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Women’s Tennis Set to play Western Illinois and Butler

NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Women's Tennis team will play Western Illinois on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Bloomington Tennis Center and will close out the weekend with a stop at Butler on Sunday, March 3, 2019.

The Redbirds last match was against Akron in Normal, where the Redbirds fell to the Zips 6-1. Junior Natalia Bravo took the No. 4 match in singles against Lisa Echeverry. 

Western Illinois is currently 2-4 on its season after falling to MVC foe Bradley. A key player for the Leathernecks is Sophomore Mary Bjelica, who earned All-Summit League honors last season and currently owns a 2-1 record. The Redbirds have defeated the Leathernecks in all three meetings, including a 4-1 edge last spring. 

Butler is 6-6 on its season and is on a three-game win streak coming into this weekend. The Redbirds played Butler last season in Normal, and captured a 4-3 victory. Seniors Veronika Golanova and Jana Kustkova and Sophomores Ivon Mihaleva and Laura Fitzgerald won their respective singles matches, sealing the win for the 'Birds. The Redbirds have won the past seven matchups against the Bulldogs.

As always, admission to all Illinois State Tennis matches are free.

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Players Mentioned

Laura Fitzgerald

Laura Fitzgerald

Sophomore
Veronika Golanova

Veronika Golanova

Redshirt Senior
Jana Kustkova

Jana Kustkova

Senior
Ivon Mihaleva

Ivon Mihaleva

Sophomore
Natalia Bravo

Natalia Bravo

5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Laura Fitzgerald

Laura Fitzgerald

Sophomore
Veronika Golanova

Veronika Golanova

Redshirt Senior
Jana Kustkova

Jana Kustkova

Senior
Ivon Mihaleva

Ivon Mihaleva

Sophomore
Natalia Bravo

Natalia Bravo

5' 6"
Junior