Falcon Rally Comes Up Short Against Eastern Michigan

Sunday, April 10

Bowling Green, OH

1 PM

Bowling Green State University

Eastern Michigan

April 10, 2016 | Women's Tennis

Perrysburg, Ohio – The Falcons captured three singles wins in thrilling super tie-breakers against Eastern Michigan, but ultimately, the Bowling Green State University tennis team fell to EMU, 4-3, at the Perrysburg Tennis Center Sunday afternoon.

Eastern's No.2 and 3 teams won their matches to secure the doubles point. Senior Drew Fillis and freshman Paula Comella were defeating the Eagles' Klara Supejova and Andrea Martinovska, 5-2, but the match went unfinished when EMU clinched the doubles point.

In singles, BGSU's Fillis picked up the first point for the Falcons at the No. 3 spot. She fell behind just once in the 6-4, first set win against Ani Gogvadze. EMU's Gogvadze claimed the second set, 6-1, to force a third set. Fillis controlled the third-set defeating Gogvadze, 1-0 (10-4) to take the match.

The Falcons' freshman Polina Radeva faced Andrea Martinovska at the No. 2 position. Radeva won the first set, 7-5. Martinovska rallied to win the second set, 7-5 and forced a super tie-breaker. Radeva won the super tie-breaker, 1-0 (10-7).

At the No. 1 spot, Comella tallied the third and final point in the match with a 10-8 victory in the breaker, defeating Klara Supejova, 7-6 (1), 6-7(3), 1-0 (10-8). Comella was behind 7-1 in the third set, but climbed her way back point-by-point tying the set at 8-8. Comella held Supejova to eight points to capture the third set and the match.

Following today's match, the Falcons will hit the road to face Miami Friday at 1 p.m. BGSU will end the regular season with three home duals against Ball State (April 17), Akron (April 22), and Buffalo (April 24).

BGSU Results
Sunday, Apr. 10, 2016 – Perrysburg, Ohio

SINGLES
1 – Paula Comella (BGSU) def. Klara Supejova (EMU) 7-6 (1), 6-7 (3), 1-0 (10-8)
2 – Polina Radeva (BGSU) def. Andrea Martinovska (EMU) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
3 – Drew Fillis (BGSU) def. Ani Gogvadze (EMU) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4)
4 – Anna Veleva (EMU) def. Emily Witt (BGSU) 6-2, 6-2
5 – Marie Mayerova (EMU) def. Leeah Floyd (BGSU) 6-0, 6-0
6 – Renu Sharma (EMU) def. Antonina Farrar (BGSU) 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES
1 – Drew Fillis / Paula Comella (BGSU) vs. Supejova / Martinovska (EMU) 5-2, unfinished
2 – Gogvadze / Mayerova (EMU) def. Polina Radeva / Emily Witt (BGSU) 6-1
3 – Veleva / Sharma (EMU) def. Leeah Floyd / Antonina Farrar (BGSU) 6-1

RECORDS
BGSU 2-15, 0-4 (MAC)
EMU 4-14, 1-3 (MAC)

UP NEXT FOR BGSU
Friday, April 15 vs. Miami (Oxford, Ohio) at 1 p.m.