LINCOLN, Neb. – The Illinois State women's tennis team finished their second match of the weekend in Lincoln today, falling to Wyoming 4-0.
Wyoming took the early doubles point and never looked back against Illinois State to secure the 4-0 victory. The Redbirds were looking to make up some ground in the singles matches but were unable to fight off Wyoming as they clinched the match.
Redbirds Scoring Breakdown:
Singles competition
1. Maria Oreshkina (WYO) def. Tara Damnjanovic (ILST) 6-3, 6-2
2. Oleksandra Balaba (WYO) vs. Natalia Bravo (ILST) 7-5, 4-6, 3-0, unfinished
3. Ana Fernandez (WYO) def. Laura Fitzgerald (ILST) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4. Ida Krause (WYO) vs. Laura Arciniegas (ILST) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
5. Ana Royo (WYO) vs. Ivon Mihaleva (ILST) 6-1, 6-7, 3-2, unfinished
6. Clara Mansart (WYO) def. Elena Jankulovska (ILST) 6-1, 3-1, retired
Doubles competition
1. Oreshkina/Balaba (WYO) vs. Tara Damnjanovic/Natalia Bravo (ILST) 6-6, unfinished
2. Kaftanova/Krause (WYO) def. Laura Fitzgerald/Elena Jankulovska (ILST) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Royo/Mansart (WYO) def. Ivon Mihaleva/Laura Arciniegas (ILST) 6-1
Thoughts from Coach Maja Kovacek:
"We battled hard today and were points away from getting that doubles point. We showed a lot of fight in singles after getting down quickly and we gave ourselves a chance. We have to give credit to Wyoming for closing out the matches."
Up Next:
The Redbirds are back in action this week, when they travel through Louisiana to take on Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday March 11, Nicholls State on Thursday, March 12, and New Orleans on Saturday, March 14.
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