NORMAL, Ill. – Coming off their third straight win to start the spring season, the Illinois State women's tennis team will be back on the road this weekend for a Sunday matinee against Illinois. First serve is set for noon at the Atkins Tennis Center.
The Redbirds (3-0) picked up a win over Milwaukee last Saturday by a final of 5-2. As doubles would be tied, it came down to court No. 3, where Elena Jankulovska and Nevena Kolarevic gutted out a 7-6 tiebreaker win over Nadiia Konieva and Giorgia Cavestro to secure the doubles point for the Redbirds.
In singles action, Alexandra Abyasova and Nevena Kolarevic each picked up straight-set wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots respectively to give the Redbirds the advantage. It was then Jankulovska who clinched the fourth point and the match for the Redbirds at the No. 6 spot, defeating Alice Shields in three sets by a score of 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.
Illinois (3-3) heads into the match after facing off with Missouri on Friday in a "Braggin' Rights" matchup. It would be the Illini coming out with the win, taking it 4-0 over the Tigers as they turn their attention to the Redbirds on Sunday.
Ashley Yeah holds the best dual singles record for the Illini this spring, going 2-1 so far. Meanwhile, in doubles, Kate Duong and Megan Heuser have gone 4-1 at no. 1 doubles to lead the program.
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