ST. LOUIS – The top doubles team in the Missouri Valley Conference from 2021 is rolling again in 2022, as the duo of Tijana Zlatanovic and Tara Damnjanovic earned honors Tuesday from the league. Zlatanovic was named the MVC Singles Player of the Week and she, along with Damnjanovic, were named the MVC Doubles Team of the Week.
Zlatanovic went 3-0 last weekend for the Redbirds at the No. 1 spot, helping them to three-straight 7-0 sweeps in as many days. On Friday, she battled back from a first-set tiebreaker to win easily in set two for her first victory of the weekend, and then came from behind in a pair of tiebreakers to win in straight sets on Saturday against Chicago State. Sunday's 6-2, 6-3 win over Meghan Bernard of IUPUI was bit easier for Zlatanovic, who bounced back after a difficult first weekend of tennis.
In doubles action, the duo improved to 4-1 this spring, thanks to three wins over the weekend at the No. 1 doubles spot for the Redbirds. On Friday, they cruised to a 6-1 win against UIS and then battled back from being down 4-0 on Saturday to win 6-4 and help ISU maintain the 7-0 sweep over Chicago State. They capped off the weekend with a 6-4 win at IUPUI on Sunday to help the Redbirds secure their third-straight team sweep of the weekend.Â
ISU is back in action on Sunday against in-state foe Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, with first serve set for noon.
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