NORMAL, Ill. – A Sunday match in Chicago awaits Illinois State, as the Redbirds head north on I-55 to take on the UIC Flames at XS Tennis Village with first serve set for 1 p.m.
The Redbirds are off to a 4-2 start this spring, with three sweeps in as many days two weeks ago and a loss to Illinois in Champaign last Sunday. For the second week in a row, an Illinois State doubles team took home conference weekly honors as Penelope Abreu and Alexandra Abyasova were named the Missouri Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week for their win against the Illini.
Abreu and Abyasova came up big for the Redbirds, as the duo combined to win the lone match for ISU with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot. With the victory, the duo is now 2-0 this spring when teaming together.
UIC is 3-1 in dual meets this season, having won its last two matches against Missouri Valley Conference foe Bradley and most recently on Friday against Eastern Michigan. Strong play at the top of the singles lineup propelled Flames to the 4-3 win over EMU, after the Eagles won the doubles point. However, the Flames stormed back with three straight wins on the singles courts. Â The Flames' top three singles players all won their matches, including a three-set victory by Tamara Malazonia that clinched the team win.
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