Tennis Heads West for Bronco Super Challenge

Tennis at 2023 Bronco Super Challenge
Date	Friday, Nov. 10 - Saturday, Nov. 11
Venue	Sorensen Courts \| Kalamazoo, Mich.
Preview Info	EMU Notes (PDF)
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Social Media	X: @EMUEaglesTennis \| Instagram: @EMU_Tennis

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team is set to compete in its final fall event of the 2023-24 season as the Eagles will venture across the state to Kalamazoo, Mich., to compete in the Bronco Super Challenge, hosted by Western Michigan University, Nov. 10-11. The event will see competitors from several Midwest schools, including Chicago State University, Cleveland State University, and Oakland, along with the Eagles and Broncos. The event will be held outdoors at the Sorensen Courts with West Hills Athletic Club serving as the indoor venue for weather.

FIRST SERVES
» The Bronco Super Challenge will be the fourth and final fall event of the season under first-year head coach Ryan Kucera. His Eagles previously competed at the Redbird Invitational in Normal, Ill. (Sept. 29-Oct. 1), the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in East Lansing, Mich. (Oct. 12-16), and the Viking Invitational in Cleveland, Ohio (Oct. 20-22).
» Freshman Ksyusha Saenko leads the team in victories this fall as the rookie has accumulated 13, including a team-high-tying seven singles wins and six doubles victories.
» Wendy Zhang made her season debut at the Viking Invitational as she posted a 3-0 mark in singles play and was 3-1 in doubles action.
» Sabina Brichackova is three combined wins away from her 75th career victory as the junior has tallied 37 wins in singles play and 35 in doubles during her time with the Eagles.

FAMILIAR FACES
Eastern will see some very familiar faces once again this weekend as Eagles have already played matches against players from both Chicago State and Cleveland State at earlier events this fall. Additionally, the Eloundou family will be well represented as Linda Eloundou will be on hand for the Eagles while younger sister Manuella will represent Chicago State.

LAST TIME OUT: 2023 VIKING INVITATIONAL
Eastern competed at the Viking Invitational with the Eagles collecting 19 total victories, including an 8-4 record in doubles play, at the event hosted by Cleveland State, Oct. 20-22, in Cleveland, Ohio. EMU took part in the event along with the host Vikings, the Dukes of Duquesne, and the Penguins of Youngstown State.
» Eastern posted a record of 19-14 on the weekend, including an 11-10 mark in singles and an 8-4 record in doubles play.
›› Three players finished the weekend with 6-1 overall records (including singles and doubles), including Andrea Quiroz, Ksyusha Saenko, and Wendy Zhang, who saw her first action of the season.
›› Sabina Brichackova and Saenko both posted perfect 4-0 records in doubles play, including a 3-0 mark when paired together. With those results, the duo was named the Viking Invitational Doubles Champions.
›› Brichackova was 4-2 on the weekend while Linda Eloundou went 3-4 overall, including 2-1 in singles. Regina Mendez was 2-4 to round out the Eagles with victories.
›› In singles action, the Eagles were 4-4 against Youngstown State, 2-5 against Cleveland State, and 5-1 against Duquesne.
›› Eastern went 1-2 in doubles against CSU, 5-1 (in two sessions) against Duquesne, and 2-1 against Youngstown State.

ON THE HORIZON
With the fall slate complete, the Eagles will turn their attention to the spring dual season, which is scheduled to begin in mid-January. A full schedule will be released in early December.

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Players Mentioned

Sabina Brichackova

Linda Eloundou

Regina Mendez Carreño

Andrea Quiroz

Kseniia Saenko

Wendy Zhang

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