TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's tennis team won the annual Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires on Sunday afternoon vs. Bowling Green in a 6-1 decision. The win marked the sixth-straight for head coach
Tracy Mauntler and her team and kept the Rockets as the Mid-American Conference's only undefeated team with a 14-3 overall and 5-0 conference record.
"We played some ugly doubles to start, but this squad always finds a way to get it done," Mauntler said. "The singles play was a different story, as we dominated from start to finish. I am proud of the way this team keeps getting better every week."
For the seventh consecutive match this season, Toledo took a commanding 1-0 match lead by winning the doubles team point. The Rockets took care of business, winning five of the six singles courts in two sets.
Cassie Alcala's win from the No. 1 court secured her sixth-straight victory and 11
th-consecutive conference win dating back to last April.
Also recording their sixth-straight individual wins were
Shalini Tallamraju at the No. 3 court and
Sanjana Tallamraju at the No. 4 court.
Sloane Teske defended the No. 2 court for the fifth-straight match this season and won her eighth-consecutive conference match dating back to last season.
Julia Kuszynski was victorious from the No. 5 court, picking up her second victory in three days.
Bowling Green's one team point came from a two-set victory at the No. 6 court.
Toledo's next match will be against Miami on Friday, April 7. The contest will either be played at Twos Athletic Club or the UT Varsity Tennis Courts depending on the weather.
Toledo 6, Bowling Green 1
Doubles
1. Eloise Saraty/ Ionna Tsadari (BGSU) 6-3
2.
Sloane Teske/
Shalini Tallamraju (TOL) 6-4
3.
Cassie Alcala/
Laura Morera (TOL) 6-3
Singles
1.
Cassie Alcala (TOL) 6-2, 7-6(3)
2.
Sloane Teske (TOL) 6-4, 6-1
3.
Shalini Tallamraju (TOL) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Sanjana Tallamraju (TOL) 6-2, 6-0
5.
Julia Kuszynski (TOL) 6-2, 6-3
6. Leticia Fonseca (BGSU) 6-2, 6-3