ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland women's tennis team concludes the Horizon League season with a pair of dual matches at UIC. The Golden Grizzlies and Flames square off on Saturday, Apr. 24 and Sunday, Apr. 25 at 11 a.m. ET at the Flames Outdoor Tennis Courts.
 
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Last time out – Oakland takes point against Milwaukee in home finale
Mia Melnizki outlasted Anna Daniel Fuentes, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) at the No. 3 singles match as Oakland put up a battle in singles play before falling 6-1 to visiting Milwaukee to close out the home schedule.
 
After dropping the doubles point, Melnizki set the tone winning for the third time in her last four singles matches. The Golden Grizzlies responded pushing three matches to three sets but was not able to get a win in any of them. At the No. 2 spot, Nirva Patel took the first set before falling to Mayya Perova, 6-3, 3-6, 8-10. Emma Hultqvist also won the first set before falling, 6-0, 3-6,2-6, to Anika Tylek at the No. 5 position. Finally, Joëlle Tabernal took the second set but fell to Nikki Milner, 1-6, 6-4, 0-6 at No. 4.
 
Singles and Doubles:
- Mia Melnizki split both of her matches at the No. 3 position against Milwaukee and won both against Northern Kentucky. She is now tied for the team lead in singles wins at 5-12.
 
- Glazbrook also leads the team with a 5-12 singles record between the No. 1 and No. 2 positions.
 
 - Emma Hultqvist is 3-5 at the No. 4 and No. 5.
 
- Glazbrook and Nirva Patel lead the way in doubles at the No. 1 position with a 5-6 mark with wins coming at Ball State, twice against EMU, IUPUI and Northern Kentucky.
 
- Patel and Melnizki won their first two matches of the season at the No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles position respectively against IUPUI.
 
- Joëlle Tabernal won her first singles match of the season defeating Isabella Schoolcraft in the sets 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (14-12) at No. 4 singles at Valparaiso (3/13).
 
- Due to a shortened roster consisting of only five student-athletes this season, Oakland has to start each competition with a forfeit at the No. 3 doubles position and an additional forfeit at the No. 6 singles position.
 
- Yasmin Glazbrook and Nirva Patel won 6-3 over Laura Sola Grau/Maria Koo at the No. 1 double position while Joëlle Tabernal and Emma Hultqvist won a 7-6 tie-breaker over Elizabeth Rozin/Hannah Watton at the No. 2 sport to claim the doubles point at NKU.
 
Nirva Patel named Nike® Horizon League Women's Singles Player of the Week (3/24):
Patel, a Somerset, UK native, went a perfect 2-0 at the No. 2 singles position helping Oakland win their first two matches of the season over IUPUI to go 2-0 in Horizon League play. She defeated Gabrielle Ochalik in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, in Oakland's 5-2 win and followed that up with a hard-fought three-set win over Christina Stankovic (5-7, 6-1, 7-5) helping the Golden Grizzlies to a 4-3 win to complete the weekend sweep.
 
Oakland posted weekend sweep over IUPUI to win first two matches of the season:
Match 1: The Golden Grizzlies won their first match of the season with a 5-2 win over IUPUI to open Horizon League play (3/20). After winning the doubles point, Yasmin Glazbrook, Nirva Patel, Mia Melnizki and Emma Hultqvist each won at the No. 1, 2, 3 and 5 singles positions respectively.
 
Despite defaulting at the No. 3 doubles position, Patel and Galzbrook defeated Krystal Grubb and Gabrielle Ochalik, 6-3, at the No. 1 spot followed by Joëlle Tabernal and Hultqvist who took out Sarah Lounsbury and Christina Lounsbury at the No. 2 position to claim the doubles point.
 
In singles play, Oakland won 4-of-6 matches as Glazbrook won by injury default over Grubb at No. 1 while Patel defeated Ochalik in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, at the No. 2 position. Melnizki outlasted Lounsbury in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5, at No. 3 followed by Hultqvist who also won in straight sets over Hayward, 6-2, 6-4.
 
Match - 2: With the match tied at 3-3, Mia Melnizki grinded out a three-set win over Sarah Lounsbury, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 3 singles position to give Oakland a thrilling 4-3 won over IUPUI on Sunday to remain unbeaten in Horizon League play. Nirva Patel set the stage with a hard-fought three-set win over Christina Stankovic, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 at the No. 2 spot to draw the match even at 3-3.
 
Oakland entered singles play down 2-0 after dropping the doubles point and forfeiting at the No. 6 singles spot. Yasmin Glazbrook cruised to a 6-1, 6-1, straight-set win over Gabrielle Ochalik at No. 1 followed by Emma Hultqvist who downed Samantha Hayward in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0 at the No. 4 spot to tie the match at 2-2.
 
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