{"id":246481,"date":"2026-04-25T18:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246481\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:50:12","slug":"no-4-miami-upsets-no-1-umass-in-mac-championship-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246481\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 4 Miami Upsets No. 1 UMass in MAC Championship Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recap courtesy of Miami’s Athletic Communications Department<\/p>\n

OXFORD, Ohio \u2013\u00a0After dropping a heartbreaking 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.<\/p>\n

Miami trailed 1-0 early after doubles play and was down 3-2 with two matches remaining. At No. 4 singles,\u00a0Evelyn Risner<\/a>\u00a0erased a first-set loss to capture a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win to tie the match at 3-3.\u00a0Maria Luisa Oliveira<\/a>\u00a0then 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.<\/p>\n

The RedHawks will play the winner between No. 2 Buffalo and No. 3 Toledo in the MAC Championship title match on Sunday, April 26, at 12:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n

Complete results can be found below.<\/p>\n

Doubles Results

\nElla Faessler\/Renata Farima (UMass) def.\u00a0Maria Luisa Oliveira<\/a>\/Allie Faulkner<\/a>\u00a0(Miami), 7-5

\nEvelyn Risner<\/a>\/Avery Voss<\/a>\u00a0(Miami) def. Tye Amelia\/Ao Chang (UMass), 6-2

\nMartina Pavissich\/Madara Markevica (UMass) def.\u00a0Nina Chavez<\/a>\/Lovisa Valentinsson<\/a>\u00a0(Miami), 7-6<\/p>\n

Singles Results

\nMaria Luisa Oliveira<\/a>\u00a0(Miami) def. Ella Faessler (UMass), 7-6, 6-7, 6-3

\nAllie Faulkner<\/a>\u00a0(Miami) def. Martina Pavissich (UMass), 6-1, 6-2

\nAvery Voss<\/a>\u00a0(Miami) def. Ao Chang (UMass), 7-5, 6-3

\nEvelyn Risner<\/a>\u00a0(Miami) def. FARIMA Renata Farima (UMass), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

\nDuru Baycan (UMass) def.\u00a0Nina Chavez<\/a>\u00a0(Miami), 6-2, 6-2

\nMadara Markevica (UMass) def.\u00a0Maria Komar<\/a>\u00a0(Miami), 6-1, 7-5
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