EAST LANSING, Mich. – The No. 73 Michigan State women’s tennis team swept past Ball State and Oakland in a doubleheader on Saturday at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center. The Spartans won both matches 4-0 to improve to 8-5 overall on the season.
“I feel great – we needed this,” said Michigan State women’s tennis head coach Kim Bruno. “Everything that we talked about, everyone got a chance to play as well, and we came out here and got the job done, and now we’re heading into Big Ten play (next week). The girls should take some confidence out of this, they have been playing good all season, and just continue on this path. We’ll be ready.”
Liisa Vehvilainen and Ria Bhakta recorded two singles wins on the day, while No. 38 Ayshe Can and Nicole Conard won both of their matches in doubles.
Match One Summary: Michigan State 4, Ball State 0
Thanks to a comeback victory on the top court, the Spartans began the dual against Ball State (2-9) by taking the doubles point.
Ria Bhakta and Marley Lambert got things started for the Spartans at No. 2 doubles with a convincing 6-1 win over Elena Malykh and Sydney Hrehor.
Following a Spartan loss on court three, the doubles point came down to the top pairing, and No. 38 Ayshe Can and Nicole Conard rallied from a 5-4 deficit against Isabel Tanjuatco and Sarah Shahbaz to take three straight games in the 7-5 win.
“They have been showing that all year,” said Bruno. “Just because we’re down, doesn’t mean we’re out. We can play with anyone, we just have to keep at it, and that’s what the girls did a good job of today. They just took care of business.”
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