Broncos Shut Out Ball State 7-0

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan tennis team earned its second consecutive Mid-American Conference win, shutting down the Ball State Cardinals 7-0 at the West Hills Athletic Club in Kalamazoo. With the win, the Broncos even their overall record at 9-9 overall, with a 2-1 record in the MAC. They will take on the defending MAC champion Miami Redhawks tomorrow.

The Broncos opened up the match by sweeping the doubles competition, going 3-0 in doubles play. The tandem of Amanda Moccia and Maggie Remynse registered the first result of the day, defeating the pair of Sarah Hebble and Lauren Pickrel 8-2 in the No. 3 doubles match. April Kerr and Nini Sujashvili officially locked up the doubles point by winning the No. 1 doubles match 8-5, and Jill Pastunink & Maria Nivia preserved the perfect round with an 8-6 win in the No. 2 doubles match.

In singles play, Moccia dominated play in the No. 6 singles and gave the Broncos their first singles win of the day, going 6-0, 6-0 against BSU's Kylee Johnson. Rachel Denny won her sixth match in a row, eighth in her last 11, by defeating Paola Rodriguez 6-0, 6-3 in the No. 5 singles match, and Maggie Remynse snapped a modest two-match losing streak by putting away Georgina Thomson 6-4, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match to officially seal the win for WMU.

Later down the line, though, the Broncos needed to do a little extra work to seal the shutout. After Pastunink took the No. 4 singles match 7-5, 6-4, WMU required tiebreakers to win the No. 2 and No. 3 singles matches. On court six, Sujashvili overcame a second set loss to defeat Kristel Sanders 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6) to take the No. 2 match, while Nivia overcame a deficit to defeat Sarah Hebble 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8) in the No. 3 match.

 

Ball State vs Western Michigan

Apr 01, 2011 at Kalamazoo, Mich.
(West Hills Athletic Club)
Live Match Update

		Western Michigan		Ball State
		7		0

#1 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Georgina Thomson, Ball State 4 1 Order of finish: 3 Maggie Remynse, Western Michigan 6 6

#2 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Kristel Sanders, Ball State 2 6 0 Order of finish: 5 Nini Sujashvili, Western Michigan 6 4 1

#3 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Sarah Hebble, Ball State 7 1 0 Order of finish: 6 Maria Nivia, Western Michigan 5 6 1

#4 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Dena Boulieris, Ball State 5 4 Order of finish: 4 Jill Pastunink, Western Michigan 7 6

#5 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Paola Rodriguez, Ball State 0 3 Order of finish: 2 Rachel Denny, Western Michigan 6 6

#6 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Kylee Johnson, Ball State 0 0 Order of finish: 1 Amanda Moccia, Western Michigan 6 6

#1 DOUBLES   1     2     3   Notes Kylee Johnson/Kristel Sanders, Ball State 5 Order of finish: 2 April Kerr/Nini Sujashvili, Western Michigan 8

#2 DOUBLES   1     2     3   Notes Dena Boulieris/Georgina Thomson, Ball State 6 Order of finish: 3 Jill Pastunink/Maria Nivia, Western Michigan 8

#3 DOUBLES   1     2     3   Notes Sarah Hebble/Lauren Pickrel, Ball State 2 Order of finish: 1 Amanda Moccia/Maggie Remynse, Western Michigan 8