BG Tennis Comes Up Short In South Bend

Wednesday, January 23

South Bend, Ind.

5:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Notre Dame

January 23, 2019 | Women's Tennis

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University tennis program was back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 23 against the University of Notre Dame, but fell short. The Falcons put up a strong fight, but were unable to capture a point, with the Fighting Irish winning 7-0. The loss brings the Falcons record to 1-2 on the young season.

BGSU Results
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - South Bend, Ind.

SINGLES
1 - Zoe Spence (ND) def. Paula Comella (BGSU) 6-3, 6-4
2 - Bess Waldram (ND) def. Polina Radeva (BGSU) 6-3, 6-0
3 - Ally Bojczuk (ND) def. Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) 6-1, 6-2
4 - Brooke Broda (ND) def. Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) 6-4, 6-0
5 - Maeve Koscielski (ND) def. Vanesa Pardo (BGSU) 6-3, 6-2
6 - Zoe Taylor (ND) def. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES
1 - Comella/Tavpash (BGSU) vs. Waldram/Broda (ND) 5-2 (unfinished)
2 - Chong/Bojczuk (ND) def. Radeva/Sasaki (BGSU) 6-0
3 - Spence/Taylor (ND) def. Pardo/Bettinelli (BGSU) 6-2

Statistical Standouts

Paula Comella nearly captured a win in the second set, but Spence of Notre Dame edged out the final point. This is the first time this season Comella has been on the losing end of singles play.
In doubles, Comella and Tavpash jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead. Due to the other matches concluding in favor of Notre Dame, they closed with a 5-2 score in their favor.

Up Next
Bowling Green will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 2 when they host Indiana Tech with a scheduled 1 p.m first serve. This will be the Falcons first home match of the year and will take place at the Perrysburg Tennis Center. It will be the first of two home matches in a row for the Orange and Brown. For Indiana Tech, the match will serve as their first event of the spring schedule.

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