Women's Tennis Edges Out Cleveland State, 4-3

Friday, February 8

Toledo, Ohio

1:00 PM

University of Toledo

Cleveland State

Freshman Eileen Carney captured a tight three-set win at No. 2 singles during the Rockets' 4-3 victory against Cleveland State on Friday.

2/8/2019 6:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Toledo, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's tennis team edged out Cleveland State in a close 4-3 victory at Twos Athletic Club on Friday.

The Rockets kicked off the match by sweeping the Vikings for the doubles point. In singles play, junior Dee Dee Leenabanchong was the first to finish at the No. 1 court, sweeping Isabella Spindler 6-3, 6-3. With Toledo dropping its matches on the No. 3 and No. 4 courts, the pressure was on freshmen Eileen Carney and Christina Fuller, who were starting their third sets.

At the No. 2 position, Carney clinched her first set against Klara Mrcela 6-2 before dropping her second 4-6. Carney bounced back to take the third set 6-2. Meanwhile on the No. 5 court, Fuller took the first set over Kateryna Avram 6-3. Dropping the second set 4-6, Fuller came back to clinch a 6-2 victory in the third set.

"I'm so proud of the team and the way they learned from our performance last weekend against Cincinnati," said head coach Tracy Mauntler. "They came out with fire today and they wanted it more. I'm super proud of the freshmen pulling out those three-setters with the pressure on."

Up Next
The Rockets will host Wright State Feb. 9 at Twos Athletic Club in Toledo at 1:00 p.m.

Toledo vs. Cleveland State
Toledo 4, Cleveland State 3

Doubles
1. Dee Dee Leenabanchong/Kiersten Carlson (UT) def. Kateryna AVRAM/Klara MRCELA (CSUW) 6-4
2. Eileen Carney/Kokoro Chishaki (UT) def. Lara PROSENJAK/Gaby SCHOENBERG (CSUW) 6-3
3. Claire Aleck/Christina Fuller (UT) def. Isabella SPINDLER/Sian PAYNE (CSUW) 6-4

Singles
1. Dee Dee Leenabanchong (UT) def. Isabella SPINDLER (CSUW) 6-3, 6-3
2. Eileen Carney (UT) def. Klara MRCELA (CSUW) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
3. Lara PROSENJAK (CSUW) def. Kokoro Chishaki (UT) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
4. Sian PAYNE (CSUW) def. Kiersten Carlson (UT) 6-4, 6-4
5. Christina Fuller (UT) def. Kateryna AVRAM (CSUW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
6. Gaby SCHOENBERG (CSUW) def. Claire Aleck (UT) 7-5, 6-2