SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Continuing on its Spring Break trip in California, Illinois State (9-3) rolled to a 7-0 shutout win over Dominican (5-4) on Sunday afternoon at the Castellucci Family Tennis Center in San Rafael.
The Redbirds took the early lead by winning the doubles point, with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. The No. 2 tandem of Nicole Iosio and Nuria Sanz picked up a win over Dominican's Deepalakshmi Vanaraja and Ana Rios by a final of 6-2. The No. 3 team of Vittoria Benedetti and Emma Lindh also had little trouble in their match, earning a 6-1 win over Maya Cooper and Lorenza Foster-Simbulan. ISU then swept the singles matches to secure the 7-0 victory, with every player winning in straight sets.Â
Illinois State will wrap up its California trip on Thursday, when the Redbirds head to Turlock to take on Stanislaus State at 3 p.m. CT at the Stan State Tennis Courts.Â
FINAL SCORE: Illinois State (7), Dominican (0)
Doubles:Â
No. 1 Lana Caculovic/Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) vs. Maria Gavrilov/Sofia Acuña (DOM) 3-3 unfinished
No. 2 Nicole Iosio/Nuria Sanz (ILS) def. Deepalakshmi Vanaraja/Ana Rios (DOM) 6-2
No. 3 Vittoria Benedetti/Emma Lindh (ILS) def. Maya Cooper/Lorenza Foster-Simbulan (DOM) 6-1
Singles:
No. 1 Lana Caculovic (ILS) def. Sofia Acuña (DOM) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Silvia Pomarolli (ILS) def. Deepalakshmi Vanaraja (DOM) 6-0, 7-6 (4)
No. 3 Vittoria Benedetti (ILS) def. Maria Gavrilov (DOM) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 Nicole Iosio (ILS) def. Ana Rios (DOM) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Nuria Sanz (ILS) def. Lorenza Foster-Simbulan (DOM) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Emma Lindh (ILS) def. Maya Cooper (DOM) 6-1, 6-0
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