{"id":252268,"date":"2026-04-05T00:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/252268\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:45:11","slug":"oakland-womens-tennis-battles-jaguars-bounces-back-against-norse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/252268\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Women\u2019s Tennis Battles Jaguars, Bounces Back Against Norse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Youngstown.png\" alt=\"Youngstown State University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p> Youngstown State University<\/p>\n<p>4\/18\/2026 | 4:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 18 (Sat) \/ 4:30 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Youngstown.png\" alt=\"Youngstown State University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Youngstown State University&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/opponent-history\/youngstown-state-university\/66\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. &amp; CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. \u2013 The Oakland women&#8217;s tennis team dropped a close matchup to IU Indianapolis on Friday before responding with a dominant win over the Northern Kentucky Norse on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>AGAINST THE JAGUARS<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOakland (5-9, 1-1 HL) opened the weekend at the West Indy Racquet Club in Indianapolis, where the Golden Grizzlies came up just short against IU Indy (6-3, 2-0 HL). Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/tara-montreuil\/12437\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12437\" target=\"_blank\">Tara Montreuil<\/a> and sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/martyna-piechowicz\/12438\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12438\" target=\"_blank\">Martyna Piechowicz<\/a> secured a 6-3 win on the No. 3 doubles court, but the Jaguars claimed the other two matches to take a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the six singles matches went into extra sets, underscoring how tightly contested the matchup was between the two programs. Freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/oliwia-klimas\/12440\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12440\" target=\"_blank\">Oliwia Klimas<\/a> delivered a straight-sets victory on the No. 3 singles court, winning 6-2, 6-2. Piechowicz, playing on the No. 2 court, battled to a 7-6(6-0), 5-7, 6-4 victory, with every point proving critical. Sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/nisa-bulut\/12434\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12434\" target=\"_blank\">Nisa Bulut<\/a> took the No. 1 spot for the first time since the UC Irvine match and kept Oakland alive until the very end, ultimately falling 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(0-2).<\/p>\n<p>At No. 4, junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/edie-hammond\/12435\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12435\" target=\"_blank\">Edie Hammond<\/a> earned a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 win. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/emilia-jarvinen\/12436\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12436\" target=\"_blank\">Emilia Jarvinen<\/a> battled back to force a third set at No. 5 but dropped a 5-7, 7-6(4-0), 3-6 decision. The result marks IU Indy&#8217;s first victory over Oakland in 10 seasons and moves the Jaguars to the top of the Horizon League women&#8217;s tennis standings.<\/p>\n<p>AGAINST THE NORSE<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Golden Grizzlies (6-9, 2-1 HL) bounced back with a 5-2 win over Northern Kentucky (2-8, 0-2 HL) at the Five Seasons Sports Club. Montreuil and Piechowicz notched their second doubles victory of the weekend, winning 6-1 at No. 3. Joining them were Bulut and Klimas, who gutted out a 7-6(6-0) win to help secure the doubles point for Oakland.<\/p>\n<p>In singles play, Hammond and Jarvinen cruised to straight-set wins, 6-1, 6-1, and 6-1, 6-2, respectively. Returning to the top of the lineup, Piechowicz recorded her first No. 1 singles win of the season, defeating Darya Gneidina 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Klimas came back from a set down to post a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The 5-2 outcome trims Northern Kentucky&#8217;s all-time series lead over Oakland to 6-5 and extends the Golden Grizzlies&#8217; win streak to two. The Norse sit at the bottom of the Horizon League women&#8217;s tennis standings at 0-2, alongside Cleveland State.<\/p>\n<p>DOUBLES RESULTS<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOakland vs. IU Indy&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tKadzinski\/Kotre def. Hammond\/Jarvinen, 6-3\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tJankovic\/Sokolowski def. Bulut\/Klimas, 6-4&#13;<br \/>\n\tMontreuil\/Piechowicz def. Bailey\/Lampman, 6-3&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nOakland vs. Northern Kentucky<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tCameron\/Zakic def. Hammond\/Jarvinen, 7-5&#13;<br \/>\n\tBulut\/Klimas def. Gneidina\/Slay, 7-6(6-0)&#13;<br \/>\n\tMontreuil\/Piechowicz def. Bhat\/Cardoso, 6-1&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nSINGLES RESULTS<br \/>\nOakland vs. IU Indy<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tKadzinski def. Bulut, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2-0)&#13;<br \/>\n\tPiechowicz def. Sokolowski, 7-6(6-0), 5-7, 6-4&#13;<br \/>\n\tKlimas def. Jankovic, 6-2, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\tHammond def. Bailey, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4&#13;<br \/>\n\tKotre def. Jarvinen, 7-5, 6-7(0-4), 6-3&#13;<br \/>\n\tDuncan def. Montreuil, 6-3, 6-3&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nOakland vs. Northern Kentucky<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tPiechowicz def. Gneidina, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5&#13;<br \/>\n\tZakic def. Bulut, 7-5, 6-4, 1-0(8-0)&#13;<br \/>\n\tKlimas def. Cameron, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1&#13;<br \/>\n\tHammond def. Slay, 6-1, 6-1&#13;<br \/>\n\tJarvinen def. Bhat, 6-1, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\tAdamowsky def. Montreuil, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0(10-0)&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nINDIVIDUAL RESULTS<br \/>\nTotal (Singles, Doubles)<br \/>\nPiechowicz  4-0 (2-0, 2-0)<br \/>\nKlimas 3-1 (2-0, 1-1)<br \/>\nHammond 2-2 (2-0, 0-2)<br \/>\nMontreuil 2-2 (0-2, 2-0)<br \/>\nJarvinen 1-3 (1-1, 0-2)<br \/>\nBulut 1-3 (0-2, 1-1)<\/p>\n<p>Oakland currently sits tied for second in the Horizon League women&#8217;s tennis standings at 2-1 with Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT: The Golden Grizzlies return home to Bloomfield Tennis &amp; Fitness to close conference play and the regular season, hosting Youngstown State and Cleveland State on April 18 and April 19. First serve is set for 4:30 p.m. (ET) both days.<\/p>\n<p>How to Follow Oakland Women&#8217;s Tennis: For complete information on Oakland Women&#8217;s Tennis, follow the team on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oaklandtennis_\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@oaklandtennis_<\/a> and on X at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OaklandWTennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"nofollow\">@OaklandWTennis<\/a>.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Match: Youngstown State University 4\/18\/2026 | 4:30 PM &#13; Apr. 18 (Sat) \/ 4:30&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-252268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-oakland","9":"tag-oakland-headlines","10":"tag-oakland-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}