Box Score

MUNCIE, Ind. - Yasmin Glazbrook and Nirva Patel secured a 6-3 win over Livia Lukacs and Mariya Polishchuk at the No. 1 double position while Joelle Tabernal and Emma Hultqvist took out Amy Kaplan and Victoria Sec to earn at 7-5 win at the No. 2 position to win the doubles point as Oakland dropped a 6-1 decision at Ball State to open the 2021 season on Tuesday at the Muncie YMCA.

Due to a shortened roster this season, Oakland has to start each competition with a forfeit at the No. 3 doubles position and an additional forfeit at the No. 6 singles position.  

Glazbrook went on the put up a battle at the No. 2 singles position pushing Ball State's Polishchuk to three sets before falling 5-7, 6-4, 10-8. Despite opening singles play with a 1-0 lead from doubles, Ball State went on to win the other singles matches in straight set to secure the 6-1 win.

Both schools will play another dual match on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6:15 p.m.

Ball State 6, Oakland 1
Singles competition
1. Emma Peeler (BALLST) def. PATEL, Nirva (OAK) 6-3, 6-3
2. Mariya Polishchuk (BALLST) def. GLAZBROOK, Yasmin (OAK) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
3. Amy Kaplan (BALLST) def. TABERNAL, Joelle (OAK) 6-0, 6-1
4. Rebecca Herrington (BALLST) def. MELNIZKI, Mia (OAK) 6-0, 6-0
5. Silvia Martinez (BALLST) def. HULTQVIST, Emma (OAK) 6-0, 6-1
6. Livia Lukacs (BALLST) def. No player (OAK), by default

Doubles competition
1. GLAZBROOK, Yasmin/PATEL, Nirva (OAK) def. Livia Lukacs/Mariya Polishchuk (BALLST) 6-3
2. TABERNAL, Joelle/HULTQVIST, Emma (OAK) def. Amy Kaplan/Victoria Sec (BALLST) 7-5
3. MELNIZKI, Mia/No player (OAK) def. Rebecca Herrington/Emma Peeler (BALLST), by default

Match Notes:
Oakland 0-1
Ball State 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,4,3,1,5,2)

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