Tennis Tops St. Francis For Second Straight Home Win

Friday, February 21

Perrysburg, Ohio

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Saint Francis University

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

February 21, 2020 | Women's Tennis

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

PERRYSBURG, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University tennis program picked up their third win over the last four matches, topping St. Francis on Friday (Feb. 21) by a score of 6-1. The win moves the Falcons' home record to 2-0 on the young spring season while being 3-2 overall. In doubles, St. Francis had to forfeit No. 3 doubles to begin the day, paving the way for Ioanna Tsadari and Yulia Kapitanova to clinch the doubles point for the Falcons with a win at No. 2 doubles. That momentum rolled into singles play for the Falcons as well. St. Francis also had to forfeit No. 6 singles, continuing a run for Bowling Green that pushed the score up to 6-0 before St. Francis closed out the match with a point of their own.

BGSU Results
Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 - Perrysburg, Ohio

SINGLES
1 - Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Lucia Seigford (SFU), 6-2, 6-4
2 - Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) def. Laura Gutierrez (SFU), 6-3, 6-3
3 - Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) def. Anouk Ma-Ajong (SFU), 6-1, 7-6 (5)
4 - Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) def. Romina Cutipa (SFU), 6-3, 6-0
5 - Camryn Rossa (SFU) def. Laura Silveira (BGSU), 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
6 - Bowling Green wins by St. Francis forfeit

DOUBLES
1 - Gutierrez/Seigford (SFU) def. Tavpash/Bettinelli (BGSU), 6-3
2 - Tsadari/Kapitanova (BGSU) def. Cupita/Ma-Ajong (SFU), 6-1
3 - Bowling Green wins by St. Francis forfeit

Making Of The Match

The day began in doubles for the Falcons, seeing St. Francis forfeit No. 3 doubles.
From there, Tsadari and Kapitanova rattled off six straight points at No. 2 doubles to win the set 6-1 to clinch the doubles point for Bowling Green.
Singles began the same as doubles, seeing St. Francis forfeit No. 6 singles to push the BGSU advantage to 2-0 early in the match.
Tsadari rolled momentum into singles from doubles, nearly sweeping the first set after jumping to a 5-0 lead. After closing out the first set 6-2, Tsadari battled back in the second set before running multiple points together to clinch the No. 1 singles point for the Falcons with a 6-4 second set final.
In the first set, Bettinelli traded points before closing out the set with a 6-3 final. That run propelled her into the second set where she swept through to a 6-0 win to clinch the win on the day for Bowling Green.
Kapitanova battled back in both sets for the Falcons, but ended up winning each set by scores of 6-3 to extend the lead for the Orange and Brown to 5-0.
Sasaki leapt out in front in her first singles set, claiming a 6-1 win. However, the set second proved to be a more difficult task, but Sasaki was able to fight to 7-6 victory for the point.

Moving In The Record Book

With career singles win number 49, Sasaki now has sole possession of 29th all-time in program history for singles wins in the Orange and Brown. She just needs one more singles win to move into a tie for 28th all-time.

Quote From The Coach

"We started slow on a couple of courts today, but were able to stay focused and the opportunities when needed. Happy to have gotten another win at home!"

Up Next

The Falcons will continue play this weekend, heading to Indianapolis on Sunday (Feb. 23) for a 4 p.m. first serve against the Greyhounds who are currently the No. 4 team in the nation for Division-II.
As for the home schedule, the Orange and Brown will be back on the home courts on March 6 to host Indiana Tech for a 2 p.m. first serve.

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