Falcons Claim First MAC Victory In 6-1 Win Over Northern Illinois

Friday, March 29

Perrysburg, OH

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Northern Illinois

Falcons Claim First MAC Victory In 6-1 Win Over Northern Illinois

March 29, 2019 | Women's Tennis

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University tennis program claimed their first Mid-American Conference win of the season on Friday (March 29) topping Northern Illinois, 6-1. This marks the Falcons' second consecutive win over the Huskies and moves BGSU's MAC record to 1-2 on the season. Overall, the Orange and Brown are back at .500 with an 8-8 standing on the year.

BGSU Results
Friday, March 29, 2019 - Bowling Green, Ohio

SINGLES
1 - Paula Comella (BGSU) def. Maria Potsi (NIU) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
2 - Marharita-Sophia Tavpash (BGSU) def. Jovana Peric (NIU) 6-1, 3-0
3 - Brodie Walker (NIU) def. Polina Radeva (BGSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
4 - Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) def. Christy Robinson (NIU) 6-3, 6-0
5 - Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) def. Paula Veyhle (NIU) 6-4, 6-2
6 - Vanesa Pardo (BGSU) def. Fernanda Naves (NIU) 6-4, 6-1

DOUBLES
1 - Comella/Tavpash (BGSU) def. Peric/Vehyle (NIU) 6-0
2 - Potsi/Slisko(NIU) def. Radeva/Silveira (BGSU) 6-0
3 - Sasaki/Bettinelli (BGSU) def. Walker/Naves (NIU) 6-4

Statistical Standouts

After winning MAC Women's Doubles Team of the Week, Comella and Tavpash surged again to begin Friday's match with a 6-0 victory in No. 1 doubles. The win is now their third in a row when playing No. 1 doubles.
Sasaki and Bettinelli fought back in No. 3 doubles to take their first lead of the match with their fifth point, leading to a 6-4 victory to clinch the doubles point for BGSU.
In singles play, Tavpash dominated early and carried the momentum through the entire match, only surrendering one point to her opponent in route to giving the Falcons a 2-0 lead.
After claiming the first set 6-3, Sasaki looked unstoppable in her second set, winning 6-0 to increase the BGSU lead to 3-0.
Pardo and Bettinelli added wins soon after to give the Orange and Brown a commanding 5-0 lead, and clinching their first MAC win of the season.
Adding another tally in the win column, Comella picked up a three set win. After falling behind in the first set, Comella came back to sweep in the second before winning 7-5 in the third to clinch the match.

Up Next
The Falcons next match will be on the road as they travel to Muncie, Ind. to face Ball State on Sunday (March 31). Heading into the weekend, the Cardinals hold a 12-3 record with a 1-1 standing with the MAC. On Friday (March 29), Ball State went head-to-head with Miami University in what served as their third Mid-American Conference match. Last season, Bowling Green topped Ball State during the regular season by a score of 4-3.

Next Home Match
Bowling Green's next home match will be the next chapter in the Battle of I-75. On Sunday, April 7, the Falcons will face the Rockets with first serve scheduled for 1 p.m.

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