March 29, 2008
Final Stats
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -
As senior Véronique Parke-Bédard won her fifth-consecutive singles match, the Illinois State women's tennis team fell to Indiana State, 5-2, Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind., at the Wabash Valley Tennis Center. Due to the loss the Redbirds are now 8-8 overall and 2-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference, while the Sycamores are 3-6 overall and 1-0 in the MVC.
Despite the loss, head coach Chris Hoover is happy with his team's performance.
"It really was a tough match," said Hoover. "However, I think that it was one of our better performances, so I am really not that disappointed by the loss. The team played very hard."
The `Birds were able to capture two of the singles points from the Sycamores. Parke-Bedard beat Joanne Schickerling, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7, at the No. 3 spot while freshman Katie O'Riley defeated Marie Caujolle, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, in the No. 6 position.
"Katie played really well today and it was needed for our team," said Hoover. "We have been struggling at the No. 6 spot, so we need to keep this momentum."
In the rest of singles play, senior Katri Miller lost to Jennifer Migan, 6-4, 6-1, at the No. 1 spot. Sophomore Julia Zubkova was defeated by Sarah Meghoufel, 6-1, 6-3, at the No. 2 spot, while senior Carolyne Parent lost to Valeriia Petrovych, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, in flight No. 4. Junior Tanja Hrovatic's four-match winning streak came to an end as she was beat by Fadzai Masiyazi, 6-3, 6-0, at the No. 5 spot.
In the doubles competition the `Birds were unable to top the Sycamores. Senior duo of Miller and Parke-Bedard lost to No. 49 Migan and Schickerling, 8-1, at the No. 1 spot. Parent and Zubkova fell to Caujolle and Petrovych, 8-7 (7-4), at the No. 2 spot, while Hrovatic and O'Riley lost to Masiyazi and Meghoufel, 8-2, in the No. 3 position.
The Redbirds will compete again on Friday, April 4 against Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the UNI Tennis Courts. The first serve is set at 2 p.m.
