The University of Akron Athletics
University of Akron
East Tennessee State
Women's Tennis Falls to ETSU, 6-1
February 28 | Women's Tennis
AKRON, Ohio— The University of Akron women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 match to East Tennessee State on Saturday at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.
The Zips fell to 7-5 overall, while the Bucs improved to 6-1overall.
"We played a strong team today," head coach Brandon Padgett said. "And we didn't play as well as we had hoped. But this will certainly help us as we move forward."
In doubles action, ETSU swept all three matches with identical 6-1 scores to claim the doubles point.
In singles action, Akron's sole win on the day came at No. 4 singles as freshman Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia) defeated Jayde Viccars, 6-3, 6-3.
Akron travels to Philadelphia on March 6-7 for matches at Penn and Temple.
LaTuchie Tennis Center
February 28, 2015
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 6, AKRON 1
Doubles:
1. Lyn Yee Choo / Ana Gerbasi (ETSU) def. Martina Zerbola / Sophia Geier, 6-1
2. Melissa Esguerra / Ioanna Markesini (ETSU) def. Ariadna Blinova / Karolina Maksimova, 6-1
3. Jessica Brumit / Reginka Nychytailova (ETSU) def. Shannon Newnes / Madison Cohen, 6-1
Singles:
1. Lyn Yee Choo (ETSU) def. Karolina Maksimova, 6-3, 6-0
2. Reginka Nychytailova (ETSU) def. Martina Zerbola, 6-0, 6-2
3. Ana Gerbasi (ETSU) def. Madison Cohen, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Ariadna Blinova (UA) def. Jayde Viccars, 6-3, 6-3
5. Ioanna Markesini (ETSU) def. Sophia Geier, 6-4, 6-3
6. Jessica Brumit (ETSU) def. Mariya Bessmertnaya, 6-2, 6-0
Order to finish:
Doubles— 3, 1, 2
Singles— 1, 6, 5, 2, 4, 3
Team records:
Akron (7-5 overall, 0-0 MAC)
East Tennessee State (6-1 overall, 0-0 SoCon)
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