The Youngstown State women's tennis team looked impressive in a 6-1 win over Oakland on Friday afternoon at the YSU Indoor Tennis Center.

The Penguins improve to 12-7 overall and 5-1 in Horizon League play while the Golden Grizzlies fall to 7-9 and 4-1.

YSU won the doubles in a neat and tidy 26 minutes with a pair of 6-0 wins. At No. 1, Julia Marko and Ghada Dirninger won 6-0 while at No. 3, Lydia Foster and Lorena Cedeno collected a 6-0 triumph.

At No. 1, Marko won by a 6-2, 6-2 score. At No. 4, Cedeno picked up a 6-3, 6-3 victory. At No. 5, Dirninger cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win. Yoana Dudova earned a win by default after building a 4-1 lead at No. 6. In the final match of the dual,

YSU will next be in action at the Horizon League Championships which get underway on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Youngstown State vs. Oakland
April 18, 2025 / YSU Indoor Tennis Center
Youngstown, Ohio

Doubles Results

No. 1 - Julia Marko/Ghada Dirninger (YSU) def. Emilia Jarvinen/Edie Hammond (OAK) – 6-0
No. 2 - Lili Minich/Line Greyling (YSU) vs. Hulqvist/Martyna Piechowicz (OAK) – 3-3 (UF)
No. 3 - Lydia Foster/Lorena Cedeno (YSU) def. Nisa Bulut/Tara Montreuil (OAK) – 6-0

Order of Finish (1, 2)

Singles Results

No. 1 - Julia Marko (YSU) def. Emilia Jarvinen (OAK) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Nisa Bulut (OAK) def. Lili Minich (YSU) – 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
No. 3 – Yeseniia Ovcharova (YSU) def. Edie Hammond (OAK) – 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5)
No. 4 – Lorena Cedeno (YSU) def. Martyna Piechowicz (OAK) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 – Ghada Dirninger (YSU) def. Tara Montreuil (OAK) – 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Yoana Dudova (YSU) def. Ida Hulqvist (OAK) – 4-1 (default)

Order of Finish – 6, 5, 1,4, 3, 2