Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Women's Tennis Hosts Cincinnati on Sunday
1/21/2023 9:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's tennis will host Cincinnati at the IU Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
SERIES HISTORY
• IU leads the series 13-1 against the Bearcats since their first matchup in 2002.
• The Hoosiers faced their first loss against Cincinnati after falling 4-3 at home on March 5, 2022.
STATS
The matches can be viewed and followed on Playsight video and live stats.
ABOUT THE HOOSIERS
• Redshirt-junior Mila Mejic went 2-0 in the season opener picking up singles wins against Butler and Bellarmine. She also picked up a doubles win alongside Lauren Lemonds.
• The Hoosiers are 2-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
• Sophomore Lara Schneider is a standout on the squad. She was named All-Big Ten selection finishing the last season with a 19-7 overall singles record and a 21-9 overall doubles record. Schneider competed in the No. 1 singles spot in all but one Big Ten match and went 4-3 in conference play.
• Senior Xiaowei "Rose" Hu won six of her seven singles matches while classmate Mejic earned four single match victories during the fall season.
• IU have added three new additions to their roster including two graduate transfers in Saby Nihalani and Lemonds. The duo posts a high-level of experience for the Hoosier squad.
• Lemonds was named the team MVP, an ITA Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree during her four years at Michigan State.
• In the 2021-22 season, Nihalani was a named team Captain at Wake Forest and finished with a 7-4 singles record, including 4-3 in ACC matches.
• IUWT adds freshman Nicole Teodosescu to the Spring roster. She looks to make an immediate impact this season for the Hoosiers. Teodosescu is a tough competitor with a
lot of experience and has competed in nine professional 15k tournaments in the past year, accumulating three ITF women's ranking points on the year.
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SERIES HISTORY
• IU leads the series 13-1 against the Bearcats since their first matchup in 2002.
• The Hoosiers faced their first loss against Cincinnati after falling 4-3 at home on March 5, 2022.
STATS
The matches can be viewed and followed on Playsight video and live stats.
ABOUT THE HOOSIERS
• Redshirt-junior Mila Mejic went 2-0 in the season opener picking up singles wins against Butler and Bellarmine. She also picked up a doubles win alongside Lauren Lemonds.
• The Hoosiers are 2-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
• Sophomore Lara Schneider is a standout on the squad. She was named All-Big Ten selection finishing the last season with a 19-7 overall singles record and a 21-9 overall doubles record. Schneider competed in the No. 1 singles spot in all but one Big Ten match and went 4-3 in conference play.
• Senior Xiaowei "Rose" Hu won six of her seven singles matches while classmate Mejic earned four single match victories during the fall season.
• IU have added three new additions to their roster including two graduate transfers in Saby Nihalani and Lemonds. The duo posts a high-level of experience for the Hoosier squad.
• Lemonds was named the team MVP, an ITA Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree during her four years at Michigan State.
• In the 2021-22 season, Nihalani was a named team Captain at Wake Forest and finished with a 7-4 singles record, including 4-3 in ACC matches.
• IUWT adds freshman Nicole Teodosescu to the Spring roster. She looks to make an immediate impact this season for the Hoosiers. Teodosescu is a tough competitor with a
lot of experience and has competed in nine professional 15k tournaments in the past year, accumulating three ITF women's ranking points on the year.
@IndianaWTennis
Follow Indiana Women's Tennis on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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