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#1 Women's Tennis Earns Top Seed in UAA Tournament This Weekend

4/21/2025 12:53:00 PM

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CHICAGO, Ill. -- The University of Chicago women's tennis team sets their sights on their fourth consecutive UAA Tournament Championship this weekend as the Maroons travel to Altamonte Springs, Florida for the tournament, beginning on Thursday morning. The Maroons were awarded the #1 overall seed in the tournament.

#1 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NOTES:

* UChicago enters the weekend with a 17-1 record overall this season.
* The Maroons have won 12 straight matches, nine of which came to ranked opponents, and their only loss this season came to Toledo, a Division I opponent, with a 5-2 loss on February 22.
* UChicago won the ITA Indoor National Championships earlier this spring with wins over #18 Sewanee (7-0), #5 Emory (5-2), and #2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-1).
* The Maroons took down #3 Emory in Atlanta for one of their nine top-25 wins this season. The win in Atlanta was the first home loss for Emory since 2013.
* Clara Zou leads the Maroons with a 22-2 record in singles play this season after winning the ITA Regional Championship in the fall. She enters the weekend ranked as the #5 singles player in NCAA Division III and the #1 singles player in the Central Region.
* Erica Ekstrand has also added 17 singles wins on the year with just four losses to her name. She enters the weekend ranked as the #6 singles player in NCAA Division III and the #2 singles player in the Central Region.
* Sylwia Mikos, Nicole Geller, and Sarena Biria are also ranked #27, #42, and #45 in NCAA Division singles play with records of 12-6, 6-4, and 15-5. The trio is also ranked #6, #9, and #11 in the Central Region.
* Oliwia Mikos and Sylwia Mikos lead the way in doubles with 20 and 18 wins, respectively. The duo is ranked as the #2 doubles team in NCAA Division III this season, and Oliwia is ranked as the #50 singles player in NCAA Division III and the #12 player in the Central Region.
* Shianna Guo and Lauren Khou are ranked as the #6 doubles team in the Central Region with a 8-3 record as a tandem this season.
* Zou and Biria round out the doubles rankings at #9 in the Central Region with a record of 6-4 on the year.
* Following this weekend, UChicago will set their sights defending their 2024 National Championship with the 2025 NCAA Tournament kicking off on the weekend of May 9-11.

#45 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER NOTES:

* Rochester enters the UAA Tournament with an 11-6 record overall on the season.
* The Yellowjackets closed out the regular season with a 7-0 win over SUNY-Geneseo on Friday night.
* The win over SUNY-Geneseo snapped a two-match losing streak to TCNJ (4-3) and NYU (5-2).
* Josephine Libby leads Rochester in singles with a 14-6 record overall and a 10-5 record at the #1 singles spot.
* In doubles play, Libby has teamed up with Katie Yang for a 12-8 record as a tandem and a 9-6 record at the #1 doubles position.
* Rochester is looking for their first win in the UAA Tournament since 2014 as the Yellowjackets have taken eighth place in each of the eight tournament since.

SERIES HISTORY:

* This is just the second all-time meeting between the Maroons and the Yellowjackets, dating back to 2008.
* UChicago took down Rochester 5-0 in the 2024 UAA Quarterfinals, dropping just five games in doubles and four games in singles.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

Thursday, April 24 - 8:30 AM ET
1) #1 UChicago vs. 8) #45 Rochester - Courts 8-13
2) #2 Emory vs. 7) #33 Brandeis - Courts 14-19
3) #9 Carnegie Mellon vs. 6) #29 NYU - Courts 20-25
4) #10 WashU vs. 5) #17 Case Western - Courts 1-7

Friday, April 25 - 12:30 PM ET
Winner of 1/8 vs. Winner of 4/5 - Courts 8-13
Winner of 2/7 vs. Winner of 3/6 - Courts 14-19
Loser of 1/8 vs. Loser of 4/5 - Courts 1-7
Loser of 2/7 vs. Loser of 3/6 - Courts 20-25

Saturday, April 26 - 8:30 AM ET
Championship Match - Courts 8-13
3rd-Place Match - Courts 14-19
5th-Place Match - Courts 20-25
7tth-Place Match - Courts 1-7
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