Lindsey Gelinas
5
Winner Ball State BALL
2
UC Riverside UCR
Winner
Ball State BALL
5
Final
2
UC Riverside UCR

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Bested at Home by Ball State 5-2

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The Highlanders could not find their second straight win Saturday afternoon as the UC Riverside Women's Tennis Team was bested at home by Ball State 5-2. A pair of UCR freshmen were the bright spots on the day collecting two come from behind wins in singles.

The Cardinals were quick in the doubles round taking all three matches to earn a 1-0 lead.

Down 2-0 in the overall match, Lindsey Gelinas helped her team get on the board with a big win on court one. After falling 1-6 in the opening set, the freshman flipped the tables posting back-to-back identical sets to win it 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Freshman Mahli Silpachai had a similar battle on court three as after dropping the first set she was able to fight back to win it 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Ball State would grab the remaining courts to end it 5-2.

The Highlanders are back in action this Wednesday as the team hosts Illinois State at 1:30 PM.