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Maddy Eccleston 6-3, 6-1
3 - Xu Chang (EMU) def. Nikki Chiricosta 6-3, 6-1
4 - Mary Hill (BGSU) def. Mariya Toncheva 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
5 - Emily Reuland (BGSU) def. Marcela Rivero 6-1, 6-3
6 - Jessica Easdale (BGSU) def. Celine Donnet 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4
DOUBLES
1 - Mebuke/Westerink (EMU) def. C.Chiricosta/Eccleston 8-6
2 - Chang/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) def. Reuland/Jade Johnson 8-4
3 - N.Chiricosta/Hill (BGSU) def. Toncheva/Rivero 8-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
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