Falcons Dominate Holy Cross, 7-0, in Spring Opener

Friday, January 20

Notre Dame, IN

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Holy Cross

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

January 20, 2023 | Women's Tennis

By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Bowling Green Falcons opened the spring portion of the 2023 season with a 7-0 victory over Holy Cross, winning all matches across singles and doubles play. Ioanna Tsadari and Eloise Saraty earned their second victory of the 2022-23 campaign as a doubles team, with this being their first in the spring. The doubles duo of Lucy Furness and Hannah Neuman earned their first victory as a duo, as did the pair of Maru Poppe and Leticia Fonseca. All six Falcons carried their success into singles play, with each one winning to help the Falcons start the spring season 1-0. Fonseca's victory marked the first of her collegiate career.

Results
Singles
1. Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Victoria Savvidou (HC), 7-6 (3), 6-0
2. Eloise Saraty (BGSU) def. Kia Carvalho-Landell (HC), 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
3. Lucy Furness (BGSU) def. Helga Lopez (HC), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9
4. Maru Poppe (BGSU) def. Diane Maillotte (HC), 6-3, 7-6 (1)
5. Hannah Neuman (BGSU) def. Anna Beer (HC), 6-0, 6-1
6. Leticia Fonseca (BGSU) def. Clara Ruediger (HC), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Tsadari / Saraty (BGSU) def. Lopez / Carvalho-Landell (HC), 6-3
2. Furness / Neuman (BGSU) def. Beer / Savvidou (HC), 7-5
3. Poppe / Fonseca (BGSU) def. Maillotte /Ruediger (HC), 6-0

Up Next
Bowling Green is back in action tomorrow (Jan. 21) with a match against UIC. The Falcons and Flames meet at 4:00 p.m. ET in Chicago.

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