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BOARDMAN, Ohio - Juliana Guevara was a two-time winner for Oakland, including a three-set win at No. 6 singles, as the Golden Grizzlies women's tennis team was unable to knock off defending Horizon League champions Youngstown State in a 5-2 setback Saturday afternoon at the Boardman Tennis Center.

"We started off strong with solid doubles play," Oakland head coach Heather Redshaw said. "We had tough and hard-fought singles matches, but we came up short in two three-set matches. But we will quickly rebound and get ready to battle hard against Cleveland State tomorrow."

Coming off their convincing 7-0 win against Green Bay, Oakland (2-12, 1-2 Horizon League) kept up their pace by winning the day's first point with two victories in doubles action. Tamara Blum and Elizabeth Guy mached up for a 6-4 victory at No. 2 doubles, while Guevara and partners teammate Karine Celis outlasted their Youngstown State foes at No. 3 doubles, 7-6.

In singles action, Guevara again aided in Oakland's scoring by notching a 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 victory at the No. 6 position. It was one of three three-set singles matches on the night.

While Youngstown State (9-8, 2-0 Horizon League) tallied straight-set wins at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles, Oakland's Blum and Guy would not relent in their three-set matches. Blum bounced back from a tough 6-0 first-set deficit at No. 3 singles to take a 6-7 win in the second set and pushed Youngstown State's Annina Brendel to the end before falling, 6-0, 6-7, 7-5.

Guy's match at No. 4 singles also went to three sets, as the Oakland junior captured the first set before falling, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

The Golden Grizzlies wrap up their two-match swing through Ohio Sunday with a 2 p.m. tilt against Cleveland State.


Youngstown State 5, Oakland 2

Doubles:
1. Marta Burak/Julianna Heino (YSU) def. Cam Sabourin/Camille Hemond-Hill (OAK) 6-2

2. Tamara Blum/Elizabeth Guy (OAK) def. Annina Brendel/Nehel Sahni (YSU) 6-4

3. Karine Celis/Juliana Guevara (OAK) def. Stephanie Londre/Maria Neff (YSU) 7-6

Singles:
1. Marta Burak (YSU) def. Cam Sabourin (OAK) 6-1, 6-0

2. Dominika Lackova (YSU) def. Karine Celis (OAK) 6-4, 6-4

3. Annina Brendel (YSU) def. Tamara Blum (OAK) 6-0, 6-7, 7-5

4. Nehel Sahni (YSU) def. Elizabeth Guy (OAK) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

5. Julianna Heino (YSU) def. Camille Hemond-Hill (OAK) 6-4, 6-3

6. Juliana Guevara (OAK) def. Sofia Macias Mendoza (YSU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3

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