Women’s Tennis Earns Two Wins In Florida
Aces off to nice start on road trip
 ORLANDO, Fla. – A perfect opening day of action saw the University of Evansville women’s tennis team earn a pair of victories to open their trip to Orlando on Sunday. The Purple Aces picked up a 7-0 win over Florida A&M before finishing up with another 7-0 shutout against Marian.
“Our focus was very good today. I was very pleased with the fact that we swept both teams in singles and doubles despite using some different line up combinations that we haven’t used much to this point,†Aces head coach Jayson Wiseman said. “Chieko and Diana were dominant at the top of the lineup, Nicoli and Daria were both very efficient in the middle and Andrea, Andjela and Theda did a great job of dictating play at the bottom. This was definitely our most complete back-to-back performance of the season.”
Evansville did not suffer a loss in either match at double or singles while Chieko Yamada, Diana Tkachenko and Andjela Brguljan each earned a pair of 6-0 shutouts in singles action against Marian.
Full results from both matches are below. The Aces continue play in Orlando with matches on Tuesday against Creighton and Norfolk State. UE remains in the city on Thursday where they will take on South Dakota and Furman.
Tennis Match Results
University of Evansville vs Florida A&M
Mar 06, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.
 University of Evansville 7, Florida A&M 0
Singles competition
- Chieko Yamada (UE) def. Olivia Rolle (FAMU) 6-1, 6-3
- Diana Tkachenko (UE) def. Arrice Robinson (FAMU) 6-1, 6-1
- Nicoli Pereira (UE) def. Karen Machisa (FAMU) 6-2, 6-2
- Daria Pentsova (UE) def. Sophia Osabouhien (FAMU) 6-4, 6-1
- Theodora Soldatou (UE) def. Elizabeth Clayton (FAMU) 6-2, 6-1
- Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) def. Kiara Shaw (FAMU) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles competition
- Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira (UE) def. Sophia Osabouhien/Arrice Robinson (FAMU) 6-1
- Andjela Brguljan/Daria Pentsova (UE) def. Olivia Rolle/Karen Machisa (FAMU) 6-2
- Chieko Yamada/Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) def. Elizabeth Clayton/Kiara Shaw (FAMU) 6-2
Marian University (Ind.) vs University of Evansville
Mar 05, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.
 University of Evansville 7, Marian University (Ind.) 0
Singles competition
- Chieko Yamada (UE) def. Maria Lueken (MAR) 6-0, 6-0
- Diana Tkachenko (UE) def. Grace Neathery (MAR) 6-0, 6-0
- Nicoli Pereira (UE) def. Audrey Rang (MAR) 6-3, 6-1
- Daria Pentsova (UE) def. Elise Betscher (MAR) 6-3, 6-2
- Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) def. Mary Mullaney (MAR) 6-2, 6-1
- Andjela Brguljan (UE) def. Emma Wood (MAR) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
- Theodora Soldatou/Chieko Yamada (UE) def. Elise Betscher/Audrey Rang (MAR) 6-0
- Daria Pentsova/Andjela Brguljan (UE) def. Maria Lueken/Grace Neathery (MAR) 6-2
- Leah Helpingstine/Diana Tkachenko (UE) def. Mary Mullaney/Emma Wood (MAR) 7-6 (6-0)