OXFORD, Ohio—A hard-fought effort came up just short as the Miami University women's tennis team (12-10; 6-2 Mid-American Conference) was edged by the University of Toledo (16-5; 6-2 MAC) on Friday afternoon at the Miami Tennis Courts, 4-3.
With wins at No.1 and No. 2 doubles, the RedHawks captured the doubles point. Miami notched singles wins at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, but the Rockets collected wins in the first four flights with three of the matches going to three sets. It was the final home match of the season for the RedHawks, who honored seniors
Brindtha Ramasamy and
Laura Rico prior to the match.
DOUBLES:
1.
Brindtha Ramasamy/
Laura Rico (Miami) def. Cassie Alcala/Sloane Teske (Toledo): 6-3
2.
Sarah Dev/
Emilia Valentinsson (Miami) def. Laura Morera/Patty Panta (Toledo): 6-4
3. Julia Kuszynski/Chrissy Fuller (Toledo) def.
Nishitha Saravanan/
Sara Zalukar (Miami): 6-1
SINGLES:
1. Cassie Alcala (Toledo) def.
Brindtha Ramasamy (Miami): 6-4, 1-6, 7-6
2. Sloane Teske (Toledo) def.
Laura Rico (Miami): 6-1, 7-6
3. Julia Kuszynski (Toledo) def.
Nishitha Saravanan (Miami): 6-3, 2-6, 7-6
4. Shalini Tallamraju (Toledo) def.
Sara Zalukar (Miami): 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
5.
Emilia Valentinsson (Miami) def. Patty Panta (Toledo): 6-3, 6-2
6.
Mayu Ushio (Miami) def. Eileen Carney (Toledo): 6-3, 7-5
Finish Order: Doubles - 3, 1, 2; Singles – 5, 2, 6, 3, 4, 1
UP NEXT:
Miami rounds out the regular season with a pair of road matches next weekend. The RedHawks travel to Bowling Green for a 1 p.m. match on Friday, April 22 before heading to Buffalo for a 1 p.m. match on Sunday, April 24.
