
Hoosiers Come up Short Against RedHawks
2/4/2017 2:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Three singles matches went three sets and the Indiana women's tennis team dropped a narrow match, 4-3 against Miami University on Saturday at the IU Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers (3-2) got off to a solid start as they won all three doubles matches to claim the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Indiana quickly went up 2-0 when freshman Pauline Jahren won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
Miami University (1-2) got on the board with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles and evened the match 2-2 with a win at No. 4 singles.
Meanwhile, the remaining three matches were all in third sets. Sophomore Caitlin Bernard battled back from a 4-1 deficit to get it to 5-4 in her third set, but ultimately fell 6-4. Moments later the RedHawks won at No. 2 singles to clinch the match.
Senior Kim Schmider won her match 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to give the Hoosiers a third point in the match.
Up next the Hoosiers host a doubleheader tomorrow as they welcome Western Kentucky at 11:00 a.m. and Evansville at 3:30 p.m.
Miami University 4, Indiana 3
Singles competition
1. Nelli Ponomareva (MOH) def. Caitlin Bernard (IND) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
2. A. Shapovalova (MOH) def. Paula Gutierrez (IND) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. Andrea Badileanu (MOH) def. Natalie Whalen (IND) 7-5, 6-1
4. Emily Struble (MOH) def. Alicia Robinson (IND) 6-4, 7-5
5. Kim Schmider (IND) def. Anastasia Vasiukhina (MOH) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
6. Pauline Jahren (IND) def. Abby Braddy (MOH) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Caitlin Bernard/Natalie Whalen (IND) def. Nelli Ponomareva/Anastasia Vasiukhina (MOH) 6-3
2. Kim Schmider/Alicia Robinson (IND) def. A. Shapovalova/Abby Braddy (MOH) 6-2
3. Paula Gutierrez/Pauline Jahren (IND) def. Andrea Badileanu/Emily Struble (MOH) 6-0
The Hoosiers (3-2) got off to a solid start as they won all three doubles matches to claim the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Indiana quickly went up 2-0 when freshman Pauline Jahren won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
Miami University (1-2) got on the board with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles and evened the match 2-2 with a win at No. 4 singles.
Meanwhile, the remaining three matches were all in third sets. Sophomore Caitlin Bernard battled back from a 4-1 deficit to get it to 5-4 in her third set, but ultimately fell 6-4. Moments later the RedHawks won at No. 2 singles to clinch the match.
Senior Kim Schmider won her match 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to give the Hoosiers a third point in the match.
Up next the Hoosiers host a doubleheader tomorrow as they welcome Western Kentucky at 11:00 a.m. and Evansville at 3:30 p.m.
Miami University 4, Indiana 3
Singles competition
1. Nelli Ponomareva (MOH) def. Caitlin Bernard (IND) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
2. A. Shapovalova (MOH) def. Paula Gutierrez (IND) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. Andrea Badileanu (MOH) def. Natalie Whalen (IND) 7-5, 6-1
4. Emily Struble (MOH) def. Alicia Robinson (IND) 6-4, 7-5
5. Kim Schmider (IND) def. Anastasia Vasiukhina (MOH) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
6. Pauline Jahren (IND) def. Abby Braddy (MOH) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Caitlin Bernard/Natalie Whalen (IND) def. Nelli Ponomareva/Anastasia Vasiukhina (MOH) 6-3
2. Kim Schmider/Alicia Robinson (IND) def. A. Shapovalova/Abby Braddy (MOH) 6-2
3. Paula Gutierrez/Pauline Jahren (IND) def. Andrea Badileanu/Emily Struble (MOH) 6-0
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