Friday, April 5
Oxford, Ohio
1:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
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Miami
Sophomore Audrey Moutama won her sixth-straight match to help the Rockets defeat the RedHawks on Friday afternoon.
Photo by: Daniel Miller/University of Toledo
Toledo Downs Miami 4-3 for Second Victory Over RedHawks in a Week
4/5/2024 6:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Rockets win sixth straight match and improve to 5-0 in MAC play
OXFORD, Ohio – Senior Shalini Tallamraju came through for the Toledo women's tennis team to clinch match point in a 4-3 victory at Miami on Friday afternoon. The win improved the Rockets (12-4) to 5-0 in Mid-American Conference play and extended their regular-season conference winning streak to 16 matches.
The Rockets also defeated the RedHawks by a 5-2 margin one week ago at the UT Varsity Tennis Courts.
"I'm proud of the way we competed today," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "Miami is a great team and to beat them back-to-back weeks is extremely tough, both outside and then indoors today. We definitely have a target on our back, and I'm impressed by the way our players just keep stepping up."
UT won the doubles point, and senior Sloane Teske took just over an hour to put UT ahead 2-0 after defeating Nishitha Saravanan in two sets from the No. 2 court. Sophomore Audrey Moutama kept her own winning streak alive at six matches with her two-setter from the No. 5 court to put Toledo at match point.
Miami made some noise by taking the No. 1 and No. 4 courts back-to-back to make it 3-2 overall.
Tallamraju opened her match with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot, dropped the second set to Emilia Valentinsson 6-4, but steamrolled 6-0 in the third set to clinch the match for Toledo. Miami ended the match minutes later with a three-set win from the No. 6 spot.
Teske's two combined wins on Friday tie her with Martina Wodzinski (2007-10) for 154 career combined wins which ranks second in program history, behind program leader senior Cassie Alcala (167).
Toledo will play its second installment of the Battle of I-75 vs. Bowling Green (7-10, 0-5 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
Toledo 4, Miami 3
Singles
1. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek (MU) def. Cassie Alcala (TOL) 6-3, 7-5
2. Sloane Teske (TOL) def. Nishitha Saravanan (MU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Shalini Tallamraju (TOL) def. Emilia Valentinsson (MU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
4. Sara Zalukar (U) def. Gaby Rondon (TOL) 7-6(1), 6-4
5. Audrey Moutama (TOL) def. Sarah Dev (MU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Lauren Joyce (MU) def. Julia Kuszynski (TOL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Cassie Alcala/Julia Kuszynski (TOL) def. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek/Nishitha Saravanan (MU), 6-4
2. Sloane Teske/Sanjana Tallamraju (TOL) def. Sara Valentinsson/Emilia Valentinsson (MU), 6-4
3. Sarah Dev/Lauren Joyce (MU) def. Gaby Rondon/Shalini Tallamraju (TOL), 6-1
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The Rockets also defeated the RedHawks by a 5-2 margin one week ago at the UT Varsity Tennis Courts.
"I'm proud of the way we competed today," head coach Tracy Mauntler said. "Miami is a great team and to beat them back-to-back weeks is extremely tough, both outside and then indoors today. We definitely have a target on our back, and I'm impressed by the way our players just keep stepping up."
UT won the doubles point, and senior Sloane Teske took just over an hour to put UT ahead 2-0 after defeating Nishitha Saravanan in two sets from the No. 2 court. Sophomore Audrey Moutama kept her own winning streak alive at six matches with her two-setter from the No. 5 court to put Toledo at match point.
Miami made some noise by taking the No. 1 and No. 4 courts back-to-back to make it 3-2 overall.
Tallamraju opened her match with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot, dropped the second set to Emilia Valentinsson 6-4, but steamrolled 6-0 in the third set to clinch the match for Toledo. Miami ended the match minutes later with a three-set win from the No. 6 spot.
Teske's two combined wins on Friday tie her with Martina Wodzinski (2007-10) for 154 career combined wins which ranks second in program history, behind program leader senior Cassie Alcala (167).
Toledo will play its second installment of the Battle of I-75 vs. Bowling Green (7-10, 0-5 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
Toledo 4, Miami 3
Singles
1. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek (MU) def. Cassie Alcala (TOL) 6-3, 7-5
2. Sloane Teske (TOL) def. Nishitha Saravanan (MU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Shalini Tallamraju (TOL) def. Emilia Valentinsson (MU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
4. Sara Zalukar (U) def. Gaby Rondon (TOL) 7-6(1), 6-4
5. Audrey Moutama (TOL) def. Sarah Dev (MU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Lauren Joyce (MU) def. Julia Kuszynski (TOL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Cassie Alcala/Julia Kuszynski (TOL) def. Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek/Nishitha Saravanan (MU), 6-4
2. Sloane Teske/Sanjana Tallamraju (TOL) def. Sara Valentinsson/Emilia Valentinsson (MU), 6-4
3. Sarah Dev/Lauren Joyce (MU) def. Gaby Rondon/Shalini Tallamraju (TOL), 6-1
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
35
Catherine De.-Slowek / 0 [MU]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Nishitha Saravanan / 0 [MU]
32
#3 Singles Match
123
646
Emilia Valentinsson / 0 [MU]
460
#4 Singles Match
12
64
Sara Zalukar / 0 [MU]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Sarah Dev / 0 [MU]
22
#6 Singles Match
123
633
Lauren Joyce / 0 [MU]
366
Order of Finish:
2,5,1,4,3,6
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