TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's tennis team has two matches scheduled for this weekend. The Rockets will play at UIC on Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET before visiting Valparaiso on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. ET.
"This is our first weekend with back-to-back matches so it will be a great test," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "When we start our MAC season, we play two every weekend so it will be good preparation for that as well. I think the team learned a lot from our loss at Youngstown State, and I expect them to be extremely motivated."
Last Time Out
Toledo played at YSU last weekend and lost to the Penguins, 5-2.
In doubles play, Toledo's duo of freshman Cassie Alcala and sophomore Laura Morera were able to defeat their YSU counterparts on the No. 3 court, but the Penguins won on courts No. 1 and 2 to win the doubles point.
The Rockets managed two victories in singles play. Alcala defeated Cecilia Rosas on the No. 2 court (6-3, 6-1) and Morera took down Jessica Stanmore (7-6, 6-3) on the No. 6 court. The rest of Toledo's lineup featured sophomore Sloane Teske on the No. 1 court, freshman Julia Kuszynski on the No. 3 court, senior Patricia Panta on court No. 4, and freshman Shalini Tallamraju on the No. 5 court.
About UIC
The Flames are 4-2 entering play this weekend, having won four matches in a row. Those victories came against Dayton, Bradley, Eastern Michigan, and North Dakota. UIC is led by Lucie Prochazkova, who owns a 5-1 record in singles play, as does Georgia Gulin. Prochazkova is a two-time Horizon League Singles Player of the Week recipient this year.
About Valparaiso
Valpo is 1-6 this season, with its lone victory coming at home against Ferris State. Claire Czerwonka has played six of seven matches on the No. 1 court and owns a record of 1-5 playing there. Claire has teamed up with her younger sister Olivia Czerwonka to form Valparaiso's top doubles team; the duo has played all seven matches on the No. 1 doubles court together.
Next Up
Toledo heads south for its next two matches where it will face USF on Wednesday, March 3 at Noon before visiting Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday, March 6 at Noon.
