KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Ball State women’s tennis dynamic duo of Sarah Shahbaz and Isabel Tanjuatco earned their third-straight fall title as they were crowned the Mid-American Conference Indoor Doubles Champions Sunday afternoon at Western Michigan University. 
 
Shahbaz and Tanjuatco were able to knock off UMass’ doubles tandem of Allie Faulkner and Maria Oliveira by an 8-3 decision this afternoon to claim the title. 
 
Prior to that, Shahbaz and Tanjuatco had defeated the Minutewomen’s Martina Pavissich and Amanda De Oliveira 8-0 in the first round, then BGSU’s Libby Blair and Kiera Taylor 9-7 in the quarterfinals before taking down Buffalo’s Esmee Andresen and Maria Glowacka 8-6 in the semis. 
 
With the wins, Shahbaz and Tanjuatco remain undefeated this fall in doubles play with an 11-0 overall mark. 
 
Over the three-day event, Shahbaz also captured a three-set thriller in singles play versus Western Michigan’s Lola Glantz (4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. Priyanka Rana also earned a singles victory against Miami’s Allie Faulkner, 6-4, 7-5. 
 
The Ball State women’s tennis team wraps up fall action next weekend when it travels to the Cleveland State Invite (Oct. 10-12).
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