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CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2013 Senior Edie Hammond<\/a> and graduate student Martina Maru\u0161inov\u00e1<\/a> emerged as champions at the Horizon League Individual Championship, winning the doubles title on Sunday, Oct. 4, in Cleveland, Ohio, and securing a spot in the ITA Conference Masters Championships.<\/p>\n The championship marks Oakland’s second Horizon League Individual Championship title, as junior Martyna Piechowicz<\/a> won the singles title in 2025.<\/p>\n Hosted by Cleveland State, the third annual tournament featured a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw. Hammond and Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 entered as the No. 1-ranked doubles team, while Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 was also ranked No. 1 in singles.<\/p>\n Hammond and Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 opened doubles on Friday with an 8-0 sweep against Milwaukee’s Karolina Skowronska and Nikola Nikolajeva. The top-seeded duo battled through a tight quarterfinal Saturday, defeating Northern Illinois’ Rebecca Garcia Miralles and Sophia Shiyakhta, 9-8 (6).<\/p>\n The semifinal was more decisive, as Hammond and Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 earned an 8-3 win over the No. 4-ranked team from Northern Illinois, Natalia Varela Herrera and Lucia Yecora.<\/p>\n Oakland reached the Horizon League doubles final for the first time, where Hammond and Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 faced Cleveland State’s Laura Tapia and Anna McKnight in the championship game. In a tightly contested championship, the Golden Grizzlies prevailed with a 9-7 victory.<\/p>\n Sophomore Oliwia Klimas<\/a> and Piechowicz also advanced to the semifinals after defeating the No. 3-ranked team from Northern Illinois in the opening round and Cleveland State in the quarterfinals. The pair fell to Tapia and McKnight, 8-5, in the semifinal match. Junior Nisa Bulut<\/a> and senior Emilia Jarvinen<\/a> opened with a 8-2 win over Youngstown State before falling to the eventual runner-ups, 8-1, in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n In singles play, Maru\u0161inov\u00e1, Piechowicz, Hammond, and Bulut each won their opening-round matches. Klimas fell to the eventual champion, No. 5 Irmak Budak of Northern Illinois, while No. 7-ranked Natalia Castaneda defeated freshman Isabella Jaray<\/a>.<\/p>\n Freshmen Alison Doka<\/a> and Michelle Berkovich<\/a> competed in the singles back draw. Doka fell to No. 6-ranked Skowronska after losing to Bulut, while Berkovich beat Milwaukee’s Honoka Yamashita.<\/p>\n Hammond posted Oakland’s top single result, reaching the quarterfinals before falling to Garcia Miralles, 6-2, 6-1.<\/p>\n With the doubles victory, Hammond and Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 will travel to Rome, Ga., for the ITA Conference Masters Championships<\/a>. The event will be held Nov. 5-8 at the Rome Tennis Center on Berry College’s campus, where the Golden Grizzlies will compete for an opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship.<\/p>\n DOUBLES RESULTS Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals SINGLES RESULTS Round of 16 Quarterfinals More information on the singles and doubles back draw can be found on Cleveland State’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n UP NEXT: Oakland heads down I-75 to compete in the Wayne State Doubles Invite on Oct. 24 at the Doris J. & Donald L. Duchene, Sr. Athletic Facility in Detroit.<\/p>\n How to Follow Oakland Women’s Tennis: For complete information on Oakland Women’s Tennis, follow the team on Instagram<\/a> and on X at @OaklandWTennis<\/a>.
\nRound of 16
\nNo. 1 Hammond\/Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 def. Skowronska\/Nikolajeva (Milwaukee), 8-0
\nKlimas\/Piechowicz def. No. 3 Kousiou\/Storkaas (Northern Illinois), 8-2
\nBulut\/Jarvinen def. No. 2 Telzynska\/Buqai (Youngstown State), 8-2<\/p>\n
\nNo. 1 Hammond\/Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 def. Garcia Miralles\/Shiyakhta (Northern Illinois), 9-8 (6)
\nKlimas\/Piechowicz def. Mancion\/Geisz (Cleveland State), 8-4
\nTapia\/McKnight (Cleveland State) def. Bulut\/Jarvinen, 8-1<\/p>\n
\nNo. 1 Hammond\/Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 def. No. 4 Varela Herrera\/Yecora (Northern Illinois), 8-3
\nTapia\/McKnight (Cleveland State) def. Klimas\/Piechowicz, 8-5<\/p>\n
\nNo. 1 Hammond\/Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 def. Tapia\/McKnight (Cleveland State), 9-7<\/p>\n
\nRound of 32
\nNo. 1 Maru\u0161inov\u00e1 def. Kadzinski (IU Indy): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
\nNo. 5 Budak (Northern Illinois) def. Klimas: 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
\nPiechowicz def. Redmile (Cleveland State): 6-3, 6-4
\nHammond def. Buqai (Youngstown State): 6-3, 6-2
\nBulut def. No. 6 Skowronska (Milwaukee): 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
\nNo. 7 Castaneda (Milwaukee) def. Jaray: 3-6, 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\n
\nKousiou (Northern Illinois) def. No. 1 Maru\u0161inov\u00e1: 0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3
\nNo. 4 Telzynska (Youngstown State) def. Piechowicz: 7-5, 0-6, 6-3
\nHammond def. No. 3 Valera Herrera (Northern Illinois): 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-0
\nGarcia Miralles (Northern Illinois) def. Bulut: 3-6, 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\n
\nGarcia Miralles (Northern Illinois) def. Hammond: 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n
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