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Eastern Michigan Results

OXFORD, Ohio -- After dropping the doubles point, Miami University's women's tennis team rebounded with a singles sweep, leading to a 6-1 victory over Eastern Michigan University Sunday afternoon at the Hepburn Varsity Tennis Courts. Miami (10-9, 5-1 MAC) returned to a winning record for the first time since February with the win over the Eagles (4-16, 1-6 MAC).

The doubles portion was difficult for Miami, as Eastern Michigan grabbed wins at the top two positions and led at No. 3 when play was halted. It was the first time Miami had lost a MAC doubles point since EMU took it in the 2014 MAC Women's Tennis Championship on April 27, 2014. At first-flight, junior Andreea Badileanu and freshman Anzhelika Shapovalova fell, 6-2, to Andrea Martinovska and Klara Supejova. The Eagles would then clinch the point with a 6-4 victory over senior Ana Rajkovic and sophomore Hannah Shteyn. The remaining match featuring sophomore Nelli Ponomareva and freshman Emily Struble was abandoned, with the pair trailing, 5-3, to Renu Sharma and Anna Veleva.

Ponomareva quickly started the Miami comeback in singles with her seventh-consecutive victory, a 6-3, 6-0 third-flight result over Ani Gogvadze. On her senior day, Rajkovic took down Sharma, 6-3, 6-2, in No. 6 position, followed by Badileanu's 6-4, 6-2 win at fourth-flight over Veleva. Shteyn clinched the match at 4-1 with a hard-fought 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Supejova, giving her the first No. 1 win of her career. Struble improved to 26-8 with a 6-3, 7-5 decision against Marie Mayerova. Finally, Shapovalova completed her own comeback win, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, over Martinovska.

Miami concludes its regular season next weekend with a pair of road matches. On Friday, April 22, the RedHawks face Northern Illinois at 2 p.m., before a critical matchup with MAC co-leader Western Michigan on Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. The team returns to Oxford in two weeks for the 2016 MAC Women's Tennis Championship.

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DOUBLES
1. Andrea Martinovska / Klara Supejova (EMU) def. Andreea Badileanu / Anzhelika Shapovalova (MIAMI), 6-2
2. Ani Gogvadze / Marie Mayerova (EMU) def. Ana Rajkovic / Hannah Shteyn (MIAMI), 6-4
3. Renu Sharma / Anna Veleva (EMU) vs. Nelli Ponomareva / Emily Struble (MIAMI), unfinished

Order of finish: 1, 2

SINGLES
1. Hannah Shteyn (MIAMI) def. Klara Supejova (EMU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
2. Anzhelika Shapovalova (MIAMI) def. Andrea Martinovska (EMU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Nelli Ponomareva (MIAMI) def. Ani Gogvadze (EMU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Andreea Badileanu (MIAMI) def. Anna Veleva (EMU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Emily Struble (MIAMI) def. Marie Mayerova (EMU), 6-3, 7-5
6. Ana Rajkovic (MIAMI) def. Renu Sharma (EMU), 6-3, 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 6, 4, 1, 5, 2