CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Illinois State wrapped up a weekend road swing on Sunday with a dominant 4-0 sweep over Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. With the win, the Redbirds improve to 7-3 on the spring and they have won seven out of their last eight matches overall.
The Redbirds took the early lead in the match by winning the doubles point, thanks to wins at the No. 2 and No. 2 spots. The No. 2 duo of Nicole Iosio and Nuria Sanz defeated SEMO's Maja Bajorek and Mia Mayerov by a final of 6-4. The doubles point was then clinched with a win on court No. 3, where Vittoria Benedetti and Emma Lindh picked up a victory over Yontha Tadoum and Sofia Zemtsova by a score of 6-2.
As the action moved to singles play, ISU would get wins at the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 spots to clinch the sweep over SEMO. Lana Caculovic defeated Juliette Demunck 6-4, 6-0, at the No. 1 spot for the Redbirds, before Iosio rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Kristina Kozakova at the No. 4 spot. The match was put away when Nuria Sanz earned a 6-1, 6-2 win over Saskia Soome at the No. 5 spot to help the Redbirds go 1-1 on the weekend road trip.
The Redbirds begin their Spring Break trip in California on March 7, when they face off against Dominican in the first of three matches in The Golden State.Â
FINAL SCORE: Illinois State (4), Southeast Missouri State (0)
Doubles:Â
No. 1 Lana Caculovic/Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) vs. Juliette Demunck/Kristina Kozakova (SEMO) 4-3 unfinished
No. 2 Nicole Iosio/Nuria Sanz (ILS) def. Maja Bajorek/Mia Mayerov (SEMO) 6-4
No. 3 Vittoria Benedetti/Emma Lindh (ILS) def. Yontha Tadoum/Sofia Zemtsova (SEMO) 6-2
Singles:
No. 1 Lana Caculovic (ILS) def. Juliette Demunck (SEMO) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 Maja Bajorek (SEMO) vs. Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) 6-4, 1-4 unfinished
No. 3 Sofia Zemtsova (SEMO) vs. Vittoria Benedetti (ILS) 7-5, 2-3 unfinished
No. 4 Nicole Iosio (ILS) def. Kristina Kozakova (SEMO) 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 Nuria Sanz (ILS) def. Saskia Soome (SEMO) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Yontha Tadoum (SEMO) vs. Emma Lindh (ILS) 1-6, 6-0, 0-1 unfinished
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