Toledo Falls to Notre Dame in Season Opener

Saturday, January 30

South Bend, Ind.

1:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Notre Dame

Toledo fell to Notre Dame, 7-0, in its season opener on Saturday.

Photo by: Katherine Jamtgaard

1/30/2021 5:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Toledo women's tennis team opened its 2021 season on Saturday at Notre Dame, falling to the Fighting Irish 7-0.

"I think this was a solid first match for us," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "Notre Dame is tough. We have four freshmen in the starting lineup and they will need some match experience, but I liked what I saw from them today. They are gritty and competitive and will get better every time they step on the court."

Toledo's 2021 season started against a Notre Dame team that ended last season ranked No. 25 in the ITA NCAA Division I rankings. All four of Toledo's freshmen played both singles and doubles on Saturday against the Fighting Irish. Julia Kuszynski teamed with sophomore Sloane Teske on the top doubles court, Cassie Alcala and senior Patricia Panta played on court No. 2, and Shalini Tallamraju and Ava McQuillin made for an all-freshman duo on court three.

In singles play, Alcala made her collegiate debut playing on the top court, while Kuszynski and Tallamraju played on courts four and six, respectively.

McQuillin faced off against Notre Dame's Yashna Yellayi in an exhibition match and came out on top, 8-6.

Next up for Toledo will be a home match against Cleveland State on Friday, Feb. 12 at 1:00 p.m. at Twos Athletic Club.

Toledo at Notre Dame
ND 7, TOL 0

Singles
1. Cameron Corse (ND) def. Cassie Alcala (UT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Page Freeman (ND) def. Sloane Teske (UT) 6-3, 6-4
3. Ally Bojczuk (ND) def. Eileen Carney (UT) 6-1, 6-1
4. Julia Andreach (ND) def. Julia Kuszynski (UT) 6-3, 6-2
5. Maeve Koscielski (ND) def. Patricia Panta (UT) 6-2, 6-0
6. Julia Lilien (ND) def. Shalini Tallamraju (UT) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1. Cameron Corse/Page Freeman (ND) def. Julia Kuszynski/Sloane Teske (UT) 6-0
2. Julia Lilien/Julia Andreach (ND) def. Patricia Panta/Cassie Alcala (UT) 6-0
3. Meghan Coleman/Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Shalini Tallamraju/Ava McQuillin (UT) 6-1

Exhibition
Ava McQuillin (UT) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND), 8-6
Sydney Sforzo (ND) def. Laura Morera (UT), 8-7 (3)