Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 2
Lincoln, Neb.
2 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
4
vs
3
South Dakota
Eagles Tennis Upends South Dakota, 4-3
2/2/2018 8:49:00 PM | Tennis
Three three-set victories in singles helped improve Eastern to 2-0
LINCOLN, Neb. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team improved to 2-0 on the season with a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the University of South Dakota, Friday, Feb. 2 at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska.
"This was a hard fought win that really could have gone either way with four three-set matches," said head coach Jayson Wiseman. "We did a great job of starting fast in the doubles and we able to secure that point with solid wins at no. 1 and no. 2."
EMU started the match by securing the doubles point thanks to a 6-2 win at no. 1 by junior Marie Mayerova (Krmelin, Czech Republic) and freshman Giuliana Ansaloni (Bergamo, Italy-Centro Studi Leonardo Da Vinci), and a victory at no. 2 doubles by senior duo Andrea Martinovska (Plzn, Czech Republic-Sport and Management School) and Ani Gogvadze (Tbilisi, Georgia-Khikhani).
The Eagles and Coyotes locked in four epic battles at the top four spots, with the Green and White securing three-set wins at no. 1, 3, and no. 4. Ansaloni got Eastern off to a strong start with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win, and after losses at no. 5 and 6, Gogvadze put EMU back in the driver's seat with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory. Martinovska wrapped up the match-deciding point with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win at no. 4.
"Ani and Giuliana both did a great job of coming back from first set losses to win their matches, and Andrea did a fantastic job of recapturing the momentum to win after dropping the second set," said Wiseman. "Overall, this was a great effort from the entire team to get to 2-0 and I'm very pleased to get a win over such a solid South Dakota team."
Eastern returns to action Saturday, Feb. 3 with a 12 p.m. match against Colorado State, once again on the campus of the University of Nebraska at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.
Singles
1. Ani Gogvadze (EMU) def. Jan Lazarevic (USD) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Barbora Kollarova (USD) def. Marie Mayerova (EMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Giuliana Ansaloni (EMU) def. Habiba Aly (USD) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
4. Andrea Martinovska (EMU) def. Luana Stanciu (USD) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
5. Anastasia Bondarenko (USD) def. Natalia Regalado (EMU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Nanette Nylund (USD) def. Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna (EMU) 6-1, 7-5
Order of finish: 3,6,5,1,4,2
Doubles
1. Marie Mayerova/Giuliana Ansaloni (EMU) def. Anastasia Bondarenko/Nanette Nylund (USD) 6-2
2. Ani Gogvadze/Andrea Martinovska (EMU) def. Barbora Kollarova/Habiba Aly (USD) 6-2
3. Jana Lazarevic/Luana Stanciu (USD) def. Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna/Natalia Regalado (EMU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1,2,3
"This was a hard fought win that really could have gone either way with four three-set matches," said head coach Jayson Wiseman. "We did a great job of starting fast in the doubles and we able to secure that point with solid wins at no. 1 and no. 2."
EMU started the match by securing the doubles point thanks to a 6-2 win at no. 1 by junior Marie Mayerova (Krmelin, Czech Republic) and freshman Giuliana Ansaloni (Bergamo, Italy-Centro Studi Leonardo Da Vinci), and a victory at no. 2 doubles by senior duo Andrea Martinovska (Plzn, Czech Republic-Sport and Management School) and Ani Gogvadze (Tbilisi, Georgia-Khikhani).
The Eagles and Coyotes locked in four epic battles at the top four spots, with the Green and White securing three-set wins at no. 1, 3, and no. 4. Ansaloni got Eastern off to a strong start with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win, and after losses at no. 5 and 6, Gogvadze put EMU back in the driver's seat with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory. Martinovska wrapped up the match-deciding point with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win at no. 4.
"Ani and Giuliana both did a great job of coming back from first set losses to win their matches, and Andrea did a fantastic job of recapturing the momentum to win after dropping the second set," said Wiseman. "Overall, this was a great effort from the entire team to get to 2-0 and I'm very pleased to get a win over such a solid South Dakota team."
Eastern returns to action Saturday, Feb. 3 with a 12 p.m. match against Colorado State, once again on the campus of the University of Nebraska at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.
Singles
1. Ani Gogvadze (EMU) def. Jan Lazarevic (USD) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Barbora Kollarova (USD) def. Marie Mayerova (EMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Giuliana Ansaloni (EMU) def. Habiba Aly (USD) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
4. Andrea Martinovska (EMU) def. Luana Stanciu (USD) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
5. Anastasia Bondarenko (USD) def. Natalia Regalado (EMU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Nanette Nylund (USD) def. Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna (EMU) 6-1, 7-5
Order of finish: 3,6,5,1,4,2
Doubles
1. Marie Mayerova/Giuliana Ansaloni (EMU) def. Anastasia Bondarenko/Nanette Nylund (USD) 6-2
2. Ani Gogvadze/Andrea Martinovska (EMU) def. Barbora Kollarova/Habiba Aly (USD) 6-2
3. Jana Lazarevic/Luana Stanciu (USD) def. Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna/Natalia Regalado (EMU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1,2,3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
366
Jana Lazarevic / 0 [USD]
613
#2 Singles Match
123
644
Barbora Kollarova / 0 [USD]
466
#3 Singles Match
123
466
Habiba Aly / 0 [USD]
612
#4 Singles Match
123
636
Luana Stanciu / 0 [USD]
462
#5 Singles Match
12
25
Anastasia Bondarenko / 0 [USD]
67
#6 Singles Match
12
15
Nanette Nylund / 0 [USD]
67
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,1,4,2
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