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HAMILTON, Ohio -- Miami University's women's tennis team saw its season conclude in disappointing fashion as it fell, 4-2, to Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference Championship semifinals Saturday afternoon at the Riverside Athletic Club. The RedHawks (12-10, 7-1 MAC) dropped the opening doubles point and were unable to hold off strong singles efforts from the Broncos (19-7, 6-2 MAC).

In doubles, Miami quickly struck first, as junior Andreea Badileanu and freshman Anzhelika Shapovalova topped Barbare Eristavi and Katja Fevralev, 6-3. WMU responded by taking first and third-flight matches with 7-5 scores, pulling ahead 1-0 as the match entered the singles portion.

Freshman Emily Struble concluded an outstanding rookie campaign with a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 5 over Meika Ashby, tying the match at one. Following a Bronco win at first-flight, Shapovalova knotted the match again with her 7-6 (7), 6-4 third-flight decision against Eristavi. Unfortunately for the RedHawks, the Broncos would seal their trip to the final with dramatic victories at No. 4 (6-1, 1-6, 7-5) and No. 6 (6-2, 7-6 (8)) positions.

Western Michigan advances to Sunday's MAC Women's Tennis Championship against Ball State, who completed a tremendous comeback to top Buffalo, 4-3, in the earlier semifinal match. The Cardinals overcame a doubles loss and a 3-1 deficit to move on to their second-consecutive final. A victory would give Ball State its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, while WMU is looking to earn a berth for the first time since 2007.

Western Michigan 4, Miami 2

Box Score

DOUBLES
1. Tracy Kuhle / Melina Lyubomirova (WMU) def. Nelli Ponomareva / Anastasiia Vasiukhina (MIAMI), 7-5
2. Andreea Badileanu / Anzhelika Shapovalova (MIAMI) def. Barbare Eristavi / Katja Fevralev (WMU), 6-3
3. Meika Ashby / Denise Azcui (WMU) def. Ana Rajkovic / Hannah Shteyn (MIAMI), 7-5

Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES
1. Melina Lyubomirova (WMU) def. Hannah Shteyn (MIAMI), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
2. Nelli Ponomareva (MIAMI) vs. Tracy Kuhle (WMU), unfinished (6-2, 5-7, 1-2)
3. Anzhelika Shapovalova (MIAMI) def. Barbare Eristavi (WMU), 7-6 (7), 6-4
4. Katja Fevralev (WMU) def. Andreea Badileanu (MIAMI), 6-1, 1-6, 7-5
5. Emily Struble (MIAMI) def. Meika Ashby (WMU), 7-5, 6-2
6. Denise Azcui (WMU) def. Ana Rajkovic (MIAMI), 6-2, 7-6 (8)

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

Ball State 4, Buffalo 3

Box Score

DOUBLES
1. Audrey Berger / Peyton Gollhofer (BALL) def. Dayana Agasieva / Laura Holterbosch (UB), 6-0
2. Margarita Kotok / Tanja Stojanovska (UB) def. Carmen Blanco / Bethany Moore (BALL), 7-6 (3)
3. Mercedes Losada / Chantal Martinez-Blanco (UB) def. Isabelle Dohanics / Toni Ormond (BALL), 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

SINGLES
1. Tanja Stojanovska (UB) def. Peyton Gollhofer (BALL), 6-1, 6-4
2. Carmen Blanco (BALL) def. Chantal Martinez-Blanco (UB), 6-1, 6-3
3. Audrey Berger (BALL) def. Mercedes Losada (UB), 0-6, 6-0, 7-5
4. Toni Ormond (BALL) def. Margarita Kotok (UB), 6-1, 6-2
5. Laura Holterbosch (UB) def. Julia Sbircea (BALL), 6-4, 6-4
6. Isabelle Dohanics (BALL) def. Sanjana Sudhir (UB), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

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