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Day One In The Books For Falcons At Cincinnati Invite
October 12, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Cincinnati, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's tennis program began day one at the Cincinnati Invitational, facing Xavier and Chattanooga in singles play while going against Cincinnati in doubles. The Falcons saw a mixed return on the day, seeing three singles victories and one doubles win. Play will resume at 11 a.m. in Cincinnati tomorrow (Oct. 12).
FULL RESULTS
Singles Results (Session I) v. Xavier
1 - Ahmeir Kyle (XAV) def. Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) 6-2, 6-1
2 - Emily Thomas (XAV) def. Joanna Tsadari (BGSU) 7-6 (4), 6-0
3 - Kaitlin Ruether (XAV) def. Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) 6-3, 7-5
4 - Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) def. Natalie Moyer (XAV) 7-6 (4), 6-1
5 - Anna Letto (XAV) def. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) 7-5, 6-4
6 - Lauren Fitz-Randolph (XAV) def. Laura Silveira (BGSU) 7-6 (8), 7-6 (4)
Doubles Results v. Cincinnati
1 - Tavpash/Bettinelli (BGSU) def. Guna/Morton (CIN) 6-4
2 - Coutino/Miceli (CIN) def. Sasaki/Kapitanova (BGSU) 6-0
3 - Koscielski/Niehaus (CIN) def. Silveira/Magro (BGSU) 6-4
Singles Results (Session II) v. Chattanooga
1 - Jessie Young (CHAT) def. Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
2 - Bogdana Zaporozhets (CHAT) def. Joanna Tsadari (BGSU) 6-1, 6-1
3 - Polina Goloputova (CHAT) def. Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
4 - Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) def. Callie Billman (CHAT) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 10-8
5 - Emma Van Hee (CHAT) def. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) 6-2, 6-0
6 - Maria Jose (Majo) Magro (BGSU) def. Grace Anne Dunavant (CHAT) 7-6 (7), 4-6, 10-4
Day One Summary
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' tennis team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BGSUTennis
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuwtennis'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
FULL RESULTS
Singles Results (Session I) v. Xavier
1 - Ahmeir Kyle (XAV) def. Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) 6-2, 6-1
2 - Emily Thomas (XAV) def. Joanna Tsadari (BGSU) 7-6 (4), 6-0
3 - Kaitlin Ruether (XAV) def. Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) 6-3, 7-5
4 - Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) def. Natalie Moyer (XAV) 7-6 (4), 6-1
5 - Anna Letto (XAV) def. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) 7-5, 6-4
6 - Lauren Fitz-Randolph (XAV) def. Laura Silveira (BGSU) 7-6 (8), 7-6 (4)
Doubles Results v. Cincinnati
1 - Tavpash/Bettinelli (BGSU) def. Guna/Morton (CIN) 6-4
2 - Coutino/Miceli (CIN) def. Sasaki/Kapitanova (BGSU) 6-0
3 - Koscielski/Niehaus (CIN) def. Silveira/Magro (BGSU) 6-4
Singles Results (Session II) v. Chattanooga
1 - Jessie Young (CHAT) def. Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
2 - Bogdana Zaporozhets (CHAT) def. Joanna Tsadari (BGSU) 6-1, 6-1
3 - Polina Goloputova (CHAT) def. Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
4 - Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) def. Callie Billman (CHAT) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 10-8
5 - Emma Van Hee (CHAT) def. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) 6-2, 6-0
6 - Maria Jose (Majo) Magro (BGSU) def. Grace Anne Dunavant (CHAT) 7-6 (7), 4-6, 10-4
Day One Summary
- Having started the year by capturing two bracket titles in doubles play, Tavpash and Bettinelli carried that momentum with them to Cincinnati, defeating the Bearcats' duo of Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton, 6-4, for the lone doubles win of the day for the Falcons.Â
- Against Xavier in singles, Yulia Kapitanova claimed a close first set win, 7-6 (4) before dominating the second set, 6-1, to give Bowling Green a singles win over the Musketeers.Â
- Ayumi Sasaki picked up a singles win over Chattanooga's Callie Billman. After falling short in the first set 7-5, Sasaki battled in the second set, winning 7-6 (5) to survive and force a third set, also winning that by a score of 10-8.
- Freshman Maria Jose (Majo) Magro chipped in a singles win against Chattanooga as well, also winning in three sets. Against Grace Anne Dunavant, Magro took the first set 7-6 (7) before falling in the second set. However, Magro stormed back to win the third set 10-4 to give the Falcons their third singles win of the day.Â
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' tennis team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BGSUTennis
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuwtennis'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
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