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Falcons Take To The Road For Two Weekend Matches
April 13, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University tennis team will travel to the University of Buffalo and the University of Akron this weekend. The Falcons face the Bulls Friday at the University Tennis Center and the Zips Sunday at the Outdoor Tennis Facility. Both matches are set to begin at 1 p.m.
"We are looking forward to getting on the road again and compete hard against Buffalo and Akron," head coach Stephanie Dalmacio said. "They both have been top teams in the conference and that always motivates us to play a higher level of tennis."
The Orange and Brown fell to the RedHawks of Miami Sunday afternoon, 7-0 at Keefe Courts on the campus of BGSU. The top duo of sophomore Paula Comella and freshman Marharita-Sophia Tavpash captured their 14th overall doubles victory by defeating Nelli Ponomareva and Anzhelika Shapovalova by a score of 6-4.
Buffalo enters the weekend with an overall record of 7-8, and the Bulls are 1-3 in conference play. Buffalo's lone victory was against Northern Illinois (4-3). Head coach Kristen Maines returns seven to her roster in seniors Laura Hotterbosch and Margarita Kotok, juniors Christine Haraldson and Tanja Stojanovska and sophomores Mercedes Losada Rubio, Chantal Martinez Blanco and Sanjana Sudhir. The Falcons lead the Bulls, 14-6, in the all-time series between the teams. The Bulls were predicted to finish first in the league, according to the preseason poll. A year ago, Buffalo defeated Akron, 4-0 at the Mid-American Conference Championship semifinals, then fell to Ball State 4-3 in the quarterfinals. The Bulls finished the 2015-16 season with a 14-8 overall record and went 5-3 in the conference.
Akron currently leads the MAC with a 22-2 overall record and a 6-0 conference record. The Zips have defeated Toledo (4-3), Eastern Michigan (7-0), Buffalo (5-2), Miami (4-3), Northern Illinois (4-3) and Western Michigan (5-2). Akron was predicted to finish fourth in the league, according to the preseason poll. The Zips eight returners are seniors Karolina Maksimova and Shannon Newnes, juniors Ariadna Blinova, Sophia Geier, Carli Knezevich and Waverly Wituski and sophomores Luisa Echeverry and Carla Flores. Last year, head coach Brandon Padgett lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Championships to Buffalo and finished the 2015-16 season with a 15-10 overall record and 5-3 in conference play.
Following this weekend's matches, the Falcons return home to close out conference play versus Northern Illinois (Apr. 21) and Western Michigan (Apr. 23).
"We are looking forward to getting on the road again and compete hard against Buffalo and Akron," head coach Stephanie Dalmacio said. "They both have been top teams in the conference and that always motivates us to play a higher level of tennis."
The Orange and Brown fell to the RedHawks of Miami Sunday afternoon, 7-0 at Keefe Courts on the campus of BGSU. The top duo of sophomore Paula Comella and freshman Marharita-Sophia Tavpash captured their 14th overall doubles victory by defeating Nelli Ponomareva and Anzhelika Shapovalova by a score of 6-4.
Buffalo enters the weekend with an overall record of 7-8, and the Bulls are 1-3 in conference play. Buffalo's lone victory was against Northern Illinois (4-3). Head coach Kristen Maines returns seven to her roster in seniors Laura Hotterbosch and Margarita Kotok, juniors Christine Haraldson and Tanja Stojanovska and sophomores Mercedes Losada Rubio, Chantal Martinez Blanco and Sanjana Sudhir. The Falcons lead the Bulls, 14-6, in the all-time series between the teams. The Bulls were predicted to finish first in the league, according to the preseason poll. A year ago, Buffalo defeated Akron, 4-0 at the Mid-American Conference Championship semifinals, then fell to Ball State 4-3 in the quarterfinals. The Bulls finished the 2015-16 season with a 14-8 overall record and went 5-3 in the conference.
Akron currently leads the MAC with a 22-2 overall record and a 6-0 conference record. The Zips have defeated Toledo (4-3), Eastern Michigan (7-0), Buffalo (5-2), Miami (4-3), Northern Illinois (4-3) and Western Michigan (5-2). Akron was predicted to finish fourth in the league, according to the preseason poll. The Zips eight returners are seniors Karolina Maksimova and Shannon Newnes, juniors Ariadna Blinova, Sophia Geier, Carli Knezevich and Waverly Wituski and sophomores Luisa Echeverry and Carla Flores. Last year, head coach Brandon Padgett lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Championships to Buffalo and finished the 2015-16 season with a 15-10 overall record and 5-3 in conference play.
Following this weekend's matches, the Falcons return home to close out conference play versus Northern Illinois (Apr. 21) and Western Michigan (Apr. 23).
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