Falcons Earn Doubles Point In Battle Of I-75

Saturday, April 9

Toledo, Ohio

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Toledo

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

April 09, 2022 | Women's Tennis

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons dropped the first edition of the Battle of I-75 to the Toledo Rockets, falling 5-2. The Falcons started the day with two doubles wins, earning the doubles point to gain a 1-0 lead. Selina Karg and Hannah Neuman won their fifth consecutive match as partners, improving their MAC record to 5-1 and career record to 15-6. Laura Maia Silveira and Maru Poppe were partnered for the second time in their careers, with today's triumph marking the first victory for the duo. It also notched Silveira's 30^th career total win.

In singles, the Rockets built and maintained the lead, winning the first five matches in two sets each. At No. 5, Hannah Neuman rebounded from a first-set loss to win 7-5, then completed the comeback with a 10-4 victory in the tiebreaker. This was her second straight singles victory, giving her a combined 4-0 record this weekend. The loss drops Bowling Green to 4-14 overall and 1-6 in the MAC.

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Singles
1. Cassie Alcala (UT) def. Selina Karg (BGSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Sloane Teske (UT) def. Ioanna Tsadari (BGSU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Julia Kuszynski (UT) def. Maru Poppe (BGSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Shalini Tallamraju (UT) def. Annika Vetter (BGSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Hannah Neuman (BGSU) def. Patricia Panta (UT) 2-6, 7-5, 10-4
6. Eileen Carney (UT) def. Laura Maia Silveira (BGSU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Selina Karg / Hannah Neuman (BGSU) def. Cassie Alcala / Julia Kuszynski (UT) 6-4
2. Laura Morera / Patricia Panta (UT) def. Ioanna Tsadari / Annika Vetter (BGSU) 6-3
3. Laura Maia Silveira / Maru Poppe (BGSU) def. Sloane Teske / Chrissy Fuller 6-4

Order of finish: Singles (2, 6, 3, 4, 1, 5); Doubles (2, 3, 1)

Up Next
The Falcons play one match next weekend, a Friday (April 15) morning tilt with Buffalo. The Falcons and Bulls meet at 11 a.m. in Buffalo.

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