Illinois State Falls to UIC in MVC Championship Semifinals, 4-1
VALPARAISO, Ind.-- The Illinois State women's tennis team (14-8, 6-2 MVC) fell to the UIC Flames (16-4, 8-1 MVC) in the MVC Semifinal round at The Courts of Northwest Indiana by a score of 4-1 on Saturday (April. 26).
UIC took the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Graduate student Elena Jankulovska (Skopje, Macedonia ) and freshman Emma Lindh (Malmo, Sweden) fell to UIC's Mayu Ushio/Dognke Liu by a 6-2 final. Freshman Nicole Iosio (Cordenons, Italy) and junior Zoe Limparis (Hinsdale, Illinois) came up short at the No. 3 position as the pair fell to the Flames Nia Cooper/Rodriguez Gregoris by a score of 6-3. The Birds picked up a win at the No. 5 position as Iosio defeated UIC's Dognke Liu in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-2.
ISU finishes the season with a 15-8 overall record while going 7-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference. No. 3 UIC advances to the MVC Conference Championship where they will face No. 1 Murray State on Sunday (April. 27). First serve is slated for 10 a.m.
DOUBLES:
No. 1- Edit Cosmo/Camille Belberka (UIC) vs. Lana Caculovic/Silvia Pomarolli (ISU) 5-4, UF
No. 2- Mayu Ushio/Dognke Liu (UIC) def. Elena Jankulovska/Emma Lindh (ISU) 6-2
No. 3- Nia Cooper/Rodriguez Gregoris (UIC) def. Nicole Iosio/Zoe Limparis (ISU) 6-3
SINGLES:
No. 1- Mayu Ushio (UIC) def. Lana Caculovic (ISU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2- Edit Cosmo (UIC) def. Silvia Pomarolli (ISU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3- Camille Belberka (UIC) vs. Emma Lindh (ISU) 6-4, 4-3, UF
No. 4- Marta Halbersztadt (UIC) def. Nuria Sanz (ISU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5- Nicole Iosio (ISU) def. Dognke Liu (UIC) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6- Nia Cooper (UIC) vs. Sophie Marie Lowe (ISU) 7-5, 3-2, UF
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