Sophomore Demi Jhaveri (Westlake, Ohio / Westlake) provided a triumph in her sixth singles match on Sunday, serving as the highlight of a 6-1 setback to visiting Bowling Green in the final match of a busy home weekend of Valparaiso University women’s tennis action at The Courts of Northwest Indiana.
How It Happened
· Jhaveri collected her victory in straight sets over Laura Silveira at the No. 6 singles position, winning 6-3, 6-1.
· Jhaveri became the fourth Valpo player with multiple singles wins this season by virtue of her triumph.
· The lone three-set showdown of the day came at No. 3, where Amanda Tabanera (Valencia, Calif. / Valencia) bounced back after dropping the first set to force a third-set tiebreak, but Bowling Green’s Yulia Kapitanova won the match 6-0, 2-6, 10-5.
· Claire Czerwonka (Kenosha, Wis. / Saint Joseph Catholic Academy) forced a tiebreak in the first set at No. 1 singles, but Marharita-Sophia Tavpash eventually captured both sets of the match.
· The Falcons (2-2) also prevailed on all three doubles courts, including a tight 6-4 match at two dubs.
Up Next
Valpo (1-6) will host another home match on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 4:30 p.m. vs. Toledo at The Courts of Northwest Indiana, the first of consecutive home dates this coming weekend to close out a stretch of eight straight at home.
Tennis Match Results Bowling Green vs Valparaiso 02-21-21 at Valparaiso, Ind. (The Courts of NWI)
Bowling Green 6, Valparaiso 1
Singles competition
1. Tavpash, Marharita (BGSU) def. Czerwonka, Claire (VALPO) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 2. Tsadari, Ioanna (BGSU) def. Czerwonka, Olivia (VALPO) 6-3, 6-4 3. Kapitanova, Yulia (BGSU) def. Tabanera, Amanda (VALPO) 6-0, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5) 4. Sasaki, Ayumi (BGSU) def. Bertino, Mia (VALPO) 6-1, 6-1 5. Karg, Selina (BGSU) def. Schoolcraft, I. (VALPO) 6-0, 6-1 6. Jhaveri, Demi (VALPO) def. Silveira, Laura (BGSU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tavpash, Marharita/Kapitanova, Yulia (BGSU) def. Czerwonka, Olivia/Czerwonka, Claire (VALPO) 6-2 2. Tsadari, Ioanna/Sasaki, Ayumi (BGSU) def. Tabanera, Amanda/Schoolcraft, I. (VALPO) 6-4 3. Bettinelli, Marta/Karg, Selina (BGSU) def. Bertino, Mia/Jhaveri, Demi (VALPO) 6-0
Match Notes: Bowling Green 2-2 Valparaiso 1-6 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,4,6,1,3)
