NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Women's Tennis team dropped a hard-fought 6-1 battle against Akron today, Feb. 28, 2019. The Redbirds are now 7-5 on the season.
The Zips struck first, securing the doubles point finishing 2-0. Junior Natalia Bravo answered for the 'Birds at the No. 4 spot, defeating Lisa Echeverry. Ultimately, Akron took the rest of the matches, resulting in a 6-1 win.
Redbirds Scoring Breakdown:
Singles competition
1. Sofia Geier (AKR) def. Veronika Golanova (ILST) 7-5, 6-4
2. Miruna Vasilescu (AKR) def. Tara Damnjanovic (ILST) 6-3, 6-3
3. Anna Uljanov (AKR) def. Jana Kustkova (ILST) 7-6(6), 6-1
4. Natalia Bravo (ILST) def. Luisa Echeverry (AKR) 6-0, 4-6, 6-5
5. Ceci Rosas (AKR) def. Laura Fitzgerald (ILST) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Stasya Sharapova/ Anja Loncarevic (AKR) def. Veronika Golanova/Jana Kustkova (ILST) 6-4
2. Claire Chang/ Jeanne Masson (AKR) def Tara Damnjanovic/Laura Fitzgerald (ILST) 6-3
Thoughts from Coach Maja Kovacek:
"We were shorthanded today due to injury and that's always hard, especially against a very good Akron team. I thought our players competed very well and had opportunities in every match. Natalia did a great job getting a hard-fought win at #4 singles."
Up Next:
The Redbirds are back in action against Western Illinois in Normal on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
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