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Women's Tennis Will Have a Chance to Crown Two Champs on Final Day of WMU Super Challenge

Women's Tennis Sean Daniels, WMU Media Relations

Women's Tennis Will Have a Chance to Crown Two Champs on Final Day of WMU Super Challenge

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's tennis team will have the opportunity to crown two singles champions in freshman Melina Lyubomirova and junior Tracy Kuhle in the final round of the WMU Super Challenge. The Broncos finished the day 2-2 in singles play and 1-5 in doubles play to push their two-day total to 9-12 against a field that features two Big Ten teams (Iowa & Indiana), an Atlantic Coast Conference team (Louisville) and a Big East team (Marquette).

In singles play, Lyubomirova earned a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 over Sarah McLean of Indiana to advance to the Flight A championship where she will face Abbie Pahz of Louisville. Kuhle earned a 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 win over Crawford of Iowa to advance the Flight B championship where she will face Zoe Douglas of Iowa. Sophomore Ella Perinovic moved up in flights and fell in Flight A while freshman Denise Azcui dropped her match in Flight C. In doubles play, the duo of Lyubomirova/Kuhle earned a tough 7-6 win to improve to 4-2 this season.

Follow the Broncos on Twitter @WMUWomensTennis for all updates about the team and the tournament.

WMU finishes up the WMU Super Challenge tomorrow with one final round of singles in the Broncos last action of the Fall season. The Brown and Gold are off until Jan. 16 when they host Oakland in a dual match.

Singles

Flight A

Gutierrez (IU) def. Perinovic (WMU), 6-2, 6-0

Lyubomirova (WMU) def. McLean (IU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Flight B

Kuhle (WMU) def. Crawford (Iowa), 6-0, 4-6, 6-4

Flight C

Stokes (U of L) def. Azcui (WMU), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

Round Two

Boesing/Pahz (U of L) def. Lyubomirova/Azcui (WMU), 6-3

Baron/Schmider (IU) def. Katja Fevralev/Perinovic (WMU), 6-3

Gutierrez/Wolf (IU) def. Kuhle/Barbare Eristavi, 6-3

Round Four

Lyubomirova/Kuhle (WMU) def. Paul/Stokes (U of L), 7-6

Reimchen/Douglas (Iowa) def. Fevralev/Azcui (WMU), 6-0

Appel/McLean (IU) def. Perinovic/Eristavi (WMU), 6-4

 

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Players Mentioned

Barbare Eristavi

Barbare Eristavi

5' 6"
Freshman
Tracy Kuhle

Tracy Kuhle

5' 6"
Freshman
Ella Perinovic

Ella Perinovic

5' 7"
Freshman
Denise Azcui

Denise Azcui

5' 4"
Freshman
Katja Fevralev

Katja Fevralev

5' 2"
Freshman
Melina Lyubomirova

Melina Lyubomirova

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Barbare Eristavi

Barbare Eristavi

5' 6"
Freshman
Tracy Kuhle

Tracy Kuhle

5' 6"
Freshman
Ella Perinovic

Ella Perinovic

5' 7"
Freshman
Denise Azcui

Denise Azcui

5' 4"
Freshman
Katja Fevralev

Katja Fevralev

5' 2"
Freshman
Melina Lyubomirova

Melina Lyubomirova

5' 6"
Freshman