CHICAGO, IL – The Rockets fell to Illinois-Chicago, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon in its first match of the weekend. Toledo will head into tomorrow's match vs. Chicago State with a record of 0-2.
 
Toledo came out on top of the doubles action. The Rocket duo of junior Sidnay Huck and freshman Deedee Leenabanchong claimed a victory at No. 1 doubles for the second-straight match. Sophomore Claire Aleck paired up with freshman Mimi Kendall-Woseley to battle through a 7-5 win over UIC at the No. 2 spot.
 
Leenabanchong was the only Rocket to claim a singles victory over UIC. She defeated Melika LeBlanc, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4, at third singles.
 
Huck, Kendall-Woseley and junior Megan Miller all forced their matches into three sets after knotting up their scores with second-set victories.
 
The Rockets will return to the court tomorrow morning to battle the Cougars at 8:00 a.m.
 
 
Singles Competition
1. MANOLE, Oana (UIC) def. HUCK, Sidnay (TOL) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
2. SANDERS, Georgie (UIC) def. O'BRIEN, Colleen (TOL) 6-4, 6-3
3. LEENABANCHONG, D (TOL) def. LEBLANC, Melika (UIC) 7-5, 0-6, 6-4
4. ZUZU, Bianca (UIC) def. KENDALL-WOSELEY, M (TOL) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4-0)
5. RODRIGUEZ, Miranda (UIC) def. MILLER, Megan (TOL) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
6. LE COMBER, Rachel (UIC) def. ALECK, Claire (TOL) 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. HUCK, Sidnay/LEENABANCHONG, D (TOL) def. MANOLE, Oana/RODRIGUEZ, Miranda (UIC) 6-3
2. KENDALL-WOSELEY, M/ALECK, Claire (TOL) def. SANDERS, Georgie/LEBLANC, Melika (UIC) 7-5
3. LE COMBER, Rachel/VASIC, Stefana (UIC) def. MILLER, Megan/O'BRIEN, Colleen (TOL) 6-4