RICHMOND, Ky. – The University of Central Arkansas tennis team earned a solid 5-2 road victory over Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, showcasing a balanced performance in both singles and doubles play.

The Bears claimed the doubles point in commanding fashion, with victories on courts one and two. Konomi Miyakawa and Vichitraporn Vimuktananda secured a 6-3 win at the top spot over EKU's Anastasiia Cherniakova and Masha Fedenko. On court two, Nanoka Kazama and Harune Shigemasu dominated in a 6-1 win over Ceylin Ipek and Izem Elif Olcer. EKU salvaged a doubles win at No. 3, where Zhansaya Bakytzhan and Sasha Parkhomenko defeated Ting-An Chen and Nanami Fukushima, 6-3.

In singles action, UCA continued its strong play with four victories. Vimuktananda set the tone with a straight-sets win at the top line, downing Fedenko 6-1, 7-5. Kazama followed with a gritty three-set win on court two, outlasting Parkhomenko 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-0. Shigemasu added another point for UCA at No. 4 with a steady 6-3, 6-4 performance, and Seohyun Park rounded out the scoring with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Bakytzhan on court six.

EKU picked up singles wins at No. 3 and No. 5, where Ipek and Olcer claimed hard-fought matches against Miyakawa and Chen, respectively.

With the win, Central Arkansas improves to 11-12 on the season, picking up another key conference victory on the road.

Match Score - UCA 5, EKU 2
Doubles
1. Miyakawa/Vimuktananda (UCA) def. Cherniakova/Fedenko (EKU) (6-3) 
2. Kazama/Shigemasu (UCA) def. Ipek/Olcer (EKU) (6-1)
3. Bakytzhan/Parkhomenko (EKU) def. Chen/Fukushima (UCA) 

Singles
1. Vimuktanana (UCA) def. Fedenko (EKU) (6-1, 7-5)
2. Kazama (UCA) def. Parkhomenko (EKU) (6-3, 6-7(4-7), 6-0)
3. Ipek (EKU) def. Miyakawa (UCA) (1-6, 6-2, 6-2)
4. Shigemasu (UCA) def. Cote (EKU) (6-3, 6-4)
5. Olcer (EKU) def. Chen (UCA) (6-1, 7-6(9-7))
6. Park (UCA) def. Bakytzhan (EKU) (6-4, 6-2)