Toledo, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's tennis team defeated Oakland 4-3 at Twos Athletic Club in Toledo on Saturday.  The Rockets have now won five of their six matches at Twos this season. 
 
"I'm happy to get the win. Oakland is good. They've gotten better and better every year. I think what I'm most happy about just is the fight of this team," said head coach Tracy Mauntler. "We lost the doubles point. It might be the fourth or fifth time we've lost the doubles point and come back and won the match." 
 
The Rockets dropped the doubles point despite senior Thalita Rodrigues and freshman Kiersten Carlson's hard-fought 7-5 win on the No. 2 court. 
 
UT bounced back in singles play, with Rodrigues completing a swift two-set sweep of Amanda Nilsson, going 6-0 in both sets at the No. 5 position. Senior Kokoro Chishaki defended the No. 3 court, defeating Samantha Galloway after going to tiebreaks in both sets (7-6(5), 7-5). Freshman Christina Fuller swept Alexandra Whall 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot. Fellow freshman Eileen Carney clinched the match for the Rockets for the second time this season. Carney dropped the first set 3-6 to Darya Maltseva before firing up to take the second and third sets 6-2 each.
 
Up Next 
The Rockets open MAC play at Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill. on Friday, March 22 before hosting Ball State on Sunday, March 24. 
 
Toledo 4, Oakland 3
 
Doubles
1. Ava THIELMAN/Darya MALTSEVA (OAK) def. Deedee Leenabanchong/Kokoro Chishaki (UT) 6-4
2. Thalita Rodrigues/Kiersten Carlson (UT) def. Alexandra WHALL/Amanda NILSSON (OAK) 7-5
3. Samantha GALLOWAY/Sofia BORCUTI (OAK) def. Claire Aleck/Christina Fuller (UT) 6-3
 
Singles 
1. Ava THIELMAN (OAK) def. Deedee Leenabanchong (UT) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
2. Eileen Carney (UT) def. Darya MALTSEVA (OAK) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Kokoro Chishaki (UT) def. Samantha GALLOWAY (OAK) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
4. Christina Fuller (UT) def. Alexandra WHALL (OAK) 6-3, 6-2
5. Thalita Rodrigues (UT) def. Amanda NILSSON (OAK) 6-0, 6-0
6. Sofia BORCUTI (OAK) def. Kiersten Carlson (UT) 7-5, 6-0


Highlights from UT's win over Oakland.