NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's tennis team will head to the state of Iowa for its final conference weekend road swing this weekend, with a pair of matches against Drake (Friday) and UNI (Saturday) on the docket for the Redbirds. First serve on Friday in Des Moines is set for 6 p.m., and first serve on Saturday in Cedar Falls is scheduled for 1 p.m.
SCOUTING THE REDBIRDS
•   Illinois State (14-5) is 3-1 in MVC play and is coming off a pair of wins at home against Belmont (6-1) and Murray State (5-2) last weekend.
•   Senior Silvia Pomarolli came up big for the Redbirds in a pair of wins last weekend. On Friday, Pomarolli picked up a straight-set win over Belmont's Cielo Tapia-Cruz by a score of 6-2, 6-4, and she then earned a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Murray State's Yuna Kadowaki. Pomarolli improved to 3-1 in singles action in MVC matches this spring and to 17-8 overall on the year.
•   ISU's No. 2 doubles tandem of Nicole Iosio and Nuria Sanz picked up a pair of wins for the Redbirds over the weekend, helping ISU win the doubles point in both of its matches against Belmont and Murray State. The pair is now 3-1 in MVC play this spring.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
•   Drake (7-9) is 2-1 in Valley action and is on a 2-match winning streak after beating Belmont (6-1) on the road and upending rival UNI (7-0) in Cedar Falls on Sunday.
•   Maja Dodik continued her stellar 2026 campaign with a pair of singles wins in Drake's last two matches. Shiori Takeda, Jordane Dookie, Milana Dejanovic, and Elizabete Klavinska all went unbeaten versus the Bruins and Panthers.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
•   The Panthers (2-12) are 0-3 in Valley play, after they dropped a 7-0 decision to in-state and conference rival Drake on Sunday afternoon at the Black Hawk Tennis Center.
•   UNI also fell at the hands of Belmont (6-1) and Murray State (5-2) and are still looking for their first win in conference play.
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