Women's Tennis Weekly Release

Denise Harijanto

Bulls Split Weekend Of MAC Play

The University at Buffalo women’s tennis team returned home for the first time in over a month this past weekend as they hosted a pair of MAC opponents at the Village Glen Tennis Center. The Bulls began the weekend with a 7-0 victory over Ball State, but on Saturday they came up short in a highly contested match against Miami (OH). The RedHawks claimed the match, 5-2.

Harijanto Has Flawless Weekend

Sophomore Denise Harijanto (Jarkata, Indonesia) won all four of her matches over the weekend, playing at first doubles with Diana Popescu (Alexandria, Romania/AL. I. Cuza). The two combined for an 8-5 win over Ball State’s number one pair and an 8-3 victory over the number one duo from Miami (OH). In singles play, Harijanto played in the third spot in the UB lineup and defeated Ball State’s Haly Calderwood, 6-1, 6-4 and beat Miami’s Leda Pesatova, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Harijanto has a 16-7 mark in singles on the year and a 15-4 doubles record.

Diana Toia

Toia Also Wins A Pair

Sophomore Diana Toia (Rochester, NY/Brighton) won both of her singles matches on the weekend and split her doubles competition. Teamed up with Tina Jacob (Singapore, Raffles JC), the pair won their doubles match against Ball State, 9-7. Toia then played fifth singles for the Bulls where she defeated the Cardinals’ Georgina Thompson, 7-6 (5), 6-3. On Saturday, she beat Miami’s Sydnee Bridger, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Toia now has 10 singles victories on the year and is tied for tops on the team with 16 doubles wins.

Up Next

The Bulls hit the road for their next three matches, beginning this Friday at Bowling Green. The Bulls and Falcons meet at 1:00 pm. UB will then travel to two-time defending conference champion Western Michigan where its will face the Broncos at 1:00 pm on Saturday.