Falcons Bounce Back To Beat Cleveland State, 4-3

Sunday, February 19

Bowling Green, OH

1 PM

Bowling Green State University

Cleveland State

February 19, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Perrysburg, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University tennis team defeated the Cleveland State Vikings, 4-3 Sunday afternoon at the Perrysburg Tennis Center. The Falcons remain undefeated at home this season and are now 4-4 overall.

BG came away with four singles victories and a doubles win on the day.

"I'm so excited and proud of the girls for the competitiveness and resilience they had all weekend," head coach Stephanie Dalmacio said. "We are starting to see the benefits of working so hard physically and mentally to get to where we want to be. For me as a coach, it's just a great feeling to see the players develop so much in such a short period of time."

The Orange and Brown got things going early with a dominant performance on court one in doubles from sophomore Paula Comella and freshman Marharita-Sophia Tavpash. Cleveland State's Isabella Spindler and Aleksandra Golawska were first on the board, but Comella and Tavpash quickly answered taking a 3-1 lead. The duo defeated Spindler and Golawska, 6-1.

In singles, Radeva who went 3-0 on the weekend recorded the first point for the Falcons with her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Victoria Bensimon.

Comella tied the match at 2-2 with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Spindler. With the win, Comella is now 6-2 overall on the season.

At No. 3 singles, Tavpash led the entire first set. Golawska attempted to gain ground but was unsuccessful against, Tavpash, who won the set 6-3. Tavpash did not allow Golawska to score in the second set, winning 6-0.

The match came down to court four, where freshman Ayumi Sasaki was up a set against Blanche Lenoan, 6-3. Sasaki took a 2-1 lead in the second set, but the two would tie at 2-2 and again at 4-4. Sasaki went on to capture the set and match, 6-4.

The Falcons will travel to South Bend, Ind. Saturday, Feb. 25 to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 3 p.m.

BGSU Results
Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 – Perrysburg, Ohio
BGSU 4, Cleveland State 3

SINGLES
1 – Paula Comella (BGSU) def. Isabella Spindler (CSU) 6-1, 6-1
2 – Polina Radeva (BGSU) def. Victoria Bensimon (CSU) 6-1, 6-2
3 – Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) def. Princess Gbadamosi (CSU) 6-2, 6-1
4 – Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) vs. Blanche Lenoan (CSU) 6-3, 6-4
5 – Jana Schober (CSU) def. Emily Witt (BGSU) 6-2, 6-2
6 – CSU won by Forfeit

DOUBLES
1 – Paula Comella/Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) def. Spindler/Golawska (CSU) 6-1
2 – Bensimon/Schober (CSU) def. Polina Radeva/Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) 6-2
3 – CSU won by Forfeit

RECORDS
CSU – 3-6
BGSU – 4-4