Akron Women’s Tennis Sweeps Cleveland State, 7-0

Wednesday, March 6

Akron, Ohio

2 PM

University of Akron

Cleveland State

Photo by: Cathy Bongiovi

Akron Women’s Tennis Sweeps Cleveland State, 7-0

March 06 | Women's Tennis

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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team closed out home non-conference play with a 7-0 win over Cleveland State on Wednesday afternoon at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.

"Excellent total team win today.," said ninth-year head coach Brandon Padgett. "I'm really proud of the consistent effort that was shown on every court."

The Zips (14-3 overall) earned the doubles point over the Vikings (56 overall) with wins at No. 1 and 2.

At No. 1, junior captain Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal) and sophomore Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany) defeated Klara Mrccela and Kate Avram, 6-2.

At No. 2, redshirt senior captain Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) and sophomore Anna Uljanov (Schweinfurt, Germany) beat Isabella Spindler and Gaby Schoenberg, 6-3.

UA swept all six singles matches for their third consecutive team shutout victory.

"Frank does a great job of getting his team ready to play, so for us to be able to win this match the way we did says a lot about where we are as a team right now."

At No. 1, Geier beat Spindler in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.

At No. 2, Vasilescu claimed a 6-2, 6-4 win over Mrccela.

At No. 3, Uljanov handled Sian Payne, 6-1, 6-4

At No. 4, senior Luisa Echeverry (Cali Colombia) defeated Lara Prosenjak, 6-4, 6-4.

At No. 5, freshman Claudia Cecilia Rosas Garcia (Gaudalajara, Mexico) battled Schoenberg for a 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10) victory.

At No. 6, Pedroso defeated Avram, 6-1, 6-1.

Akron will take two weeks off before closing out the non-conference slate at Youngtown State on Tuesday, March 19, at 3 p.m. Mid-American Conference play begins on March 22 at home with Miami (Ohio) at 1 p.m.

AKRON 7, CLEVELAND STATE 0
LaTuchie Tennis Center | Stow, Ohio
March 6, 2019

Doubles:
1. Rita Pedroso/Miruna Vasilescu (Akron) def. Klara Mrccela/Kate Avram (CSU), 6-2

2. Sophia Geier/Anna Uljanov (Akron) def. Isabella Spindler/Gaby Schoenberg (CSU), 6-3

3. Sian Payne/Lara Prosenjak (CSU) def. Enya Forgaci/Holland Long (Akron), 6-3

Singles:
1. Sophia Geier (Akron) def. Isabella Spindler (CSU), 6-1, 6-2

2. Miruna Vasilescu (Akron) def. Klara Mrccela (CSU), 6-2, 6-4

3. Anna Uljanov (Akron) def. Sian Payne (CSU), 6-1, 6-4

4. Luisa Echeverry (Akron) def. Lara Prosenjak (CSU), 6-4, 6-4

5. Ceci Rosas (Akron) def. Gaby Schoenberg (CSU), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10)

6. Rita Pedroso (Akron) def. Kate Avram (CSU), 6-1, 6-1

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

Team Records:
Cleveland State (5-6 overall)
Akron (14-3 overall)