Tsadari Victorious in Singles as Falcons Drop MAC Opener to NIU

Sunday, March 19

Perrysburg, OH

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Northern Illinois

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March 19, 2023 | Women's Tennis

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Senior earns No. 1 singles win that marks 75th career victory

By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

PERRYSBURG, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (6-7, 0-1 MAC) dropped their conference opener to the Northern Illinois Huskies (10-8, 1-0 MAC) on Sunday (March 19) by a score of 6-1. Ioanna Tsadari was the first singles player to finish, taking a quick 6-3, 6-2 win over Erika Dimitriev at No. 1. This marks her seventh singles victory of the season, including four this spring. All four spring triumphs have come at the No. 1 spot. The win also marks Tsadari's 75^th career victory, with 36 of those coming in singles.

Hannah Neuman and Lucy Furness each battled to a three-set loss in singles, with Leticia Fonseca needing a tiebreak in her opening set. In doubles, Maru Poppe and Leticia Fonseca took a 6-2 victory at No. 3, their third win as a duo. Furness and Neuman had a tiebreak loss at No. 2, 7-6 (4).

Results
Singles
1. Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Erika Dimitriev (NIU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Diana Lukyanova (NIU) def. Eloise Saraty (BGSU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Nataly Ninova (NIU) def. Lucy Furness (BGSU), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2
4. Reagan Welch (NIU) def. Hannah Neuman (BGSU), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 10-6
5.. Angelica Ross (NIU) def. Maru Poppe (BGSU), 6-4, 6-2
6. Isabella Righi (NIU) def. Leticia Fonseca (BGSU), 7-6 (4), 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2, 3, 6, 4

Doubles
1. Ninova / Dimitriev (NIU) def. Tsadari / Saraty (BGSU), 7-5
2. Welch / Lukyanova (NIU) def. Furness / Neuman (BGSU), 7-6 (4)
3. Poppe / Fonseca (BGSU) def. Rakita / Chudy (NIU), 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Up Next
The Falcons continue MAC play with two matches next weekend. On Friday, March 24, Bowling Green hosts the Miami (OH) RedHawks in the Perrysburg Tennis Center. On Sunday, March 26, BGSU travels to Ypsilanti for a tilt with the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Both matches start at 1 p.m. ET.

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