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Pomarolli
5
Winner Illinois State ILLST (3-0)
2
Milwaukee Panthers MKE (2-4)
Winner
Illinois State ILLST
(3-0)
5
Final
2
Milwaukee Panthers MKE
(2-4)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Mike Williams

Redbirds Improve To 3-0 With Road Win At Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Illinois State women's tennis team hit the road for the first time this spring and headed to Wisconsin to take on Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon. The Redbirds battled the Panthers and were able to come away with the 5-2 win at the River Glen Elite Club.

"We were challenged today starting with doubles, and I'm really proud of how we found ways to win when we were in a tough position," ISU head coach Maja Kovacek said. "Elena (Jankulovska) really came through in a big way today. She was in a must win position in both doubles and singles and came back from a set down to win that fourth clinching point for us."

The No. 1 doubles team of Tara Damnjanovic and Tijana Zlatanovic fought for a hard 7-6 tiebreaker win over Milwaukee's Babette Burgersdijk and Sara Simonova to take an early lead, but the Panthers picked up a 7-5 win at the No. 2 spot to tie things up. That left the decision of the first point of the match 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. Silvia Pomarolli also picked up a win at the No. 5 spot for the Redbirds to bring the score to 5-2 in favor of the Redbirds.

ISU returns to action next Sunday, when it travels on I-74 to Champaign to take on Illinois, with first serve set for noon CT.

FINAL SCORE: Illinois State (5), Milwaukee (2)

Doubles: 
No. 1 Tara Damnjanovic/Tijana Zlatanovic (ILS) def. Babette Burgersdijk/Sara Simonova (MIL) 7-6 (2)
No. 2 Iva Stejskalova/Alice Shields (MIL) def. Alexandra Abyasova/Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) 7-5
No. 3 Elena Jankulovska/Nevena Kolarevic (ILS) def. Nadiia Konieva/Giorgia Cavestro (MIL) 7-6 (4)

Singles:
No. 1 Babette Burgersdijk (MIL) def. Tijana Zlatanovic (ILS) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Alexandra Abyasova (ILS) def. Iva Stejskalova (MIL) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Nevena Kolarevic (ILS) def. Anika Tylek (MIL) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 Nadiia Konieva (MIL) def. Tara Damnjanovic (ILS) 4-1 (ret.)
No. 5 Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) def. Sara Simonova (MIL) 6-7, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 Elena Jankulovska (ILS) def. Alice Shields (MIL) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3

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