Akron Women’s Tennis Picks up 5-2 Win at Duquesne

Friday, February 15

Pittsburgh, PA

1 PM

University of Akron

Duquesne

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Akron Women’s Tennis Picks up 5-2 Win at Duquesne

February 15 | Women's Tennis

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PITTSBURGH – The University of Akron women's tennis team claimed its eighth win on the season with a 5-2 victory over Duquesne (4-3 overall, 0-0 A-10) on Friday afternoon at Alpha Tennis and Fitness of Pittsburgh.

"Great team effort today," ninth-year head coach Brandon Padgett said. "Duquesne is a very good team, so we knew that we would have to play at a high level to win. We got pushed on several courts which will absolutely help us moving forward. Having to pull Rita due to illness was a tough break for her, but she fought as long as she could for the team."

Akron took the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. At No. 1, junior captain Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal) and sophomore Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany) defeated Julianne Herman and Laurel Shymansky, 6-2.

At No. 2, redshirt senior captain Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) and sophomore Anna Uljanov (Schweinfurt, Germany) picked up a 6-4 win over Margot Pessy and Aishwarya Kona.

"We worked hard this week on doubles and it paid off. As a team we continue to get better and better with each match, and that's all we can ever ask. This team works hard and has a tremendous bond, which shows strongly as they fight on court not only for themselves, but for each other."

In singles action, Akron (8-1 overall, 0-0 MAC) claimed four wins.

At No. 1, Geier, this week's MAC Singles Player of the Week, dropped the first set, 5-7, then rebounded for a 6-1, 6-1 win over Herman.

At No. 2, Uljanov defeated Shymansky, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

At No. 3, Vasilescu beat out Kona, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

At No. 4, senior Luisa Echeverry (Cali Colombia) won in straight sets over Maddy Adams, 6-2, 6-4.

On Saturday, Feb. 16, Akron travels to West Virginia (3-1 overall, 0-1 Big 12) for a 1 p.m. match at the Summit Tennis Academy. Live stats will be available.

AKRON 5, DUQUESNE 2
Alpha Tennis & Fitness of Pittsburgh
February 15, 2019

Doubles:
1. Rita Pedroso/Miruna Vasilescu (Akron) def. Julianne Herman/Laurel Shymansky (DU), 6-2

2. Sophia Geier/Anna Uljanov (Akron) def. Margot Pessy/Aishwarya Kona (DU), 6-4

3. Meredith Lee/Priyanka Mitta (DU) def. Luisa Echeverry/Enya Forgaci (Akron), 6-4

Singles:
1. Sophia Geier (Akron) def. Julianne Herman (DU), 5-7, 6-1, 6-1

2. Anna Uljanov (Akron) def. Laurel Shymansky (DU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-4

3. Miruna Vasilescu (Akron) def. Aishwarya Kona (DU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3

4. Luisa Echeverry (Akron) def. Maddy Adams (DU), 6-2, 6-4

5. Priyanka Mitta (DU) def. Rita Pedroso (Akron), 6-3, Def. (illness)

6. Margot Pessy (DU) def. Enya Forgaci (Akron), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Order of Finish:
Doubles– 1, 3, 2
Singles– 5, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3

Team Records:
Duquesne (4-3 overall, 0-0 A-10)
Akron (8-1 overall, MAC 0-0)