NASHVILLE– The Illinois State women's tennis team fell 1-4 against Lipscomb University on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Redbirds are now 5-3 on the season.
The Redbirds fought hard but fell behind 2-1 in the doubles matches. Sophomore Ivon Mihaleva put the 'Birds on the board with a win over Thabile Tshatedi 6-2, 6-1. The rest of the squad fought hard, but eventually fell in their respective matches.
Redbirds Scoring Breakdown:
Singles competition
1. Vika Dzyuba (LIP) def. Veronika Golanova (ILST) 3-6, 7-6 (8), 2-4 DNF
2. Kate Popova (LIP) def. Tara Damnjanovic (ILST) 0-6, 0-6
3. Madeleine Brooks (LIP) def. Jana Kustkova (ILST) 1-6, 2-6
4. Liza Diachenko (LIP) def. Natalia Bravo (ILST) 2-6, 6-0, 3-6
5. Maddox Bandy (LIP) def. Laura Fitzgerald (ILST) 6-4, 2-2 DNF
6. Ivon Mihaleva (ILST) def. Thabile Tshatedi (LIP) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Kate Popova/Vika Dzyuba (LIP) def. Veronika Golanova/Jana Kustkova (ILST) 5-7
2. Madeleine Brooks/Thabile Tshatedi (LIP) def. Tara Damnjanovic/Natalia Bravo (ILST) 4-6
3. Laura Fitzgerald/Ivon Mihaleva (ILST) def. Liza Diachenko/Maddox Bandy (LIP) 6-1
Up Next:
The Redbirds will travel to Murray, Kentucky to play Murray State on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m.
