Season ends against top seed for UE tennis

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A memorable season came to an end on Saturday as the University of Evansville women’s tennis team fell to Wichita State on Saturday in the Missouri Valley Team Championships on Saturday.

 

UE finished the season with 17 victories, but more impressively, the Purple Aces registered a 5-2 record in the MVC, tying for second place.  Diana Tkachenko earned the league’s Freshman of the Year award while Chieko Yamada earned a nod on the All-Select Team.

 

In Saturday’s matchup, the Shockers earned the doubles point to start the day.  Andjela Brguljan and Daria Pentsova put up a strong fight in third-flight doubles, dropping a 3-2 decision.

 

WSU took three singles wins (flight 3, 4 and 5) to clinch the match.  Yamada played well at #1 singles.  After dropping the first set, she fought Giulia Guidetti to a 2-2 tie in the second of an unfinished match.

 

Tennis Match Results

Evansville vs Wichita State

Apr 29, 2017 at Bloomington, Ill.

(Bloomington Tennis Center)

 

#49 Wichita State 4, Evansville 0

 

Singles competition

  1. Giulia Guidetti (WSUW) vs. Chieko Yamada (UE) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
  2. Tanaporn Thongsing (WSUW) vs. Diana Tkachenko (UE) 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
  3. Fatima Bizhukova (WSUW) def. Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-0, 6-0
  4. Gabriela Porubin (WSUW) def. Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-3, 6-1
  5. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSUW) def. Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) 6-0, 6-2
  6. Marta Bellucco (WSUW) vs. Andjela Brguljan (UE) 6-2, 4-0, unfinished

 

Doubles competition

  1. Fatima Bizhukova/Gabriela Porubin (WSUW) def. Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-1
  2. Tanaporn Thongsing/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSUW) def. Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-0
  3. Marta Bellucco/Giulia Guidetti (WSUW) def. Andjela Brguljan/Daria Pentsova (UE) 3-2

 

Match Notes:

Evansville 17-14 (5-2 MVC)

Wichita State 17-8 (7-0 MVC); National ranking #49

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

MVC Team Tennis Championships Semifinal

 

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