{"id":229397,"date":"2026-04-13T06:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229397\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:53:22","slug":"eastern-tennis-falls-on-the-road-at-miami-6-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229397\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Tennis Falls on the Road at Miami, 6-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women’s tennis team dropped a 6-1 Mid-American Conference decision to host Miami University, April 12, in Oxford, Ohio, in the Eagles’ final road contest of the 2025-26 season. The Eagles (10-11, 1-6 MAC) suffered their third consecutive 6-1 loss while the RedHawks (8-11, 4-3 MAC) captured their third consecutive win.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\nThe RedHawks secured the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead. Eastern’s tandem of Iva Daneva<\/a> (Kavadarci, North Macedonia\/DSU Sportska Akademija) and Cylova Zuleyka Hukmasabiyya<\/a> (Serang, Indonesia\/SMAN 2 Kota Serang) earned a 6-3 victory at the No. 2 spot to get the ball rolling, but Miami claimed wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to clinch the opening point. Eastern nearly took the doubles point but fell short as the team of Kseniia Saenko<\/a> (Voronezh, Russia\/Gymnasium 2) and Regina Mendez Carre\u00f1o (Los Cabos, Mexico\/Picacho McGregor) fell at No. 3, 7-5.<\/p>\n

In singles play, the hosts captured wins in the first five completed bouts before Pehal Kharadkar<\/a> (Indore, India\/Daly College Indore) battled back for a three-set win at No. 3 to secure the lone point of the day for the Eagles. Kharadkar, who won her match, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, won the first set before dropping the second and finding herself down, 3-1 in the third. She fought back to tie the set at 3-3 before trailing, 5-4. From there, she won three consecutive games to win the match.

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\nNOTES

\n\u00bb Eastern fell to 10-11 overall and 1-6 in the MAC while Miami improved to 8-11 overall and 4-3 in league action.

\n\u00bb The Eagles are 4-46 all-time against the RedHawks and 1-21 when playing in Oxford. Miami has won 22 consecutive meetings in the series.

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\nUp Next

\nEastern Michigan will play host to rival Western Michigan University in a 1 p.m. contest Sunday, April 19 at the Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti. The match will serve as Senior Day with the program’s lone senior, Regina Mendez Carre\u00f1o, being honored in a pre-match ceremony on the court.

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\nMiami def. Eastern Michigan, 6-1

\nSingles

\n#1: Maria Luisa Oliveira (M) def. Cylova Zuleyka Hukmasabiyya<\/a>, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

\n#2: Allie Faulkner (M) def. Sabrina Tolstova<\/a>, 6-4, 6-2

\n#3: Pehal Kharadkar<\/a> (EM) def. Avery Voss, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

\n#4: Evelyn Risner (M) def. Lara Diaz Zayas<\/a>, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4

\n#5: Nina Marcela Chavez Vicente (M) def. Matilde Parreira<\/a>, 6-4, 6-0

\n#6: Maria Komar (M) def. Regina Mendez Carre\u00f1o, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

\nOrder of Finish: 5,2,4,1,6,3,

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\nDoubles

\n#1: Allie Faulkner\/Maria Luisa Oliveira (M) def. Matilde Parreira<\/a>\/Sabrina Tolstova<\/a>, 6-2

\n#2: Iva Daneva<\/a>\/Cylova Zuleyka Hukmasabiyya<\/a> (EM) def. Nina Marcela Chavez Vicente\/Evelyn Risner, 6-3

\n#3: Lovisa Valentinsson\/Avery Voss (M) def. Regina Mendez Carre\u00f1o\/Kseniia Saenko<\/a>, 7-5

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