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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Easy Win for Women's Tennis to End Regular Season

Multiple Flames Head into the Conference Championship with Win Streaks

CHICAGO – The UIC women's tennis team (12-9, 5-3 MVC) is on a three-match win streak after defeating Missouri State (7-15, 2-6 MVC) at home on Sunday. This latest league win gives the Flames positive momentum going into the Missouri Valley Conference Championship next week.

DOUBLES:
  • Agnes Gustafsson and Ana Jover beat Diana Cabrera and Alyson Piskulic of Missouri State 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. The two are on a three-match win streak together on the number one court. Gustafsson and Jover have won the majority of the times they have teamed up (10 out of 15 matches).
  • Natalia Nikolopoulou and Paula Rodriguez Gregoris secured the doubles point for UIC at No. 3, beating Silva Avakian and Tiera Jarmond 6-2.
  • Tamara Malazonia and Cora-Lynn von Dungern added to that with a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles, beating Missouri State's Mary Houston and Juliette Robinson.
SINGLES:
  • Natalia Nikolopoulou cruised to an easy 6-1, 6-0 victory on court two. The win adds to her three-match win streak, putting her overall record at 20-9 and conference at 7-1. Nikolopoulou has won nine of her last ten matches at singles positions three or two.
  • Ana Jover kept the pressure on at No. 4 singles, outscoring her opponent 6-1, 6-3. Jover is on a win streak of her own, coming out victorious in four matches in a row.
  • Paula Rodriguez Gregoris brought the Flames to a comfortable position by putting the team ahead 4-0. She won at No. 6 singles 6-4, 6-0.
  • A 6-3, 6-4 victory on court one makes it four in a row for Agnes Gustafsson at No. 1 singles, putting her overall record at 15-10.
  • Mary Houston put a point on the board for the Bears, beating Tamara Malazonia 7-6 (2), 6-2.
  • Cora-Lynn von Dungern came out on the right side of an intense battle at No. 5 singles, improving her overall record to 13-10.
 
UP NEXT
The Flames will now prepare for their conference championship in Normal, Ill., hosted by Illinois State. UIC claimed the fourth seed and will take on #5 Murray State on Friday, April 21 at 10 a.m. in the quarterfinals match. Matches will be played at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts. Information on the MVC Championship can be found here.
 
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