Falcons Earn Doubles Point In First Home MAC Match

Sunday, March 27

Bowling Green, Ohio

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Eastern Michigan

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

March 27, 2022 | Women's Tennis

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

PERRYSBURG, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons dropped their first home conference match of the season, falling to Eastern Michigan by a score of 4-3. BGSU started strong by taking the doubles point, with Selina Karg and Hannah Neuman winning at No. 1 and Maru Poppe and Annika Vetter winning at No. 3. Karg and Neuman were the first pair to finish, taking a convincing 6-1 victory. Poppe and Vetter were the final duo to finish, building a 3-0 lead and maintaining it for a 6-4 win.

The first four singles matches to finish favored the Eagles, giving the guests a road win. Annika Vetter battled to a three-set victory at No. 3, her fourth win of the spring. In the No. 1 spot, Selina Karg and Luisa Pelayo battled for over two hours, splitting the first two sets. Karg earned the third set victory, battling back from a 4-5 deficit to win, 7-6. The triumph was her ninth of the spring, the most on the team. The loss drops Bowling Green to 4-10 this season, with a 1-2 mark in the MAC.

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Singles
1. Selina Karg (BGSU) def. Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5)
2. Prerna Vichare (EMU) def. Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Annika Vetter (BGSU) def. Sabina Brichackova (EMU) 3-6, 7-5, 10-3
4. Isabelle Popma (EMU) def. Maru Poppe (BGSU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU) def. Laura Maia Silveira (BGSU) 6-4, 6-0
6. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU) def. Hannah Neuman (BGSU) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles
1. Selina Karg / Hannah Neuman (BGSU) def. Vasavi Ganesan / Isabelle Popma (EMU) 6-1
2. Prerna Vichare / Sabina Brichackova (EMU) def. Ioanna Tsadari / Laura Maia Silveira (BGSU) 6-3
3. Maru Poppe / Annika Vetter (BGSU) def. Grace Whitney / Luisa Pelayo (EMU) 6-4

Order of finish: Singles (5, 6, 2, 4, 3, 1); Doubles (1, 2, 3)

Up Next
The Falcons continue MAC play with two more matches. On Friday, April 1, they will travel to Western Michigan for a 1 p.m. match with the Broncos. Bowling Green returns home on Sunday, April 3, for a showdown with the Buffalo Bulls. That match will start at 1 p.m. in the Perrysburg Tennis Center.

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