Bulls Drop MAC Opener To Nationally-Ranked Akron

Tamara Markovic picks up 12th singles victory of the year

Tamara Markovic

In doubles, the Zips took the second doubles match, but the Bulls quickly evened things up with a victory at third doubles. Diana Popescu and Diana Toia defeated Zara Harutyunyan and Jeremie Benjamin, 8-4. The Zips claimed the doubles point at first doubles with an 8-6 victory.

Aleksandra Petrova

Akron went on to win five of the six singles matches, taking a 3-0 lead with wins at fifth and first singles. The Bulls got on the board with a victory at sixth singles as freshman Tamara Markovic defeated Carolina Castro Cota in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0. The Zips clinched the match with a win at fourth singles, while matches at second and third went into three sets. Both matches went in Akron’s favor with victories in the third set.

The Bulls return home this upcoming weekend for a pair of matches against MAC competition. UB will host Eastern Michigan on Friday at 1:00 pm.

#66 Akron 6, Buffalo 1

Doubles
1. Angelika Jogasuria/Prang Pantusart (UA) def. Denise Harijanto/Aleksandra Petrova (UB), 8-6
2. Angelina Jogasuria/Anya Baronayte (UA) def. Tamara Markovic/Kira Golenko (UB), 8-2
3. Diana Popescu/Diana Toia (UB) def. Zara Harutyunyan/Jeremie Benjamin (UA), 8-4

Singles
1. Zara Harutyunyan (UA) def. Denise Harijanto, 6-2, 6-3
2. Angelina Jogasuria (UA) def. Diana Popesu, 3-6, 7-5, 10-5
3. Angelika Jogasuria (UA) def. Aleksandra Petrova (UB), 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
4. Prang Pantusart (UA) def. Kira Golenko (UB), 6-4, 6-2
5. Anya Baronayte (UA) def. Diana Toia (UB), 6-0, 6-2
6. Tamara Markovic (UB), Carolina Castro Cota (UA), 6-1, 6-0

Events Results
	There are no events to display at this time. May 1 Women's Tennis vs. Miami (OH) - L, 4-1 MAC Tournament Recap April 30 Women's Tennis vs. Toledo - W, 4-0 MAC Tournament Recap April 24 Women's Tennis at Bowling Green - W, 5-2 Recap April 23 Women's Tennis at Western Michigan - L, 4-3 Recap April 17 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. BALL STATE - W, 7-0 Recap April 16 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. MIAMI (OH) - L, 4-3 Recap April 10 Women's Tennis at Northern Illinois - W, 5-2 Recap April 3 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. TOLEDO - L, 4-3 Recap April 2 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN - W, 5-2 Recap March 27 Women's Tennis at Akron - L, 6-1 Recap March 21 Women's Tennis at Brown - L, 5-2 Recap March 9 Women's Tennis vs. Boston University - L, 5-2 Recap March 8 Women's Tennis vs. James Madison - W, 6-1 Recap February 27 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. SYRACUSE - L, 4-3 Recap February 20 Women's Tennis at Columbia - L, 4-3 Recap February 19 Women's Tennis at Army - W, 4-3 Recap February 6 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. CORNELL - W, 5-2 Recap January 29-31 Women's Tennis at Cornell Tournament Recap January 23 WOMEN'S TENNIS vs. ST. JOHN'S - W, 5-2 Recap October 24-26 Women's Tennis at ITA Regionals No Team Scoring Saturday's Recap Monday's Recap October 10-12 Women's Tennis at National Tennis Center Invite No Team Scoring Recap October 3-4 Women's Tennis at ITA All-American Championships No Team Scoring Saturday's Recap Sunday's Recap September 25-27 Women's Tennis at Gopher Tournament No Team Scoring Saturday's Recap Sunday's Recap

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