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Pre-Match Interview with Emily Palko

BLOOMSBURG—The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team (7-6, 3-0 PSAC East) fell this afternoon to the Patriots of George Mason University, 7-2.  Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) was a two-time winner today posting victories at first singles and doubles.

Bloomsburg took one of three doubles matches, earning their lone win at the number one spot.  Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township) and Perez teamed up for an 8-4 win which extends their doubles win streak to eight.  Third doubles combo Natalie Greenholt (Hanover/South Western) and Nicole Slagle (Irwin/Penn Trafford) fought hard but came up just short losing 8-6 as the Huskies entered singles play down, 2-1.

Perez transferred her success in doubles to singles as she pounded her opponent at the first position in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.  She leads the team in singles wins with nine and owns a 9-4 record at the first position. 

The Huskies would fall in the remaining five matches as each match was concluded in straight sets.  At second singles Palko fell by a break in each set, 6-3, 7-5 while Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist) made things interesting at the three spot with a 6-0, 7-5 showing. 

Greenolt fell 6-1,6-1 at the four spot while Slagle fell 6-3, 6-0 at five.  Freshman Erin Reitenauer (Whitehall/Whitehall) dropped her first set by a break at 6-4 but let the second set slip away as she lost 6-0 at sixth singles.

Bloomsburg is back in action tomorrow, April 7th as they travel to take on Shippensburg in a PSAC East match at 10:00 a.m. followed by another East matchup with Cheyney at 2:00 p.m.