Falcons Drop Hard-Fought Match against Youngstown State, 4-3
PERRYSBURG, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons fell in a close 3-4 loss to the Youngstown State Penguins at Perrysburg Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.
Leticia Fonseca and Lucia Giao took a 6-1 win to start doubles play. Konstantina Adamopoulou and Qianyu Liu clinched the doubles point for the Falcons with a score of 7-6 (7-2).
In singles, the Falcons were able to pick up two more points. Qianyu Liu recorded her second victory of the day with a commanding 6-0, 6-2 victory at No.3 . Junior Leticia Fonseca recorded a hard-fought victory after dropping the first set in a tiebreaker by a score of 6-7(5-7), 6-1, 1-0 (10-1) at the No.6 singles.
Singles
- Julia Marko (YSU) def. Tia Clemens (BGSU) , 2-6, 4-6
- Lili Minich (YSU) def. Isabella Baker (BGSU), 5-7, 3-6
- Qianyu Liu (BGSU) def. Lorena Cedeno (BGSU), 6-0, 6-2
- Yeseniia Ovcharova (YSU) def. Konstantina Adamopoulou (BGSU), 4-6, 2-6
- Ghada Dirninger (YSU) def. Lucia Gaio (BGSU), 1-6, 3-6
- Leticia Fonseca (BGSU) def. Line Greyling (YSU), 6-7(5-7), 6-1, 1-0 (10-1)
Doubles
- Marko/Dirninger (YSU) def. Clemens/Baker (BGSU), 6-7 (3-7)
- Liu/Adamopoulou (BGSU) def. Minich/Greyling (YSU), 7-6 (7-2)
- Fonseca/Gaio (BGSU) def. Cendeno/Foster (YSU), 6-1
Up Next
The Falcons will look to bounce back on the road against Valparasio on Feb. 22 at 2 pm.
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