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Women's Tennis Rallies to Defeat Michigan State
1/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 30, 2010
Winning the final two singles matches, the Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team rallied to score an important 4-2 victory over Michigan State University of the Big Ten Conference early Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla. The victory was the second straight match triumph and improved the Owls' record 2-2 on the season.
FAU started slowly dropping two of the three doubles matches - earning Michigan State the single doubles match point. However, the team quickly seized momentum with straight-set victories in four of the five singles matches, breaking a 2-2 dual match tie.
"After losing the doubles point I was extremely proud of the girls' effort to battle back and pick up a big victory," said Women's Tennis Head Coach Marcy Hora-Cava.
Pushing the Owls over the top were back-to-back victories by sophomores Erika Mrazkova and Justine Humair. Mrazkova edged out a hard fought 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 4 singles position, while Humair had an impressive 6-3 and 6-4 victory over the Spartans' No. 1 singles player.
FAU other two points came from junior Virginia Augustin, who had a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles to improve her record to 4-1 on the season; and freshman Natasha Basma, who recorded her first career singles victory with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles.
"It was nice to see Natasha Basma get her first collegiate victory and feel good about the match she played," said Hora-Cava.
Sophomore Cassie Bergeson participated in two matches - at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles (with classmate Humair) -- that weren't completed because the Owls had assured themselves of the match victory.
Florida Atlantic 4, Michigan State 2
Singles
#1 Justine Humair (FAU) def. Nicole Herzog (MSU) 6-3, 6-4
#2 Michaela Silesova (MSU) def. Natalia Totevska (FAU) 6-2, 6-3
#3 Cassie Bergeson (FAU) vs. Whitney Wilson (MSU) unfinished
#4 Erika Mrazkova (FAU) def. Manon Noe (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
#5 Natasha Basma (FAU) def. Elena Ivanova (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
#6 Virginia Augustin (FAU) def. Christine Milliken (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
#1 Herzog/Noe (MSU) def. Mrazkova/Basma (FAU) 8-3
#2 Humair/Bergeson (FAU) vs. Silesova/Ivanova (MSU) unfinished
#3 Wilson/Amy Barton (MSU) def. Totevska/ Dominique Wimmer (FAU) 8-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,4,5,6
