Falcons' Run at ITA Regional Comes to an End

Saturday, October 12

Ann Arbor, MI

9:00 AM

Bowling Green State University

ITA Midwest Regional Championships

October 12, 2013 | Women's Tennis

Chiricosta & Reuland fall to the tourney's top seed

By: ANN ARBOR, Mich. (BGSU Athletic Communications)

Emily Reuland Nikki Chiricosta - mjc photos

The Bowling Green State University tennis team's run at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships came to an end on Saturday morning (Oct. 12), as the Falcons' two seniors fell in doubles play to the tournament's top-seeded duo.

Singles Qualifying Draw
Singles Qualifying - Consolation matches
Singles Main Draw - Bracket
Doubles Main Draw - Results through Saturday
Live Scoring/Live Video

UPDATED: Final Singles & Doubles Results - Oct. 15

Nikki Chiricosta and Emily Reuland fell to the University of Michigan duo of Emina Bektas and Brooke Bolender -- the top-seeded team in the doubles bracket -- by an 8-1 result in the round of 16.

Chiricosta and Reuland, after drawing a first-round bye, had advanced to Saturday's action with a second-round win over the Northwestern team of Lok Sze Leung and Manon Peri on Friday (Oct. 11).

U-M is the host school for this year's regional, which is being held at the Varsity Tennis Center.

In all, the Falcons combined for an overall record of 6-4 at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, with a 5-3 singles record and Chiricosta and Reuland's 1-1 doubles mark. Sophomore Katie Brozovich joined the two seniors in Ann Arbor, as all three players participated in the singles qualifying draw.

BGSU's complete results at the ITA event can be found below. The Falcons are next in action on Nov. 1, when head coach Penny Dean's team heads to Cincinnati for the UC Bearcat Invitational.

ITA Midwest Regional Championship
BGSU Results
Singles Qualifying Draw
Nikki Chiricosta
First-Round Bye
Defeated Annie Wierda (Michigan) 7-6(2), 6-3
Lost to Grainne O'Neill (Ohio State) 7-6, 6-2

Emily Reuland
Defeated Kadi Ilves (Illinois State) 6-2, 6-2
Defeated Linsey Verstrepen (Wright State) 6-1, 6-0
Lost to Jillian Rooney (Northwestern) 6-1, 6-2

Katie Brozovich
Lost to Louise Kwong (Illinois) 6-0, 5-7, 6-0
Defeated Elaine Cloern (WSU) 6-1, 6-2 *
Defeated Valerie Kulikovskaya (Detroit) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(3) *
* consolation match

Doubles Main Draw
Chiricosta/Reuland
First-Round Bye
Defeated Leung/Peri (Northwestern) 8-5
Lost to Bektas/Bolender (Michigan) 8-1

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