PEORIA, Ill. – The UIC women's tennis team (3-2) picked up its third-straight win on Saturday afternoon, defeating Eastern Michigan (2-3) by a final tally of 4-2. The Flames came out on top in doubles to take a 1-0 lead, but the Eagles fought back in singles, trading wins with UIC until the Flames were able to put together back-to-back wins at No. 2 and No. 5 to pull away from the Eagles for good.  

Doubles Highlights
Agnes Gustafsson and Nell Arendt took down Eastern Michigan's Grace Whitney and Luisa Pelayo in the No. 2 match, 6-3, but the Eagles made their reply in the No. 1 match, as Vasavi Ganeson and Isabelle Popma defeated Lucie Prochazkova and Ana Jover, 6-4. Marina Hermanny de Figueiredo and Tuva Wallin came through for UIC in the No. 3 match, besting Julia Piatek and Emma-Lou Pommiers, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for the Flames.

Singles Highlights
Luisa Pelayo topped Ana Jover in the No. 3 match, 6-2, 6-3, bringing the match to a 1-1 draw. Tuva Wallin put the Flames back on top with a win at No. 4, taking down Vered Bert, 6-1, 7-6 (5). The Eagles once again replied, as Isabelle Popma outlasted Agnes Gustafsson in the No. 1 match, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Lucie Prochazkova hung on at No. 2, defeating the Eagles' Vasavi Ganeson, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), while Georgia Gulin sealed the deal for UIC with a 6-2, 6-2 straight-set win at No. 5 over Emma-Lou Pommiers. The No. 6 match between Nell Arendt and EMU's Julia Piatek went unfinished.

Up Next
The Flames will return to Chicago to make their home debut on Friday, Feb. 19, taking on North Dakota.