{"id":246469,"date":"2026-04-25T18:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246469\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:38:12","slug":"redhawks-rally-past-umass-to-advance-to-mac-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246469\/","title":{"rendered":"RedHawks Rally Past UMass to Advance to MAC Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Ohio \u2013 After dropped a heart-breaking doubles point, the Miami University tennis team rallied to secure four victories in singles competition to upset No. 1 UMass in the Mid-American Conference Semifinals. Miami will face the winner of Buffalo\/Toledo on Sunday at 12 p.m.
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\nMiami trailed 1-0 early after doubles play and were down 3-2 with two matches remaining. At No. 4 singles, Evelyn Risner<\/a> erased a first-set loss to capture a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win to tie the match at 3-3. Maria Luisa Oliveira<\/a> then dropped a second-set tie breaker to send to deciding match to a third and final set. The sophomore responded with a 6-3 win in set three, sending the RedHawks to the championship match.
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\nComplete results can be found below.
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\nDoubles Results
\nElla Faessler\/Renata Farima (UMass) def. Maria Luisa Oliveira<\/a>\/Allie Faulkner<\/a> (Miami), 7-5
\nEvelyn Risner<\/a>\/Avery Voss<\/a> (Miami) def. Tye Amelia\/Ao Chang (UMass), 6-2
\nMartina Pavissich\/Madara Markevica (UMass) def. Nina Chavez<\/a>\/Lovisa Valentinsson<\/a> (Miami), 7-6
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\nSingles Results
\nMaria Luisa Oliveira<\/a> (Miami) def. Ella Faessler (UMass), 7-6, 6-7, 6-3
\nAllie Faulkner<\/a> (Miami) def. Martina Pavissich (UMass), 6-1, 6-2
\nAvery Voss<\/a> (Miami) def. Ao Chang (UMass), 7-5, 6-3
\nEvelyn Risner<\/a> (Miami) def. FARIMA Renata Farima (UMass), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
\nDuru Baycan (UMass) def. Nina Chavez<\/a> (Miami), 6-2, 6-2
\nMadara Markevica (UMass) def. Maria Komar<\/a> (Miami), 6-1, 7-5
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