For the first time since the 2021-22 season, the Eastern Michigan women’s tennis team have won back to back matches via a clean sweep - making quick work of Saginaw Valley State, 7-0.
The day started on a high for the Eagles, the squad dominating the doubles portion of the event with Viki Hazmukova (Skvorec, Czechia/Skoly Brezova) and Marta Konar (Inowroclaw, Poland/Sopocka (Sopot) Tennis Academy/Wayne State) winning their doubles match 6-1, and Sabrina Brichackova (Cheb, Czechia/Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava) plus Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India/Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) scoring victory in theirs by a score of 6-2 to give Eastern Michigan an early 1-0 lead.
Lara Diaz Zayas (Mar de Ajo, Argentina/SEADEA) and Daniella Shved (Holon, Israel/Ort Holon) also took home a win in the final doubles match 6-3 to give the Eagles a sweep of that portion, momentum heavily leaning into the Green and White’s favor heading into the critical singles portion of the contest.
Diaz Zayas was the first to add to Eastern’s tally during the individual period, scoring 6-0 victories in both sets to bolster the Eagles’ lead at 2-0 - but the scoring would not stop there.
Kseniia Saenko (Voronezh, Russia/Gymnasium 2), Shved, and Hazmukova all took home wins during their singles matches to officially wrap up the overall match win for the Eagles; Komar and Regina Mendez (Los Cabos, Mexico/Picacho McGregor) would win theirs as well to complete the 7-0 clean sweep.
The blanking of Saginaw Valley State marks the first time that Eastern Michigan has done so to back to back opponents at home since the 2013 season, improving their record to 7-6 on the season and wrapping up their non-conference portion of the calendar. With the loss, SVSU drops to 1-7.
Next up, the Eagles begin their MAC campaign with a road trip to face off against Northern Illinois on Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m.
