Cassie Alcala Clinches Match Point for Toledo in 4-3 Victory at Buffalo

Friday, April 1

Buffalo, N.Y. / UB Tennis Courts/ Miller Tennis Center

1:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Buffalo

Sophomore Cassie Alcala won her sixth straight singles match in Toledo’s 4-3 victory at Buffalo on Friday.

Photo by: Xavier Gallo

Cassie Alcala Clinches Match Point for Toledo in 4-3 Victory at Buffalo

4/1/2022 5:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sophomore Cassie Alcala clinched the match point for Toledo in a 4-3 win over Buffalo on Friday afternoon in Buffalo, N.Y. With the victory, the Rockets improved to 13-4, 3-1 in MAC play.

Toledo trailed early after Buffalo won the doubles point thanks to victories on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts. Junior Sloane Teske tied the match 1-1 with a two-set victory on the No. 2 singles court. The Bulls picked up a victory on the No. 3 court before senior Eileen Carney and sophomore Shalini Tallamraju won on the No. 6 and No. 4 courts. Alcala then clinched the match for the Rockets on the No. 1 court with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over UB's Pia Schwarts. It was her sixth consecutive singles victory.

"This was a huge MAC win," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "Buffalo is so tough to play indoors at home. I am so proud of this squad and how they handled the pressure heading into singles competition."

UT will be back home this Sunday for an afternoon match vs. Western Michigan at Twos Athletic Club. First serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

Toledo 4, Buffalo 3
Doubles
1. Pia Schwartz/ Azra Deniz Comlek (UB) def. Cassie Alcala/ Julia Kuszynski (TOL) 6-4
2. Patricia Panta/ Laura Morera (TOL) vs. Ambre Amat/ Lolina Schietekat Sedas (UB), unfinished
3. Nikoleta Antoniou-Karademitrou/ Gabriella Akopyan (UB) def. Sloane Teske/ Christina Fuller (TOL) 6-3

Singles
1. Cassie Alcala (TOL) def. Pia Schwartz (UB) 6-4, 6-3
2. Sloane Teske (TOL) def. Hsin-Yuan Shih (UB) 6-2, 6-0
3. Gabriella Akopyan (UB) def. Julia Kuszynski (TOL) 6-2, 6-2
4. Shalini Tallamraju (TOL) def. Ambre Amat (UB) 6-2, 6-2
5. Azra Deniz Comlek (UB) def. Patricia Panta (TOL) 6-4, 5-7, 4-10
6. Eileen Carney (TOL) def. Mariana Carvajal Torres (UB) 6-1, 6-4