Saturday Success for Falcons at BGSU Invitational

Saturday, September 15

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Marharita-Sophia Tavpash won a doubles crown & advanced to the championship in singles

September 17, 2018 | Women's Tennis

BGSU competitors capture both doubles crowns, assure themselves of two singles titles as well

By: BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (BGSU Athletic Communications)

The Bowling Green State University tennis team captured a pair of doubles titles, and the Falcons assured themselves of two singles crowns as well, as day-two action concluded at the BGSU Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 15) at Keefe Courts on the BGSU campus.

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

QUOTING COACH DALMACIO
"I'm happy for the team, for having such a strong start to the year. We've got a lot to build from, to make sure we are ready for the next one!"

DAY-TWO NOTES
• BGSU competitors, after going a combined 11-2 on day one of the invite, were a combined 12-5 on the second day. BGSU doubles teams went 6-2 on Saturday, with the only two losses coming to other Falcon teams.
• Singles play saw four Falcons advanced to the finals in the top-two flights. Due to the heat and humidity, the championship matches in each of those flights will be played on Monday.
• In doubles, BGSU teams picked up titles at each of the two flights, defeating other BG duos in both cases..

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SINGLES
• In the Orange Bracket, seniors Polina Radeva and Paula Comella each won their semifinal matches on Saturday to set up a championship meeting on Monday. Radeva downed a Tiffin opponent, while Comella defeated a Toledo foe in straight sets.
• BGSU competitors went a perfect 3-0 vs. the Rockets in semifinal-round action on Saturday.
• The Brown Bracket saw juniors Ayumi Sasaki and Marharita-Sophia Tavpash each vanquish a Rocket foe on Saturday to set up another All-BGSU meeting in a championship match on Monday.
• Junior Vanesa Pardo went 2-1 in the back draw of the Brown Bracket on Saturday, winning two matches by a combined 16-3, before dropping a narrow 7-5 result in the back-draw final.
• In the White Bracket, freshman Laura Silveira and sophomore Marta Bettinelli each suffered a Saturday setback.

DOUBLES
• BGSU's doubles dominance, established on Friday, continued on Saturday.
• Comella and Tavpash teamed up to down a Toledo team by a 6-3 score in the Freddie Falcon Bracket, while Radeva and Silveira also defused a Rocket team, 6-4. In the All-Falcon final, the Comella/Tavpash team emerged victorious.
• In the Frieda Falcon Bracket, the Sasaki/Pardo team picked up a win over a Detroit Mercy tandem to reach the finals. Bettinelli teamed up with Toledo freshman Christina Fuller for the second-straight day, and that team beat two of Fuller's Rocket teammates before topping Sasaki and Pardo, 6-4, in the final.

UP NEXT
• The two remaining singles bracket championship matches will be held in practice on Monday.
• Next weekend, the Falcons take a break from competition, but the team will be hosting the Falcon Pro-Am on Saturday, Sept. 22.
• Then, the team's next action will be the Detroit Invitational in the Motor City on Sept. 28-29.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For all things BGSU Tennis, follow the Falcons via Twitter (@BGSUTennis), Instagram (bgsuwtennis) and right here at BGSUFalcons.com.

BGSU INVITATIONAL
SINGLES
ORANGE BRACKET
PAULA COMELLA
• def. Anais Geslin (Tiffin) 6-0, 6-1
• def. Eileen Carney (Toledo) 6-4, 6-4
• vs. Polina Radeva (BGSU) in Monday's championship

POLINA RADEVA
• def. Iris Thious (Detroit Mercy) 7-5, 6-1
• def. Abbie Jade Riley (Tiffin) 6-4, 6-4
• vs. Paula Comella (BGSU) in Monday's championship

BROWN BRACKET
VANESA PARDO
• def. Larissa Wieser (Ashland) 6-2, 6-2
• lost to Koko Chishaki (Toledo) 6-4, 7-6(5)
• def. Lauren Prince (Tiffin) 8-2
• def. Anna Hart (Ashland) 8-1
• lost to Thalita Rodrigues (Toledo) 7-5 in back-draw championship

AYUMI SASAKI
• def. Thalita Rodrigues (Toledo) 7-5, 6-2
• def. Kiersten Carlson (Toledo) 7-5, 7-5
• vs. Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) in Monday's championship

MARHARITA-SOPHIA TAVPASH
• def. Chelsea Apawti (Detroit Mercy) 6-1, 6-1
• def. Koko Chishaki (Toledo) 6-3, 6-3
• vs. Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) in Monday's championship

WHITE BRACKET
LAURA SILVEIRA
• def. Lydia Bice (Ashland) 7-5, 6-4
• lost to Ksenia Providokhina (Detroit Mercy) 6-3, 6-4
• lost to Milah Ryland (Tiffin) 8-0

MARTA BETTINELLI
• def. Hazuki Ogino (Ashland) 6-1, 6-1
• lost to Chrissy Fuller (Toledo) 7-5, 6-1

DOUBLES
FREDDIE FALCON BRACKET
COMELLA/TAVPASH
• def. Sirgant/Prince (Tiffin) 6-0
• def. Carlson/Chishaki (Toledo) 6-3
• def. Radeva/Silveira (BGSU) N/A -- CHAMPIONS

RADEVA/SILVEIRA
• def. Riley/Geslin (Tiffin) 6-1
• def. Leenabanchong/Rodrigues (Toledo) 6-4
• lost to Comella/Tavpash (BGSU) -- RUNNER-UP FINISH

FRIEDA FALCON BRACKET
SASAKI/PARDO
• def. Wiedner/Meyer (Tiffin) 6-0
• def. Thioux/Providokhina (Detroit Mercy) 7-5
• lost to Bettinelli (BGSU)/Fuller (UT) 6-4 -- RUNNER-UP FINISH

BETTINELLI/FULLER ^
• def. Ryland/Foster (Tiffin) 6-0
• def. Aleck/Carney (Toledo) 6-2
• def. Sasaki/Pardo (BGSU) 6-4 -- CHAMPIONS

^ Toledo's Christina Fuller