Comella Makes History Now Against Ball State

Sunday, April 17

Bowling Green, OH

1 PM

Bowling Green State University

Ball State

April 17, 2016 | Women's Tennis

Bowling Green, Ohio – BGSU freshman Paula Comella added her name to the record books after picking up her 22nd singles victory of the year Sunday afternoon against Ball State's Peyton Gollhofer. With her 22nd win, Comella now ranks 27th in school history and is the seventh Falcon to earn 22 wins in a single season. The Bowling Green State University tennis team, though, fell 6-1 to Ball State at Keefe Courts on the campus of Bowling Green.

Suffering their first doubles conference loss this season was the duo of senior Drew Fillis and Comella. In an intense battle at No. 1, Fillis and Comella fell in a tie-breaker to Peyton Gollhofer and Audrey Berger. The teams tied at 3-3, 4-4 then 5-5, but Gollhofer and Berger captured the win 7-6 (8-6).

In singles, Comella earned her second win of the weekend, defeating Gollhofer at the No. 1 spot. Comella won the first set, 6-0, Gollhofer rallied to win the second set, 6-4, to force the super tiebreaker. Comella gave up just three points in the third set victory, 1-0 (10-3). With the win, Comella improved to 5-1 in conference play, 13-6 this spring and 22-8 overall.

The Falcons will end the regular season with two home matches -- against Akron Friday and Buffalo Sunday. Both matches are set to begin at 1 p.m.

BGSU Results
Sunday, April 17, 2016 – Keefe Courts (Bowling Green, Ohio)

SINGLES
1 – Paula Comella (BGSU) def. Peyton Gollhofer (BSU) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
2 – Carmen Blanco (BSU) def. Polina Radeva (BGSU) 7-6(5), 6-4
3 – Audrey Berger (BSU) def. Drew Fillis (BGSU) 6-1, 6-0
4 – Toni Ormond (BSU) def. Leeah Floyd (BGSU) 6-0, 6-1
5 – Julia Sbircea (BSU) def. Antonina Farrar (BGSU) 6-3, 6-0
6 – Bethany Moore (BSU) def. Marina Ferrero (BGSU) 6-2, 6-4

DOUBLES
1 – Gollhofer / Berger (BSU) def. Drew Fillis / Paula Comella (BGSU) 7-6 (8-6)
2 – Blanco / Moore (BSU) def. Polina Radeva / Leeah Floyd (BGSU) 6-2
3 – Calderon / Dohanics (BSU) def. Marina Ferrero / Antonina Farrar (BGSU) 6-2

RECORDS
BGSU 2-16, 0-5 (MAC)
BSU 18-3, 6-1 (MAC)

UP NEXT FOR BGSU
Friday, April 22 vs. Akron (Bowling Green, Ohio) at 1 p.m.