Toledo Comes Up Just Short to Cincinnati, 4-3

Saturday, February 19

Cleveland, Ohio

3:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Cincinnati

Sophomore Shalini Tallamraju won at No. 3 singles in two sets over Cincinnati on Saturday.

Photo by: Haley Boehm

2/19/2022 10:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Toledo 3, Cincinnati 4

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's tennis team saw its seven-match winning streak end with a 4-3 loss to Cincinnati Saturday evening.

Cassie Alcala and Sloane Teske won at No. 1 doubles, but Cincinnati pulled out victories at No. 2 and No. 3 by a 6-2 margin to win the doubles team point.

Alcala, Teske and Shalini Tallamraju each won on their respective courts in two sets, but Cincinnati won at No. 6 in two sets in addition to posting three-set victories at No. 3 and No. 5 singles to secure the win.

"I am so proud of the battle my players put up in singles," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "They gave everything they had, and I couldn't ask for more. I always tell them its about the process, not the outcome. I felt like we kept getting better even though we didn't win today."

Toledo will continue its non-conference road stretch next weekend on Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 26-27 in Morgantown, W. Va. The Rockets are set to play West Virginia and George Washington at the Mountaineer Tennis Courts.

Cincinnati 4, Toledo 3
Doubles
1. Cassie Alcala/ Sloane Teske (TOL) def. Cassie McLay/ Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) 6-1
2. Iona Guna/ Emma Miceli (UC) def. Shalini Tallamraju/ Julia Kuszunski (TOL) 6-2
3. Callie Flanagan/ Kelli Niehaus (UC) def. Christina Fuller/ Patricia Panta (TOL) 6-2.

Singles
1. Cassie Alcala (TOL) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) 6-4, 6-3
2. Sloane Teske (TOL) def. Iona Guna (UC) 6-3, 6-4
3. Cassie McLay (UC) def. Julia Kuszynski (TOL) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Shalini Tallamraju (TOL) def. Maria Santilli (UC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Emma Miceli (UC) def. Patricia Panta (TOL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Kelli Niehaus (UC) def. Laura Morera (TOL) 6-1, 6-3