Akron Women’s Tennis Defeats Youngstown State, 5-2

Tuesday, March 19

Youngstown, OH

2 PM

University of Akron

Youngstown State

Akron Women’s Tennis Defeats Youngstown State, 5-2

March 19 | Women's Tennis

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STREETSBORO, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team closed out non-conference play with a 5-2 victory at Youngstown State on Tuesday afternoon at the Western Reserve Tennis Center.

The Zips (15-3 overall) dropped the doubles point to the Penguins (3-12 overall). UA claimed a win at the No. 1 posiito nas junior captain Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal) and sophomore Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany) defeated Tamara Teufl and Elvira Esteo, 6-2.

"Difficult match today for us," said ninth-year head coach Brandon Padgett. "Youngstown played hard, as we knew they would. We looked extremely rusty in doubles and started slowly as well on several singles courts, but we picked up our intensity and level of play as the match progressed."

In singles action, UA won five matches for their 15^th victory of the season.

At No. 1, redshirt senior captain Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) shut out Imaan Hassim, 6-0, 6-0.

At No. 2, Vasilescu beat Tamara Teufl in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2.

At No. 4, Pedroso battled Cassandra Moraleja to a 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-2 win.

At No. 5, freshman Claudia Cecilia Rosas Garcia (Gaudalajara, Mexico) defeated Elvira Esteo, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

At No. 6, freshman Enya Forgaci (Boca Raton, Fla.) beat out Claudia Barboza, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Akron opens Mid-American Conference play begins on Friday, March 22, at home with Miami (Ohio) at 1 p.m. at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.

AKRON 5, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2
Western Reserve Tennis Center | Streetsboro, Ohio
March 19, 2019

Doubles:
1. Rita Pedroso/Miruna Vasilescu (Akron) def. Tamara Teufl/Elvira Esteo (YSU), 6-2

2. Imaan Hassim/Claudia Barboza (YSU) def. Sophia Geier/Anna Uljanov (Akron), 7-6 (4)

3. Cassandra Moraleja/Lisa Khamassi (YSU) def. Luisa Echeverry/Enya Forgaci (Akron), 7-5

Singles:
1. Sophia Geier (Akron) def. Imaan Hassim (YSU), 6-0, 6-0

2. Miruna Vasilescu (Akron) def. Tamara Teufl (YSU), 6-0, 6-2

3. Lisa Khamassi (YSU) def. Luisa Echeverry (Akron), 6-4, 6-3

4. Rita Pedroso (Akron) def. Cassandra Moraleja (YSU), 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-2

5. Ceci Rosas (Akron) def. Elvira Esteo (YSU), 7-6 (4), 6-4

6. Enya Forgaci (Akron) def. Claudia Barboza (YSU), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2

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

Team Records:
Youngstown State (3-12 overall)
Akron (15-3 overall)