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In its final regular season match, the Youngstown State women’s tennis team will travel to Oakland on Saturday for a Horizon League matchup with the Golden Grizzlies.<\/p>\n
First serve is set for 4:30 p.m. at Bloomfield Tennis & Fitness.<\/p>\n
YSU enters the weekend sitting atop the league standings with a 3-1 record in conference play and a 10-10 mark overall. In their last two league matchups, the Penguins earned 6-1 victories over IU Indy and Northern Kentucky.<\/p>\n
Oakland is currently tied for second place with Milwaukee, as both teams hold 2-1 records in conference play.<\/p>\n
A YSU win will give them a share of the regular-season league tile with the Panthers. The Panthers have two HL matches remaining as they host IU Indy and NKU. Additionally, a win for the Guins would secure either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the Horizon League Championships and a bye into the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Oakland is coming off of a 7-0 loss to Big Ten opponent Michigan on April 12. In its most recent conference match, the Grizzlies earned a 5-2 win over Northern Kentucky on April 4.<\/p>\n
Youngstown State leads the all-time series 13-2 and has won the last six meetings.<\/p>\n
With both Milwaukee (2-1) and Oakland (2-1) having one more match remaining than YSU, a loss could result in the Penguins dropping to the No. 3 seed. Milwaukee holds the head-to-head tiebreaker after defeating YSU 5-2 earlier this season.<\/p>\n
Three Penguins have recorded double-digit dual victories this spring, with Lorena Cedeno<\/a> leading the way with 12. Yeseniia Ovcharova<\/a> and Hanna Telzynska<\/a> each have 10 victories. Telzynska was recently named the Horizon League Singles Player of the Week. She has earned the honor on three occasions.<\/p>\n