Bulls Dominate Ball State

UB claims the doubles point and wins in five singles matches

Denise Harijanto

MUNCIE, IN – The University at Buffalo women’s tennis team got back into the winning column on Saturday afternoon as the Bulls defeated Ball State, 6-1. The win completed UB’s road schedule as the Bulls are now 11-4 on the year and 4-1 in conference play.

The Bulls took the doubles point as they claimed victories at first and third doubles. UB’s number one team of Denise Harijanto and Diana Popescu defeated Georgina Thomson and Dena Boulieris, 8-2 to extend their winning streak to eight. At third singles, the duo of Anna Subenkova and Aleksandra Petrova defeated Rachel Surowiec and Hanna Oman, 8-3.

Diana Popescu

In singles play, UB won five of the six matches as all of the matches ended in straight sets. Harijanto shut out her opponent at first singles as she defeated Sarah Hebble, 6-0, 6-0. Senior Smaranda Stan also made short work of her opponent at she defeated Kylee Johnson, 6-0, 6-1. At second singles, Popescu defeated Boulieris, 6-3, 6-1, while Petrova picked up a straight sets victory at fifth singles over Thomson, 6-2, 6-1. Also victorious was junior Diana Toia who defeated Hayley Hall at fourth singles. Toia won the first set 6-4 before Hall retired in the second set with Toia up 3-2.

The Bulls wrap up the regular season with three straight home matches. The Bulls begin that with a rematch of last year’s MAC Championship as the Bulls host Western Michigan on Friday at 1:00 pm.

Buffalo 6, Ball State 1

Aleksandra Petrova

Doubles
No. 1 Denise Harijanto/Diana Popescu (UB) def. Georgina Thomson/Dena Boulieris (BSU), 8-2
No. 2 Sarah Hebble/Kylee Johnson (BSU) def. Sofya Ivanyuk/Smaranda Stan (UB), 8-5
No. 3 Aleksandra Petrova/Anna Subenkova (UB) def. Rachel Surowiec/Hanna Oman (BSU), 8-3

Singles
No. 1 Denise Harijanto (UB) def. Sarah Hebble (BSU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Diana Popescu (UB) def. Dena Boulieris (BSU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Smaranda Stan (UB) def. Kylee Johnson (BSU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Diana Toia (UB) def. Hayley Hall (BSU), 6-4, 3-2 (DNF)
No. 5 Aleksandra Petrova (UB) def. Georgina Thomson (BSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Hanna Oman (BSU) def. Anna Subenkova (UB), 6-2, 6-2
E Rachel Surowiec (BSU) def. Jenelle Jones-Mitchell (UB), 3-6, 6-3, (10-2)