BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis lost to Ball State 6-1 on Thursday at the Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park.
The Lady Toppers (8-7) picked up a singles win from senior Elizabeth Sobieski in the loss to the Cardinals (7-3).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Singles (Order of finish: 3,2,4,1,6,5)
- 1. Alana Bristow (BSU) def. Isabelle Einess (WKU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
- 2. Sarah Shahbaz (BSU) def. Virginia Madueno (WKU) 6-3, 6-3
- 3. Priyanka Rana (BSU) def. Andra Sirbu (WKU) 6-1, 6-3
- 4. Isabel Tanjuatco (BSU) def. Barbara Olvera (WKU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
- 5. Asia Ting Fontana (BSU) def. Ariadna Fernandez (WKU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
- 6. Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) def. Gabriella Barrera (BSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,3)
- 1. Sarah Shahbaz/Isabel Tanjuatco (BSU) def. Barbara Olvera/Virginia Madueno (WKU) 6-4
- 2. Andra Sirbu/Isabelle Einess (WKU) vs. Alana Bristow/Gabriella Barrera (BSU) 5-6, unfinished
- 3. Asia Ting Fontana/Sydney Hrehor (BSU) def. Ariadna Fernandez/Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 6-4
NOTABLES
- WKU falls to 8-7 overall and 6-4 at home with the loss.
- The Lady Toppers are now 3-2 in their current six-match homestand, with wins over Butler, Belmont and Tennessee State, and losses to SEMO and Ball State.
- Elizabeth Sobieski improved to 2-2 in singles play this season with her win over Ball State. All of her matches this season have come at the No. 6 position.
- Sobieski's win was her sixth singles win in her Lady Topper career.
QUOTABLES
- "I thought we played really well. We had a good performance today against, honestly, one of the toughest teams we've played this year. Ball State's got a real good shot of winning the MAC, and that's a very difficult conference. I thought we competed well. We had four matches that went three sets and in doubles we were ahead in all three doubles matches at some point today. Good performance. I think it really prepares us well for next week's first conference match against Sam Houston here a week from today." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis, on the match against Ball State.
- "I guess the key for me was still believing in myself, even in the tough moments of the match. It was 4-all, deuce and I got the point. I wasn't there shaking and being nervous, so I think the biggest thing of why I was able to pull it out today was just the confidence and belief in myself." – WKU Women's Tennis senior Elizabeth Sobieski, on her singles match against Ball State.
NEXT UP
- The Lady Toppers will wrap up their six-match homestand against Sam Houston on Thursday, March 12, at 1 p.m. CT.
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