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NORMAL, Ill. – A memorable season came to an end on Saturday as the University of Evansville women's tennis team fell to Wichita State on Saturday in the Missouri Valley Team Championships on Saturday.
 
UE finished the season with 17 victories, but more impressively, the Purple Aces registered a 5-2 record in the MVC, tying for second place.  Diana Tkachenko earned the league's Freshman of the Year award while Chieko Yamada earned a nod on the All-Select Team.

"We knew coming in that our margin for error was going to be very small if we were going to have a chance to pull the upset.  Unfortunately Wichita slammed the door pretty quickly by taking #1 and #2 Doubles," UE head coach Jayson Wiseman said.   "We felt like we had a few favorable matchup where, if we could feet the doubles point, there eye some opportunities to manufacture an upset, butt without that point it was much more of an uphill fight."
 
"#3 Doubles played great today and we were battling at #1 and #2 Singles, Diana was even up a set and a break,  but ultimately we couldn't withstand their depth of talent.  Any time you play a team that has the previous season's player of the year playing #4 Singles,  you know is gonna take everything you have and more," he continued.  "While its disappointing to lose your last match of the year, I couldn't be more proud of my team. These ladies brought intensity and enthusiasm to the court every day and I can't wait to get back to work with them in the fall. Although this was Andjela Brguljan's last match,  she has left her mark on the program and on the team that returns next season. As her coach I appreciate everything she has given to the program, she will be missed."
 
In Saturday's matchup, the Shockers earned the doubles point to start the day.  Andjela Brguljan and Daria Pentsova put up a strong fight in third-flight doubles, dropping a 3-2 decision.
 
WSU took three singles wins (flight 3, 4 and 5) to clinch the match.  Yamada played well at #1 singles.  After dropping the first set, she fought Giulia Guidetti to a 2-2 tie in the second of an unfinished match.
 
Tennis Match Results
Evansville vs Wichita State
Apr 29, 2017 at Bloomington, Ill.
(Bloomington Tennis Center)
 
#49 Wichita State 4, Evansville 0
 
Singles competition
1. Giulia Guidetti (WSUW) vs. Chieko Yamada (UE) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
2. Tanaporn Thongsing (WSUW) vs. Diana Tkachenko (UE) 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
3. Fatima Bizhukova (WSUW) def. Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-0, 6-0
4. Gabriela Porubin (WSUW) def. Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-3, 6-1
5. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSUW) def. Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) 6-0, 6-2
6. Marta Bellucco (WSUW) vs. Andjela Brguljan (UE) 6-2, 4-0, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Fatima Bizhukova/Gabriela Porubin (WSUW) def. Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-1
2. Tanaporn Thongsing/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSUW) def. Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-0
3. Marta Bellucco/Giulia Guidetti (WSUW) def. Andjela Brguljan/Daria Pentsova (UE) 3-2
 
Match Notes:
Evansville 17-14 (5-2 MVC)
Wichita State 17-8 (7-0 MVC); National ranking #49
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,4,5)
MVC Team Tennis Championships Semifinal
 

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