Women's Tennis Begins Home Stand with Tennessee, Walsh

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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team begins a four-match home stand this week with two non-conference matches on Friday, Feb. 9.

UA hosts SEC powerhouse Tennessee at 3 p.m., followed by local rival Walsh at 6 p.m. Both matches will be held at the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow. Pizza will be provided to fans during the Tennessee match.

The Lady Vols rank among the Top 30 women's teams in the country, receiving votes in the latest NCAA Division I poll.

"It's great that we are able to host a team the caliber of Tennessee," said eighth-year head coach Brandon Padgett. "I appreciate (coach) Alison (Ojeda) keeping us on the schedule after she took over for Mike (retired). UT will likely be the strongest team we play, as they currently sit just outside the Top 25 in the national rankings. They were a Top 20 team consistently last year, and I'm excited for our team to compete against another high-quality team, as we get closer to conference play."

"Playing a second match against a very solid Walsh team will certainly test our players, but we need to be able to be as mentally and physically strong as we can be, moving forward."

Last week, the Zips (4-3 overall) split a pair of matches, beating out Utah State before falling to Michigan State.

Freshman Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany), who moved up to the No. 2 singles position, remains undefeated in singles play. She stands a perfect 6-0 in singles action.

Vasilescu is also undefeated (4-0) in doubles action with partner junior Luisa Echeverry (Cali, Colombia). Junior Carla Flores (Coahuila, Mexica) and sophomore Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal) are 2-0 at No. 3 doubles action this spring.

Women's Tennis Begins Home Stand with Tennessee, Walsh

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Luisa Echeverry

Carla Flores

Rita Pedroso

Miruna Vasilescu

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