Redbirds Win Fifth Straight With 4-3 Win Over Butler

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois State continued its winning streak on Wednesday, as the Redbirds (5-2) won their fifth-straight match thanks to a 4-3 win over Butler (3-8) at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington.

The Redbirds picked up the early doubles points, with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Nuria Sanz and Nicole Iosio cruised to a 6-0 win over Butler's Sienna Miles at Jordan Schildcrout for the first win of the match at the No. 2 spot, and then Emma Lindh and Vittoria Benedetti picked up a 6-3 victory over Lauren Cook and Sophie Parr at No. 3 to secure the doubles point. 

Butler made things interesting in singles, as the Bulldogs picked up three-set wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. However, the Redbirds took wins on courts three through five to clinch the win. At the No. 2 spot, Benedetti earned a hard-fought 7-5, 6-2 win over Parr and Iosio also picked up a win at the No. 4 spot, defeating Cook in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. The clincher for the Redbirds was at the No. 5 spot, where Sanz came from behind to defeat Cook in three sets 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 to give the Birds their fifth-straight win.

The Redbirds are back in action on Friday, February 20, when they travel to Springfield, Illinois, to take on UIS at 10 a.m.

FINAL SCORE: Illinois State (4), Butler (3)

Doubles: 
No. 1 Lana Caculovic/Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) vs. Chase Metcalf/Brooke Arington (BUT) 3-5 unfinished
No. 2 Nuria Sanz/Nicole Iosio (ILS) def. Sienna Miles/Jordan Schildcrout (BUT) 6-0
No. 3 Emma Lindh/Vittoria Benedetti (ILS) def. Lauren Cook/Sophie Parr (BUT) 6-3

Singles:
No. 1 Chase Metcalf (BUT) def. Lana Caculovic (ILS) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
No. 2 Brooke Arington (BUT) def. Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 Vittoria Benedetti (ILS) def. Sophie Parr (BUT) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 Nicole Iosio (ILS) def. Lauren Cook (BUT) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Nuria Sanz (ILS) def. Sienna Miles (BUT) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 Elle Martin (BUT) def. Emma Lindh (ILS) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0

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