BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After spending the past week in sunny California, the Illinois State women's tennis team returned home to the Evergreen Racquet Club on Wednesday to host Missouri in a midweek contest. The Tigers (10-9) took an early lead over the Redbirds (10-4) and picked up the 4-1 victory.
Missouri took the early lead by winning the doubles point, with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. The Tigers then picked up singles wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to take a 3-0 lead, before Nuria Sanz earned the lone point of the match for the Redbirds at the No. 5 spot with a three-set win over Zoe Lazar by a final score of 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7). Mizzou then clinched the match with a win at the No. 4 spots to come away with the road win.
The Redbirds return to the courts on Saturday, when they host Marquette for a 4:30 p.m. match at the Evergreen Racquet Club.
FINAL SCORE: Missouri (4), Illinois State (1)
Doubles:Â
No. 1 Andrea Artimedi/Gian Octa (MIZ) def. Lana Caculovic/Silvia Pomarolli (ISU) 6-0
No. 2 Korina Roso/Alex Ackman (MIZ) def. Nicole Iosio/Nuria Sanz (ISU), 6-4
No. 3 Lara Quaglia/Zoe Lazar (MIZ) vs. Emma Lindh/Vittoria Benedetti (ISU) 3-4 unfinished
Singles:
No. 1 Lana Caculovic (ISU) vs. Alex Ackman (MIZ) 6-5 unfinished
No. 2 Korina Roso (MIZ) def. Silvia Pomarolli (ISU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Gian Octa (MIZ) def. Vittoria Benedetti (ISU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 Lara Quaglia (MIZ) def. Iosio (ISU) 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-2
No. 5 Nuria Sanz (ISU) def. Zoe Lazar (MIZ) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
No. 6 Andrea Artimedi (MIZ) vs. Emma Lindh (ISU), 6-3, 5-1 unfinished
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