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Women’s Tennis Closes Out Regular Season at Ball State on Saturday
April 18 | Women's Tennis
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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team closes out regular-season play at Ball State on Saturday, April 20.
The Zips (19-5 overall, 4-2 MAC) take on the Cardinals (15-4 overall, 4-2 MAC) in Mid-American Conference action at 1 p.m. at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Entering the match with identical MAC records, the teams are playing for seeding for the 2019 MAC Women's Tennis Championship.
"We know that we're in the MAC tournament," said Akron head coach Brandon Padgett. "Now it's just a matter of where we fall from a seeding perspective. This is a very important match. There is also an outside chance that we could share the conference (regular-season) championship. We definitely have a lot still to play for."
In series action, Ball State holds a 22-7 series advantage over Akron. Last season, the Cardinals claimed a 5-2 win in the season finale.
"Ball State is very strong, and they beat Buffalo, 7-0," he continued. "They played a quality non-conference schedule. We know it's going to be a fight from beginning to end. And playing at their place is never easy."
Akron will be led by redshirt senior Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) at the No. 1 spot. The 2017 MAC Player of the Year, she stands 26-4 in singles action, 18-1 in spring action, and 6-0 in MAC play, all at the No. 1 spot. Geier will finish her collegiate career ranked No. 2 in career singles wins (currently has 103) and combination singles/doubles wins (currently has 172).
Sophomore Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany) stands 21-9 overall and 18-4 this spring, (5-1 in MAC play), playing at No. 1 and No. 2. She is a also perfect 4-0 at the No. 1 spot.
Sophomore Anna Uljanov (Schweinfurt, Germany) stands 20-10 overall and 16-5 this spring (5-1 in MAC play), at the No. 2-3 spots.
Senior Luisa Echeverry (Cali Colombia) is 13-10 in singles action this spring, playing the No. 3-4 spots.
Junior captain Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal) is 15-6 this spring, including 5-1 in MAC play, at the No. 4-6 spots.
Freshman Claudia Cecilia Rosas Garcia (Gaudalajara, Mexico) stands 17-10 in singles action and 11-6 this spring, playing the No. 3-6 spots.
In doubles action, Pedroso and Vasilescu stand 21-8 overall and 16-6 this spring at the No. 1 position.
At No. 2 doubles, Geier and Uljanov are 14-6 overall and 11-6 this spring.
VIDEO PREVIEW
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team closes out regular-season play at Ball State on Saturday, April 20.
The Zips (19-5 overall, 4-2 MAC) take on the Cardinals (15-4 overall, 4-2 MAC) in Mid-American Conference action at 1 p.m. at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Entering the match with identical MAC records, the teams are playing for seeding for the 2019 MAC Women's Tennis Championship.
"We know that we're in the MAC tournament," said Akron head coach Brandon Padgett. "Now it's just a matter of where we fall from a seeding perspective. This is a very important match. There is also an outside chance that we could share the conference (regular-season) championship. We definitely have a lot still to play for."
In series action, Ball State holds a 22-7 series advantage over Akron. Last season, the Cardinals claimed a 5-2 win in the season finale.
"Ball State is very strong, and they beat Buffalo, 7-0," he continued. "They played a quality non-conference schedule. We know it's going to be a fight from beginning to end. And playing at their place is never easy."
Akron will be led by redshirt senior Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) at the No. 1 spot. The 2017 MAC Player of the Year, she stands 26-4 in singles action, 18-1 in spring action, and 6-0 in MAC play, all at the No. 1 spot. Geier will finish her collegiate career ranked No. 2 in career singles wins (currently has 103) and combination singles/doubles wins (currently has 172).
Sophomore Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany) stands 21-9 overall and 18-4 this spring, (5-1 in MAC play), playing at No. 1 and No. 2. She is a also perfect 4-0 at the No. 1 spot.
Sophomore Anna Uljanov (Schweinfurt, Germany) stands 20-10 overall and 16-5 this spring (5-1 in MAC play), at the No. 2-3 spots.
Senior Luisa Echeverry (Cali Colombia) is 13-10 in singles action this spring, playing the No. 3-4 spots.
Junior captain Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal) is 15-6 this spring, including 5-1 in MAC play, at the No. 4-6 spots.
Freshman Claudia Cecilia Rosas Garcia (Gaudalajara, Mexico) stands 17-10 in singles action and 11-6 this spring, playing the No. 3-6 spots.
In doubles action, Pedroso and Vasilescu stand 21-8 overall and 16-6 this spring at the No. 1 position.
At No. 2 doubles, Geier and Uljanov are 14-6 overall and 11-6 this spring.
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