This fall semester has been an exciting one for UB athletics, and in case you were too busy studying, we’re here to catch you up on what's happened in Alumni Arena and beyond!
The women’s tennis team’s (20-8, 5-5 MAC) grand season ended on Friday afternoon with a loss to Ohio State (23-3, 12-1 Big 10), the fourth seed, in the NCAA Tournament.
The UB women’s tennis team (20-7, 5-5 MAC) defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 4-1in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament finals to earn their fourth conference title in program history, and the first since 2018.
UB Women’s Tennis (18-6, 5-4 MAC) defeated Western Michigan (11-12, 2-6 MAC) on Friday at West Hills Athletic Club, extending their win streak to two games before falling to Northern Illinois University (21-5, 7-2 MAC) by a score of 3-4 on Sunday.
Women’s tennis (7-0, 0-0 MAC) extended their spring season winning streak Saturday at Miller Tennis Center with a doubleheader against Niagara University (1-5, 0-0 MAAC) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) (1-1, 0-0 PSAC). They won 6-1 against Niagara University and 7-0 against IUP.
Before deciding to come to UB, Choo was a three-time national doubles champion and a two-time national singles runner-up, and she ranked as one of the top 250 junior players in the world.
Maines is a Western New York native — but her teams from the 2017-18 to the 2022-23 season were composed entirely of players that were born a long way from the Empire State. Until Clarence, New York native Julia Laspro was recruited this season every team member hailed from outside the U.S.
Fifth-year Ambre Amat and junior Esmee Andresen earned MAC doubles team of the week, the second time the pair earned such an award this season.
The Bulls will look to continue their impressive non-conference play in Florida next week.
Women’s tennis coach Kristen Maines graduated from UB in 2006 with school records in singles and double wins. Now, she is the winningest women’s tennis coach in UB program history.
Men’s tennis (2-7) roared into Mid-American Conference play Saturday with a 6-1 win over rival Binghamton (1-11) at the Miller Tennis Center. Women’s tennis (11-3) had the opposite experience Friday — falling to Ivy League competitor Cornell (2-7), 6-1, in Ithaca. The women’s team bounced back with a 7-0 home shutout win over Niagara Monday.
Women’s tennis (9-1) pulled out a 4-3 victory to win its ninth match of the season while men’s tennis (1-7) fell to the Vikings by the same score.
Women’s (8-1) and men’s tennis (0-6) fell short in the same weekend for the first time in more than a year — particularly frustrating, since the women’s loss broke their eight-match win streak.
The UB women’s tennis team (6-0) dominated Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2-1), 6-1, at the Miller Tennis Center in Williamsville Saturday.
On a recent Monday afternoon in November, eight of the nine members of the UB women’s tennis team assembled in the Miller Tennis Center for practice.
UB’s men’s and women’s tennis teams finished the fall season on a high note.
The UB women’s tennis team has won back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships and made it to the finals in the past three years. The women are coming off a 6-1 loss to West Virginia at home this past weekend. It was a rare loss and one that made them have to reconsider their reasoning for competing.
Miller Tennis Center reopened for business this weekend as men’s and women’s tennis each hosted their first home matches of the season. The women’s tennis team picked right up where it left off last season, when the Bulls won their second-straight Mid-American Conference Championship. Now the team is on track for a third.
The Bulls are heading back to the NCAA Tournament for their second consecutive season as they get ready to take on the No. 14 seed Northwestern Wildcats in the first round.
Fences are breaking at the foundation. Paint is peeling off the ground and every court has cracks.
Solutions by The State News
