April 3, 2010
Final Stats
NORMAL, Ill. - Senior Natalia Lech clinched the winning point at No. 4 singles to help the Illinois State women's tennis team defeat Evansville, 5-2, Saturday, at the Evergreen Racquet Club. With the win, the Redbirds hold a 12-4 record on the year and sport a 2-0 record in conference play.
The Redbirds opened play by claiming victories in each doubles match. Finishing first on the court was Lech and Ariane Maack with a defeat over Ashton Schwerin and Pin Sorenson at the No. 2 court, 8-2. Following in their footsteps was Hannah Esker and Carmen Peters with a win over Aleksandra Dzakula and Carolyn Caire at the No. 3 position, 8-3. Julia Zubkova and Franziska Steinhardt teamed at the No. 1 position to beat Kate Chybowski and Theadora Kotsiou, 8-6.
"I'm glad how we came out and played (Saturday)," head coach Chris Hoover said. "I'm real happy with the way doubles played. We took our foot off the gas a bit in one and three singles, but we still won. I'm a little concerned about Aniko and Ariane right now but hopefully they'll find their way here soon. All in all, it was a good match and we look forward to (Sunday)."
Illinois State claimed three early singles points putting the match in their favor. Lech topped Sorenson at No. 4 singles 6-0, 6-1, securing the win for the Redbirds. Esker downed Caire at the No. 6 position, 6-1, 6-2, while Steinhardt bested Schwerin at the No. 3 court, 6-3, 6-1.
Zubkova closed the singles courts with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Kotsiou at the No. 2 court, 6-3, 6-1.
The women's tennis team will continue conference play Sunday, against the Southern Illinois Salukis. The match will be held at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts in Normal, Ill., with the first serve at 11 a.m., weather permitting. Live stats for the match can be found at the link below.
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