Katri Miller lead the way for the Illinois State womens tennis team once again in day two of the 12th Annual Hurricane Invitational. Miller defeated Christina Skoda of Kansas, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 in singles action of the mock-dual event.
Laura Gravino also found singles success in a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kansas Ashley Filberth, while Ashley Maxwell came back from an 0-6 first set to defeat Luiza Loureiro of Kansas, 0-6, 6-4, 7-5. Emilie Sechaud rounded out the singles winners for the Birds in her 6-3, 6-4 win over Lillian Bou-Kheir of Oklahoma State.
Carolyne Parent lost a tough match to Lauren Hommell of Kansas in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, while Veroniqu Park-Bedard also dropped a match in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, to Stephanie Smith of Kansas. Doubles action saw the duo of Maxwell and Park-Bedard defeat Southwest Missouri States Maja Stanojevic and Biljana Gakovic 6-4, 7-5.
The Birds return to the court for the third and final day of the invite with a 9 a.m. start Sunday morning at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Singles
Katri Miller (ISU) def. Christine Skoda (KU) 6-7, 7-5, 6-4
Lauren Hommell (KU) def. Carolyne Parent (ISU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Stephanie Smith (KU) def. Veronique Parke-Bedard (ISU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Laura Gravino (ISU) def. Ashley Filberth (KU) 6-1, 6-2
Ashley Maxwell (ISU) def. Luiza Loureiro (KU) 0-6, 6-4, 7-5
Emilie Sechaud (ISU) def. Lillian Bou-Kheir (OSU) 6-3, 6-4
Kindsay Grimes (TU) def. Liz Bingier (ISU) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Marisa Simmons (WSU) def. Daniela Renovales (ISU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Greenly/Grimes (TU) def. Binger/Simovic (ISU), 8-4
Garza/Manzur (SMS) def. Miller/Gravino (ISU), 8-3
Maxwell/Bedard (ISU) def. Stanojevic/Gakovic (SMS) 8-4
