Massachusetts Tennis Edges Miami (OH), 4-3, For Fourth Consecutive Win

OXFORD, Ohio. – University of Massachusetts tennis secured its fourth straight win, edging out Mid-American Conference foe Miami (OH), 4-3,on Friday afternoon. It also marked UMass' third consecutive league victory.

The Minutewomen improved to 11-3 on the season and 3-0 in MAC play, while the RedHawks move to 4-10 overall and 1-2 in the conference.

Massachusetts earned the doubles point, winning at court No. 3 and No. 1. The duo of Madara Markevica and Martina Pavissich defeated Nina Chavez and Lovisa Valentinsson of Miami, 6-2, at the No. 3 doubles first. The RedHawks' Maria Komar and Avery Voss won, 6-3, at No. 2 over Amanda de Oliveira and Amelia Tye to tie it up, but Ella Faessler and Renata Farima picked up a 6-2 win to grab the point for the Minutewomen over Allie Faulkner and Maria Luisa Oliveira of the RedHawks.

Tye made it a 2-0 contest with a 6-0, 6-1, triumph at No. 2 singles over Miami's Faulkner, before Massachusetts jumped out to a 3-0 lead with Faessler downing Oliveira of the RedHawks at the No. 1 position. Miami's Evelyn Risner defeated Fiona Ao, 7-5, 6-3, at court No. 4, before Pavissich took down Voss of Miami, 7-5, 6-2, at the No. 3 slot to give UMass the 4-1 lead and clinch the match point.

Miami (OH) collected two more points at courts No. 5 and No. 6 with the RedHawks winning in three sets, but it was not enough, as the Minutewomen came away with a 4-3 victory.

The Minutewomen head to Muncie, Indiana, to face Ball State on Sunday, March 22, at 11 a.m.

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Massachusetts Tennis Edges Miami (OH), 4-3, For Fourth Consecutive Win

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Fiona Ao

Amanda de Oliveira

Ella Faessler

Renata Farima

Madara Markevica

Martina Pavissich

Amelia Tye

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