Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Saturday, February 13
Muncie, IN
2 PM
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Lady Raiders drop tough decision at Ball State, 4-3
2/13/2021 5:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team fell in the second part of the road trip to Ball State, 4-3.
MT (2-5) got off to a fast start, collecting their second-straight doubles point of the 2021 dual match season over Ball State (2-2).
Sophomore Love-Star Alexis and freshman Lilly-Sophie Schmidt battled to open doubles with a win. Alexis and Schmidt took their match 6-2 over Desai and Polishchuck.
The pair of graduate Lidia Burrows and senior Lee Barnard earned the doubles point for the Blue Raiders, downing Braun and Peeler 6-2 on court one.
In singles play, Ball State picked up wins on courts three, five and six. The Lady Raiders put up a fight, forcing third sets on three courts.
Ball State jumped out to s 3-1 lead, but Burrows earned a pair of straight-set victories on courts two, 7-6, 6-2 to cut the lead to 3-2.
Lee Barnard forced a third set but fell to Peeler 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 on court one to clinch the match for the Cardinals.
Muskan Gupta round out the match with a win in four but the match was already over.
Up next, the Lady Raiders take on Chattanooga February at 1 p.m. CT at the Adams Tennis Complex.
MT (2-5) got off to a fast start, collecting their second-straight doubles point of the 2021 dual match season over Ball State (2-2).
Sophomore Love-Star Alexis and freshman Lilly-Sophie Schmidt battled to open doubles with a win. Alexis and Schmidt took their match 6-2 over Desai and Polishchuck.
The pair of graduate Lidia Burrows and senior Lee Barnard earned the doubles point for the Blue Raiders, downing Braun and Peeler 6-2 on court one.
In singles play, Ball State picked up wins on courts three, five and six. The Lady Raiders put up a fight, forcing third sets on three courts.
Ball State jumped out to s 3-1 lead, but Burrows earned a pair of straight-set victories on courts two, 7-6, 6-2 to cut the lead to 3-2.
Lee Barnard forced a third set but fell to Peeler 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 on court one to clinch the match for the Cardinals.
Muskan Gupta round out the match with a win in four but the match was already over.
Up next, the Lady Raiders take on Chattanooga February at 1 p.m. CT at the Adams Tennis Complex.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
166
Emma Peeler / 0 [BSU]
637
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Mariya Polishchuk / 0 [BSU]
62
#3 Singles Match
12
30
Jessica Braun / 0 [BSU]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
637
Amy Kaplan / 0 [BSU]
065
#5 Singles Match
123
174
Rebecca Herrington / 0 [BSU]
656
#6 Singles Match
12
41
Livia Lukacs / 0 [BSU]
66
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,2,1,4
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