Falcons Get 2018-19 Season Off to Flying Start

Friday, September 14

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BGSU Invitational

Freshman Laura Silveira celebrates after winning a point in her first-ever collegiate match

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BG competitors go a combined 11-2 on day one of BGSU Invitational

By: BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (BGSU Athletic Communications)

The Bowling Green State University tennis team kicked off the 2018-19 season in successful fashion, going a combined 11-2 on day one of the BGSU Invitational. Friday's (Sept. 14) action, for the most part, was held at Keefe Courts on the BGSU campus.

The two-day, five-team tournament is the first of three fall invitationals for the Falcons. BGSU is joined by Ashland, Detroit Mercy, Tiffin and Toledo in this weekend's tourney.

QUOTING COACH DALMACIO
"We stepped on the court with a lot of motivation to start the season, and we were very happy for the chance to play at our home ground and set the tone. We're looking forward to the semis and finals tomorrow!"

DAY-ONE NOTES, NUMBERS & NIFTY STUFF
• Due to fog and wet courts on Friday morning, several matches were moved indoors to the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
• Several competitors, including Falcon senior Polina Radeva, began their matches at Keefe Courts at approximately 11:30 a.m., and all five teams had returned to BG from Perrysburg by early afternoon.
• The tournament consists of three singles and two doubles brackets, with each singles competitor and doubles team scheduled to play three matches.
• All seven Falcons opened singles play with a win, as did all three (and a half) BGSU doubles teams.

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SINGLES
• In the Orange Bracket, Radeva and fellow senior Paula Comella each won their opening-round match. Radeva topped Detroit Mercy's Iris Thious in a narrow first set, then captured a 6-1 decision in the second set.
• Comella cruised in her opening match, losing only one total game in a straight-sets win over Tiffin's Anais Geslin.
• The Brown Bracket saw senior Vanesa Pardo and juniors Ayumi Sasaki and Marharita-Sophia Tavpash all open with wins.
• Pardo topped Ashland's Larissa Wieser in straight sets, winning each set by a 6-2 score. She was defeated by Toledo's Koko Chishaki in a pair of close sets in her second match.
• Sasaki downed the Rockets' Thalita Rodrigues in her opening-round match, winning a 7-5 first set before dropping just two games in her second-set victory.
• Tavpash lost only two games in her entire match, downing UDM's Chelsea Apawti by identical 6-1, 6-1 scores.
• In the White Bracket, freshman Laura Silveira made her BGSU debut with a striaght-sets win over Ashland's Lydia Bice. She captured a 7-5 first set, then pulled out a 6-4 victory in the second set. Silveira was defeated by UDM's Ksenia Providokhina in her second match of the afternoon.
• Sophomore Marta Bettinelli was the last Falcon to take the court on Friday, but made quick work of her opponent. Bettinelli dropped Ashland's Hazuki Ogino in straight sets, losing only one game in each set.

DOUBLES
• In four matches involving BGSU competitors, the Falcons won a total of 24 games while losing only one.
• Comella and Tavpash teamed up to win a 6-0 verdict over their Tiffin foes in the Freddie Falcon Bracket, while Radeva and Silveira also slew the Dragons, losing just one game en route to their victory.
• In the Frieda Falcon Bracket, the Sasaki/Pardo team picked up a 6-0 victory over a Tiffin tandem. Bettinelli teamed up with Toledo freshman Christina Fuller, and that duo also won a 6-0 decision against a Tiffin team.

UP NEXT
• The BGSU Invitational concludes on Saturday (Sept. 15), with action scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. at Keefe Courts on the BGSU campus. Admission is free.
• Next weekend, the Falcons take a break from competition, but the team will be hosting the Falcon Pro-Am on Saturday, Sept. 22.
• Following the BGSU Invitational, the team's next action will be the Detroit Invitational in the Motor Ciry on Sept. 28-29.

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BGSU INVITATIONAL
SINGLES
ORANGE BRACKET
PAULA COMELLA
• def. Anais Geslin (Tiffin) 6-0, 6-1
• vs. Eileen Carney (Toledo)

POLINA RADEVA
• def. Iris Thious (Detroit Mercy) 7-5, 6-1
• vs. Abbie Jade Riley (Tiffin)

BROWN BRACKET
VANESA PARDO
• def. Larissa Wieser (Ashland) 6-2, 6-2
• lost to Koko Chishaki (Toledo) 6-4, 7-6(5)
• vs. Lauren Prince (Tiffin)

AYUMI SASAKI
• def. Thalita Rodrigues (Toledo) 7-5, 6-2
• vs. Kiersten Carlson (Toledo)

MARHARITA-SOPHIA TAVPASH
• def. Chelsea Apawti (Detroit Mercy) 6-1, 6-1
• vs. Koko Chishaki (Toledo)

WHITE BRACKET
LAURA SILVEIRA
• def. Lydia Bice (Ashland) 7-5, 6-4
• lost to Ksenia Providokhina (Detroit Mercy) 6-3, 6-4
• vs. Ryland (Tiffin) or Bice (Ashland)

MARTA BETTINELLI
• def. Hazuki Ogino (Ashland) 6-1, 6-1
• vs. Chrissy Fuller (Toledo)

DOUBLES
FREDDIE FALCON BRACKET
COMELLA/TAVPASH
• def. Sirgant/Prince (Tiffin) 6-0
• vs. Carlson/Chishaki (Toledo)

RADEVA/SILVEIRA
• def. Riley/Geslin (Tiffin) 6-1
• vs. Leenabanchong/Rodrigues (Toledo)

FRIEDA FALCON BRACKET
SASAKI/PARDO
• def. Wiedner/Meyer (Tiffin) 6-0
• vs. Thioux/Providokhina (Detroit Mercy)

BETTINELLI/FULLER ^
• def. Ryland/Foster (Tiffin) 6-0
• vs. Aleck/Carney (Toledo)

^ Toledo's Christina Fuller

INTSTASS