Thursday, January 23
East Lansing, Mich.
2 p.m.
Michigan State University
7
vs
0
Eastern Michigan
Women's Tennis Opens Dual Season with Sweep Over Eastern Michigan
1/23/2020 4:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's tennis opened its 2020 dual season with a dominant 7-0 sweep over Eastern Michigan on Thursday afternoon inside the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
"We came out in doubles a little jittery but the girls calmed it down and got it done, and that's what matters the most," said MSU women's tennis head coach Kim Bruno. "We can finally get that monkey off our back, getting our first win under our belt before we get on the road. A 7-0 victory, can't do better than that. We just have to know that we're sitting at 1-0 heading to play a real tough team now and I'm glad that our season is up and running, I'll tell you that. It was good to see the girls compete, there's a lot of stuff we did well and a lot of stuff we still need to work on."
The Spartans clinched the doubles point over the Eagles with wins on courts two and three. Senior Samantha Memije teamed up with sophomore Nicole Stephens in the third slot and came away 6-0 winners over Essence Eaton and Emma-Lou Pommiers. MSU sophomore Jennifer Timotin and junior Mary Lewis clinched the point on court two with a 6-4 win over Isabelle Popma and Vasavi Ganesan of Eastern Michigan. Sophomore tandem Maja Pietrowicz and Lauren Lemonds finished right after the clinch, winning 6-4 over EMU's Marie Mayerova and Julia Piatek.
Timotin put the Spartans on the board first in singles action, with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Eaton in the sixth slot. Pietrowicz, who competed on court five for the Spartans, followed with a 6-1, 6-0 victroy over Piatekd to push the MSU lead to 3-0. On court two, Memije rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 finish over Ganesan to exten the Spartan leads to 4-0.
Stephens battled EMU's Pommiers in the fourth slot for the Spartans. After crusiing in the first set, 6-1, Stephens finished with a 6-4 win in the second set to give the Spartans a 5-0 lead.
Competing in her first dual in the Green and White, Lewis rallied past Mayerova in the top slot, 6-3, 6-2. Leading 6-0 in the dual, Lemonds completed the sweep for the Spartans on court four. The sophomore ran away early in the first set (6-1), and after trailing early in the second, came back to claim the final four games and the set, 6-3, giving the Spartans the 7-0 sweep over the Eagles.
MSU is back in action this Saturday and Sunday at ITA Kick-off Weekend in Athens, Georgia. The Spartans open the weekend against No. 3 Georgia on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. MSU will face either Furman or Notre Dame on Sunday, Jan. 26 with a time to be determined.
Michigan State 7 , Eastern Michigan 0
Doubles Results
1. Maja Pietrowicz/Lauren Lemonds (MSU) def.. Marie Mayerova/Julia Piatek (EMU), 6-4
2. Mary Lewis/Jennifer Timotin (MSU) def. Isabelle Popma/Vasavi Ganesan (EMU), 6-4
3. Samantha Memije/Nicole Stephens (MSU) def. Essence Eaton/Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU), 6-0
Singles Results
1. Mary Lewis (MSU) def. Marie Mayerova (EMU, 6-3, 6-2
2. Samantha Memije (MSU) def. Vasavi Ganesan (EMU, 6-1, 6-1
3. Lauren Lemonds (MSU) def. Isabelle Popma (EMU), 6-3, 6-3
4. Nicole Stephens (MSU) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (EMU), 6-1, 6-4
5. Maja Pietrowicz (MSU) def. Julia Piatek (EMU), 6-0, 6-1
6. Jennifer Timotin (MSU) def. Essence Eaton (EMU), 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (6, 5, 2, 4, 1, 3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Marie Mayerova / 0 [EMU]
32
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Vasavi Ganesan / 0 [EMU]
11
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Isabelle Popma / 0 [EMU]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Emma-Lou Pommiers / 0 [EMU]
14
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Julia Piatek / 0 [EMU]
01
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Essence Eaton / 0 [EMU]
00
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,2,4,1,3
Players Mentioned
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