Women's Tennis Falls 5-2 to Eastern Michigan

Wednesday, March 2

Boca Raton, FL

3:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Eastern Michigan

3/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

March 2, 2011

Final Stats

Boca Raton, Fla. - Sophomore Natasha Phillips was victorious in singles and doubles action to highlight the Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team's play in a 5-2 setback to Eastern Michigan University on Wednesday afternoon at Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton.

The loss drops the Owls to 2-7 on the season. The team will return to the park on Sunday, March 6, for a home match against East Tennessee State University, starting at 3 p.m.

Phillips, a Boca Raton native, earned a straight-set victory (6-3, 6-4) at No. 6 singles after picking up an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles with junior Justine Humair. Phillips stands 7-3 on the season, including a 4-2 mark in the spring dual match season.

Sophomore Marlene Ryan was a 6-4, 6-3 winner at No. 2 singles to round out the Owls' victories. The win was also her seventh victory in singles play this season.

Humair lost a hard-fought, three-set decision atop the singles' lineup, dropping the deciding third set by a 6-3 score. Sophomore Natasha Basma also fell in three sets (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) at No. 4 singles.

Eastern Michigan 5, Florida Atlantic 2

Singles

No. 1 Miriam Westerink (EMU) def. Justine Humair (FAU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3

No. 2 Marlene Ryan (FAU) def. Nino Mebuke (EMU) 6-4, 6-3

No. 3 Xu Chang (EMU) def. Cassie Bergeson (FAU) 6-3, 6-4

No. 4 Mariya Toncheva (EMU) def. Natasha Basma (FAU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

No. 5 Marcela Rivero (EMU) def. Virginia Augustin (FAU) 6-2, 6-0

No. 6 Natasha Phillips (FAU) def. Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 Westerink/Mebuke (EMU) def. Erika Mrazkova/Augustin (FAU) 8-0

No. 2 Chang/de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) def. Bergeson/Ryan (FAU) 8-4

No. 3 Celine Donnet/Toncheva (EMU) def. Humair/Phillips (FAU) 8-4