Friday, March 5
Fort Myers, Fla.
1:30 p.m.
University of Toledo
3
at
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Florida Gulf Coast
Eileen Carney was one of three Rockets to win in singles play on Friday at Florida Gulf Coast.
Photo by: Ross Achter
Toledo Drops 4-3 Decision at Florida Gulf Coast
3/5/2021 8:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The University of Toledo women's tennis team dropped a close match at Florida Gulf Coast on Friday afternoon, ending up on the wrong end of a 4-3 decision.
"We battled like crazy and unfortunately came up short," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "Not taking the doubles point against a great team put us in a tough position going into singles, but the players dug in and battled to the very end. USF and FGCU put us under a lot of pressure which will help prepare us for MAC play."
The Eagles took the doubles point after winning on courts No. 1 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Rockets looked to make a comeback in singles play, winning three of the first four matches. Junior Eileen Carney disposed of her FGCU opponent first, winning 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. Freshman Shalini Tallamraju followed that up with a win on the No. 6 court (6-2, 6-4) and sophomore Sloane Teske won on the No. 2 court (3-6, 6-4, 6-4) to put the Rockets ahead in the match.
Having previously won on the top singles court, Florida Gulf Coast claimed victory on the No. 5 court to tie the score at 3-3, then won the clincher on court No. 4 to take the match.
Toledo returns home this week to host Oakland on Wednesday, March 10 at 12:30 p.m. before starting conference play on the road next weekend. The Rockets visit Buffalo on Friday, March 12 and Miami on Sunday, March 14.
Singles
1. ORNBERG, Maja (FGCU) def. Cassie Alcala (UT) 6-4, 6-4
2. Sloane Teske (UT) def. PEREZ, Sofia (FGCU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Eileen Carney (UT) def. RETORTILLO, Alba (FGCU) 6-4, 6-2
4. FERDING, Ida (FGCU) def. Julia Kuszynski (UT) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. RAMALLE, Lourdes (FGCU) def. Patricia Panta (UT) 7-6, 6-3
6. Shalini Tallamraju (UT) def. WIRA, Jessica (FGCU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. FERDING, Ida/PEREZ, Sofia (FGCU) def. Julia Kuszynski/Sloane Teske (UT) 6-1
2. Laura Morera/Patricia Panta (UT) def. RETORTILLO, Alba/RAMALLE, Lourdes (FGCU) 7-5
3. ORNBERG, Maja/WIRA, Jessica (FGCU) def. Christina Fuller/Cassie Alcala (UT) 6-3
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"We battled like crazy and unfortunately came up short," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "Not taking the doubles point against a great team put us in a tough position going into singles, but the players dug in and battled to the very end. USF and FGCU put us under a lot of pressure which will help prepare us for MAC play."
The Eagles took the doubles point after winning on courts No. 1 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Rockets looked to make a comeback in singles play, winning three of the first four matches. Junior Eileen Carney disposed of her FGCU opponent first, winning 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. Freshman Shalini Tallamraju followed that up with a win on the No. 6 court (6-2, 6-4) and sophomore Sloane Teske won on the No. 2 court (3-6, 6-4, 6-4) to put the Rockets ahead in the match.
Having previously won on the top singles court, Florida Gulf Coast claimed victory on the No. 5 court to tie the score at 3-3, then won the clincher on court No. 4 to take the match.
Toledo returns home this week to host Oakland on Wednesday, March 10 at 12:30 p.m. before starting conference play on the road next weekend. The Rockets visit Buffalo on Friday, March 12 and Miami on Sunday, March 14.
Singles
1. ORNBERG, Maja (FGCU) def. Cassie Alcala (UT) 6-4, 6-4
2. Sloane Teske (UT) def. PEREZ, Sofia (FGCU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Eileen Carney (UT) def. RETORTILLO, Alba (FGCU) 6-4, 6-2
4. FERDING, Ida (FGCU) def. Julia Kuszynski (UT) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. RAMALLE, Lourdes (FGCU) def. Patricia Panta (UT) 7-6, 6-3
6. Shalini Tallamraju (UT) def. WIRA, Jessica (FGCU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. FERDING, Ida/PEREZ, Sofia (FGCU) def. Julia Kuszynski/Sloane Teske (UT) 6-1
2. Laura Morera/Patricia Panta (UT) def. RETORTILLO, Alba/RAMALLE, Lourdes (FGCU) 7-5
3. ORNBERG, Maja/WIRA, Jessica (FGCU) def. Christina Fuller/Cassie Alcala (UT) 6-3
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
44
ORNBERG, Maja / 0 [FGCU]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
366
PEREZ, Sofia / 0 [FGCU]
644
#3 Singles Match
12
66
RETORTILLO, Alba / 0 [FGCU]
42
#4 Singles Match
123
642
FERDING, Ida / 0 [FGCU]
466
#5 Singles Match
12
63
RAMALLE, Lourdes / 0 [FGCU]
76
#6 Singles Match
12
66
WIRA, Jessica / 0 [FGCU]
24
Order of Finish:
3,6,1,2,5,4
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