FIRST ROUNDS
#4 Eastern Illinois 4, #5 Austin Peay 0 |
Box Score
#6 Belmont 4, #3 Murray State 3 |
Box Score
EASTERN ILLINOIS 4, AUSTIN PEAY 0
PADUCAH, Ky. - Fourth-seeded Eastern Illinois defeated No. 5 Austin Peay to adavance to the semifinals of the 2013 OVC Women's Tennis Tournament. The Panthers will play No. 1 Eastern Kentucky at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Eastern Illinois picked up the doubles point as Janelle Prisner and Merritt Whitley defeated APSU's Ornella Di Salvo and Andra Cornea, 8-6, at No. 1. The Panthers also picked up the victory at No. 3 as Ali Foster and Kristen Laird beat Jovana Karac and Mary Theresa Kubek.
EIU picked wins at the No. 4, 5 and 6 singles spots. Foster defeated Vanessa Tavares, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4 while Jennifer Kim beat Jovana Karac, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 5. At the No. 6 spot, Kristen Laird defeated Julie Covington, 6-0, 6-0.
BELMONT 4, MURRAY STATE 3
PADUCAH, Ky. - Sixth-seedeed Belmont upset No. 3 Murray State to advance to the semifinals of the 2013 OVC Women's Tennis Tournament. The Bruins will play No. 2 Jacksonville State at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Belmont earned the doubles points as Sandra Kancheve and Nikki Maciel defeated Ashley Canty and Carolyn Huerth at the No. 1 spot. The Bruins also got a win at No. 2 doubles as Cathernine Holliday and Natalia Nunes beat Megan Blue and Carla Suga.
BU picked up victories at the No. 4, 5, 6 singles position to seal the victory. The Bruins' Fabiana Mersan defeated Erin Patton, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 at No. 4. At the No. 5 spot, Natalia Nunes picked up the win over Carolyn Huerth, 6-3, 6-4. Anna Lauren Fiepke beat Suzaan Stoltz at No. 6, 6-2, 6-4.