Shahbaz & Tanjuatco Win Prestigious Milwaukee Tennis Classic Doubles Championship
September 28, 2025 | Women's Tennis
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Sarah Shahbaz and Isabel Tanjuatco of the Ball State women's tennis team were crowned the doubles champions at the 49th annual Milwaukee Tennis Classic this weekend. The tournament is a certified Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) event which consists of the some of the top-rated women players from colleges and universities throughout the country.Â
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"I'm really proud of Sarah and Izzy for winning the prestigious Milwaukee Tennis Classic tournament," Ball State head women's tennis coach Sachin Kirtane said. "There was several Power 4 Conferences represented in this tournament and for them to win it is a testament of how well they played. They represented the Cardinals in a first-class manner, and we are excited to watch them keep improving throughout the fall."
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Shahbaz and Tanjuatco took down the Miami RedHawks Evelyn Risner and Avery Voss by a score of 6-4 to advance to the round of 16. The Cardinals' duo then defeated South Florida's twosome of Francesca Miglio and Charlotte Ruud by a 6-4 decision to move on to the semifinal round.
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 In the semifinals, Tanjuatco and Shahbaz eliminated the doubles tandem from Big Ten foe Wisconsin Karolina Jacobson and Parker Christensen by a score of 6-4 which allowed the BSU doubles team to reach the title match.
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On Sunday, Shahbaz and Tanjuatco tallied a 6-3 victory versus Lipscomb's Sofia Paladi and Deborah Dominguez Collado which earned them the prestigious crown.Â
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Both Shahbaz and Tanjuatco also competed in the women's open singles flight with Tanjuatco winning her first match over Rudd 6-0, 3-6, 10-4. Shahbaz earned a bye in the round of 64 and beat her opponent from Western Michigan Frida Weijerman, 6-0, 6-3.Â
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This is the second-straight week the Ball State twosome of Shahbaz and Tanjuatco have won their respective doubles flights, last weekend the duo was crowned MVPs in doubles play at Xavier. Currently the duo own a 7-0 overall record thus far this season in doubles play.Â
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The Ball State women's tennis team continues fall action when it travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan for the MAC Individual Championships which will be hosted by Western Michigan University from October 3-5.
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"I'm really proud of Sarah and Izzy for winning the prestigious Milwaukee Tennis Classic tournament," Ball State head women's tennis coach Sachin Kirtane said. "There was several Power 4 Conferences represented in this tournament and for them to win it is a testament of how well they played. They represented the Cardinals in a first-class manner, and we are excited to watch them keep improving throughout the fall."
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Shahbaz and Tanjuatco took down the Miami RedHawks Evelyn Risner and Avery Voss by a score of 6-4 to advance to the round of 16. The Cardinals' duo then defeated South Florida's twosome of Francesca Miglio and Charlotte Ruud by a 6-4 decision to move on to the semifinal round.
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 In the semifinals, Tanjuatco and Shahbaz eliminated the doubles tandem from Big Ten foe Wisconsin Karolina Jacobson and Parker Christensen by a score of 6-4 which allowed the BSU doubles team to reach the title match.
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On Sunday, Shahbaz and Tanjuatco tallied a 6-3 victory versus Lipscomb's Sofia Paladi and Deborah Dominguez Collado which earned them the prestigious crown.Â
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Both Shahbaz and Tanjuatco also competed in the women's open singles flight with Tanjuatco winning her first match over Rudd 6-0, 3-6, 10-4. Shahbaz earned a bye in the round of 64 and beat her opponent from Western Michigan Frida Weijerman, 6-0, 6-3.Â
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This is the second-straight week the Ball State twosome of Shahbaz and Tanjuatco have won their respective doubles flights, last weekend the duo was crowned MVPs in doubles play at Xavier. Currently the duo own a 7-0 overall record thus far this season in doubles play.Â
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The Ball State women's tennis team continues fall action when it travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan for the MAC Individual Championships which will be hosted by Western Michigan University from October 3-5.
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