Redbirds To Play For Three Titles On Final Day of Redbird Invite

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State advanced to the championship in two doubles flights and one singles flight with wins on Saturday, as they will compete for championships on Sunday in the final day of the Redbird Invitational at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts.

In doubles action to start the day, the duo of Vittoria Benedetti and Emma Peretti defeated Valparaiso's Popa and Tanner by a score of 8-5 to advance to the championship match on Sunday in Flight 1. The team of Nicole Iosio and Molly Carlberg defeated Steven and Beckmann from Valparaiso by a final of 8-3 in Flight 2 to also advance to the championship. In Flight 3, Emma Lindh and Sophie Marie Lowe (ISU) defeated Belmont's Jeladze and by a score of 8-7 (3) to advance to the consolation championship match.

In singles action, Emma Peretti defeated Edit Cosmo of UIC by a score of 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the championship match in Flight 3. She was the lone win in the main singles draw, but Carlberg (Flight 4) and Lindh (Flight 5) picked up wins and will advance to the consolation championship matches in their respective brackets.

Day three of the Redbird Invitational begins at 9 a.m. Saturday morning with doubles once again, followed by singles in the afternoon.

RESULTS:

Flight 1 Singles:
Ash Narker (Drake) def. Vittoria Benedetti (ISU) 6-3, 6-4

Flight 2 Singles:
Varvara Alexeyeva (MSU) def. Nicole Iosio (ISU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

Flight 3 Singles:
Emma Peretti (ISU) def. Edit Cosmo (UIC) 6-2, 6-3

Flight 4 Singles (consolation): 
Molly Carlberg (ISU) def. Ilouna Aneca (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-4

Flight 5 Singles (consolation): 
Emma Lindh (ISU) def. Jada Iverson (Bradley) 6-1, 6-1

Flight 6 Singles:
Anna Houpt (ISU) def. Molly Null (MSU) 5-7, 6-2, 10-7
Ella McLeod (ISU) def. Ana Baron (Valpo) 6-4, 7-5

Flight 1 Doubles:
Benedetti/Peretti (ISU) def. Popa/Tanner (Valpo) 8-5

Flight 2 Doubles:
Iosio/Carlberg (ISU) def. Steven/Beckmann (Valpo) 8-3

Flight 3 Doubles:
Tseng/Johnson (Bradley) def. McLeod/Houpt (ISU) 8-7 (3)
Lindh/Lowe (ISU) def. Jeladze/Grant (Belmont) 8-7 (3)

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