MUNCIE, Ind.—The Miami University women's tennis team came up short in the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Cardinal Creek, dropping a 4-1 decision to the No. 3 seed University of Toledo.
 
Freshman Nishitha Saravanan, who captured MAC Freshman of the Year honors earlier in the week, accounted for the second-seeded RedHawks' (14-11) lone point against the Rockets (18-6) with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles. She also teamed up with freshman Sara Zalukar to notch a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles.

Saravanan was named to the MAC All-Tournament Team.
 
DOUBLES
1. Cassie Alcala/Sloan Teske (TOLEDO) def. Brindtha Ramasamy/Laura Rico (MIAMI) 6-3
2. Sara Zalukar/Nishitha Saravanan (MIAMI) def. Patricia Panta/Shalini Tallamraju (TOLEDO) 6-4
3. Julia Kuszynski/Christina Fuller (TOLEDO) def. Emilia Valentinsson/Mayu Ushio (MIAMI) 7-5
 
SINGLES
1. Cassie Alcala (TOLEDO) def. Brindtha Ramasamy (MIAMI) 6-0, 7-5
2. Sloan Teske (TOLEDO) def. Laura Rico (MIAMI) 7-5, 6-2
3. Nishitha Saravanan (MIAMI) def. Julia Kuszynski (TOLEDO) 6-3, 6-1
4. Sara Zalukar (MIAMI) vs. Shalini Tallamraju (TOLEDO) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
5. Emilia Valentinsson (MIAMI) vs. Eileen Carney (TOLEDO) 4-6, 4-1, unfinished
6. Patricia Panta (TOLEDO) def. Mayu Ushio (MIAMI) 6-2, 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,3,6)
 
UP NEXT:
This concludes the season for the RedHawks.