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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Thursday, October 10
Ann Arbor, MI
9:00 AM
Bowling Green State University
at
ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Falcons Fly High in Ann Arbor on Thursday
October 10, 2013 | Women's Tennis
BGSU goes 4-1 in singles play at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Singles Qualifying Draw - Thursday's Results & Friday's Matchups
Doubles Main Draw - Schedule of Events
Live Scoring/Live Video
Senior Emily Reuland won a pair of matches in the singles qualifying draw, while classmate Nikki Chiricosta won her lone match on the opening day of the six-day event. The University of Michigan is hosting this year's regional event, which is being held at the Varsity Tennis Center.
"I couldn't be more proud of our players today," said BGSU head coach Penny Dean. "Winning four out of five matches at this level of competition is outstanding. The Falcons will look to build on this success and compete just as hard tomorrow."
Chiricosta, as one of the top-four seeds in the top half of the bracket, earned a first-round bye. She faced Annie Wierda of the host school in the second round, and captured a win in straight sets. In fact, all four of BGSU's wins on Thursday came in two sets, while the Falcons' lone loss was in three sets.
But we digress. Chiricosta outlasted Wierda in an opening-set tiebreaker, then used the momentum of that first-set win to capture the match with a 6-3 decision in the second set.
Reuland rolled through her Thursday matches, losing a total of just five games in her four sets. The senior defeated Kadi Ilves of Illinois State in her morning match, winning two sets by identical 6-2 scores. On Thursday afternoon, Reuland faced Linsey Verstrepen of Wright State, and lost only one game, rolling along to a 6-1, 6-0 win and a trip to the round of 16.
On Friday (Oct. 11), Chiricosta will face Ohio State's Grainne O'Neill, while Reuland will meet Jillian Rooney of Northwestern. The winners of those two matches, and eight qualifying-round survivors in all, earn a trip to the singles main draw, which begins on Saturday (Oct. 12).
Sophomore Katie Brozovich also competed in Thursday's singles qualifying draw. Brozovich lost her opening-round match to Louise Kwong of Illinois in three sets. She bounced back for a 6-1, 6-2 win over Wright State's Elaine Cloern in a consolation match.
Friday play at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships begins at 9:00 a.m., with the round of 16 in the qualifying singles draw. Then, the first round of doubles is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Chiricosta and Reuland, as mentioned, each will play a singles match on Friday, and the duo then will pair up for the doubles portion of the tourney. The BG seniors received a first-round bye, and will face either the Northwestern duo of Lok Sze Leung and Manon Peri, or the Western Michigan team of Kathleen Hawkins and Nini Sujashvili.
Click the link located near the top of this page for live scoring, as well as live video of selected matches.
ITA Midwest Regional Championship
BGSU Results
Thursday, Oct. 10 - Singles Qualifying Draw
Nikki Chiricosta
First-Round Bye
Defeated Annie Wierda (Michigan) 7-6(2), 6-3
Emily Reuland
Defeated Kadi Ilves (Illinois State) 6-2, 6-2
Defeated Linsey Verstrepen (Wright State) 6-1, 6-0
Katie Brozovich
Lost to Louise Kwong (Illinois) 6-0, 5-7, 6-0
Defeated Elaine Cloern (WSU) 6-1, 6-2 *
* consolation match
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, Oct. 11
9 a.m. -- Qualifying Singles Round of 16 (eight players will qualify for main draw)
2 p.m. -- Main Draw Doubles First Round
4 p.m. -- Main Draw Doubles Second Round
Saturday, Oct. 12
9 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Round of 16
10 a.m. -- Singles Main Draw First Round
1:30 p.m. -- Singles Main Draw Second Round
Sunday, Oct. 13
10 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinals
11:30 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Semifinals
1 p.m. -- Singles Main Draw Round of 16
Monday, Oct. 14
9 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Championship
10:30 a.m. -- Singles Main Draw Quarterfinals
1:30 p.m. -- Singles Main Draw Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 15
10 a.m. -- Singles Main Draw Championship
Participating Schools
Bowling Green, Akron, Chicago State, Cleveland State, DePaul, Detroit, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Illinois State, Illinois, IPFW, Marquette, Michigan, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Toledo, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State, Youngstown State
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Friday, May 01
Saturday, February 28
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