CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's tennis team played its lone match of the week Wednesday, dropping a 4-3 decision to Akron.
PDF BOX SCORE | Akron 4, Cleveland State 3
Quick Hits
· Gaby Schoenberg notched the 46th singles win of her career on Wednesday, and is now just four wins shy of reaching the 50-win milestone.
· With their win at No. 2 doubles against Akron, Kateryna Avram and Blanche Lenoan now own a team-best 9-1 record this spring.
· The Vikings have now won the doubles point in nine matches this season.
The Match
For the third straight match the Vikings were able to earn the early 1-0 advantage after picking up the doubles point, sweeping all three matches. At the top of the lineup, Klara Mrcela and Lara Prosenjak earned a 6-4 victory, while Blanche Lenoan and Kateryna Avram posted a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles, and Siân Payne and Gaby Schoenberg earned a 6-3 victory at the No. 3 spot.
Akron was then able to pick up the first two singles points, gaining a 2-1 edge in the match, but Schoenberg was able to even the match at 2-2 with a win at No. 6 singles. Schoenberg notched a 7-6(5), 6-2 win over Tanja Derowski, improving to 7-5 in singles play this spring.
Although the Zips were able to pick up the next two points to clinch the match, Payne recorded the final singles point of the contest, earning a win at the No. 5 spot. Payne posted a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Aliona Kruglov, improving to 7-3 in singles play this spring.
From The Sidelines
"This was a tough match for us today, we battled hard but came up a little short. We played some really good doubles and started off strong in singles, but we weren't able to sustain a high level throughout the match. We are slowly working our way back to having a complete lineup, so I know once we have everyone healthy again we will be able to compete at the level that we want to. We know what we need to work on in practice over the next week, and we will hopefully have some time to get healthy before our match against Eastern Michigan." – head coach Frank Polito
Up Next
The Vikings will return to action next Wednesday (March 11), traveling to Eastern Michigan for a 12:00 p.m. contest.
The Results
Doubles (2, 1, 3)
1. Mrcela/Prosenjak (CSU) def. Vasilescu/Pedroso (AKR), 6-4
2. Lenoan/Avram (CSU) def. Aguilar/Rosas (AKR), 6-2
3. Payne/Schoenberg (CSU) def. Uljanov/Derowski (AKR), 6-3
Singles (3, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5)
1. Ceci Rosas (AKR) def. Klara Mrcela (CSU), 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(0)
2. Miruna Vasilescu (AKR) def. Lara Prosenjak (CSU), 6-1, 6-3
3. Rita Pedroso (AKR) def. Blanche Lenoan (CSU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Anna Uljanov (AKR) def. Kateryna Avram (CSU), 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
5. Siân Payne (CSU) def. Aliona Kruglov (AKR), 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
6. Gaby Schoenberg (CSU) def. Tanja Derowski (AKR), 7-6(5), 6-2
