MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Illinois State women's tennis team started a weekend road swing with a win, as the Redbirds (3-2) picked up their third-straight win with a 5-2 defeat of Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon.
The Redbirds took the first point of the match, by winning the doubles points thanks to wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. The reigning MVC Doubles Team of the Week of Emma Lindh and Vittoria Benedetti defeated Svava Schroeder and Honoka Yamashita by a score of 6-1 for the early advantage and then the No. 1 duo of Lana Caculovic and Silvia Pomarolli battled their way to a 7-6 (9) victory over Emilia Durska and Nel Van Hout.
In singles action, the Redbirds picked up wins at the No. 2 through No. 5 spots to secure the win and move over .500 on the spring. Benedetti, Nicole Iosio and Nuria Sanz each picked up straight-set wins in relatively easy fashion, before Pomarolli picked up a win at the No. 2 spot over Nadiia Konieva in three sets 4-6, 6-3, 10-6.
Illinois State returns to the court Sunday morning, for an 8 a.m. contest against Chicago State in the Windy City.
FINAL SCORE: Illinois State (5), Milwaukee (2)
Doubles:Â
No. 1 Lana Caculovic/Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) def. Emilia Durska/Nel Van Hout (MIL) 7-6 (9)
No. 2 Sara Simonova/Nadiia Konieva (MIL) def. Nuria Sanz/Nicole Iosio (ILS) 6-2
No. 3 Emma Lindh/Vittoria Benedetti (ILS) def. Svava Schroeder/Honoka Yamashita (MIL) 6-1
Singles:
No. 1 Nel Van Hout (MIL) def. Lana Caculovic (ILS) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) def. Nadiia Konieva (MIL) 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
No. 3 Vittoria Benedetti (ILS) def. Emilia Durska (MIL) 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 4 Nicole Iosio (ILS) def. Sara Simonova (MIL) 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 Nuria Sanz (ILS) def. Honoka Yamashita (MIL) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Svava Schroeder (MIL) win by withdrawal
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