Rockets Take Down Falcons, 4-3

Friday, April 2

Bowling Green, Ohio

1:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Bowling Green

Freshman Shalini Tallamraju provided the clinching singles victory on Friday to help lead Toledo to a 4-3 win at Bowling Green.

Photo by: Haley Boehm

4/2/2021 7:28:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's tennis team came up with a big victory at Bowling Green on Friday, rallying to defeat the Falcons by a score of 4-3, avenging a loss to its arch-rival last month.

"I'm so incredibly proud of this group today," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "They really have bought into the constant improvement we work toward every day and that was the difference. Both Cassie and Shalini avenged losses from the first time we played Bowling Green (a 4-3 loss). Our freshmen Cassie, Julia, and Shalini all took down fifth-year seniors which says so much about their competitiveness and drive."

The Rockets dominated in doubles play to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Freshman Cassie Alcala and sophomore Sloane Teske won 6-2 on the top court, while senior Patricia Panta and sophomore Laura Morera won by an identical score on the No. 2 doubles court to clinch the point.

However the Falcons were able to win the first three singles matches to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the match. Alcala halved the deficit by winning on the top court (6-3, 6-1) to make it 3-2, then freshman Julia Kuszynski outlasted her BGSU counterpart on the No. 4 court to tie the match at 3-3. Kuszynski won the first set 6-2, lost the second 6-3, then came back to win the decisive third set 6-4.

For the second time this season, the Battle of I-75 came down to the final match, and freshman Shalini Tallamraju was able to defeat her Falcon opponent in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 6-2) to clinch the win for the Rockets and improve their record to 7-7 (3-3 MAC).

Toledo visits Buffalo on Tuesday, April 6 before hosting two matches next weekend. The Rockets welcome Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan to the Glass City on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

Singles
1. Cassie Alcala (UT) def. M-S Tavpash (BGSU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) def. Sloane Teske (UT) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
3. Ayumi Sasaki (BGSU) def. Eileen Carney (UT) 6-0, 6-1
4. Julia Kuszynski (UT) def. Yulia Kapitanova (BGSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
5. Selina Karg (BGSU) def. Patricia Panta (UT) 6-3, 6-1
6. Shalini Tallamraju (UT) def. Marta Bettinelli (BGSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles
1. Sloane Teske/Cassie Alcala (UT) def. Laura Silveira/M-S Tavpash (BGSU) 6-2
2. Laura Morera/Patricia Panta (UT) def. Yulia Kapitanova/Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) 6-2
3. Marta Bettinelli/Selina Karg (BGSU) vs. Ava McQuillin/Julia Kuszynski (UT) 3-4 (unfinished)