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Women's Tennis Drops Road Contest at Notre Dame

The Flames fell to the Fighting Irish 7-0 Sunday

2/18/2024 5:01:00 PM

Box Score SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Feb. 18, 2024) – In the tenth meeting all-time between the two programs, the UIC women's tennis program dropped a 7-0 contest on the road to a challenging Notre Dame squad. Following Sunday's match the Flames are 2-4 on the season.
 

COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ELIZABETH LUMPKIN ROBINSON

"It was great to see the team re-focus and re-set after a tough doubles start. We fought hard in singles competition and challenged quality players. I'm glad our team had the opportunity to see this level of competition and grow our belief in our abilities."

MATCH RECAP
  • After Notre Dame took the doubles point, the Flames showed some fight with multiple close matches in singles competition.
  • At No. 4 singles, after dropping the first set, junior Camille Belberka (Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg, France/Seward County Community College (Kan.) came back to win the second set, forcing a ten-point tiebreak to determine the match. Down 7-1 in the tiebreak, Belberka won seven of the next nine points and saved one match point before ultimately falling 10-8.
  • Junior Mayu Ushio (Yamaguchi, Japan/Miami University) had a great start to her match at No. 3 singles and led by as much as 5-3, but ultimately fell to her Notre Dame opponent in straight sets.
  • Reigning MVC Singles Player of the Week Agnes Gustafsson (Paris, France Akademi Båstad Gymnasium, Sweden) took her Notre Dame counterpart to three sets before falling to her opponent.
Full results from Sunday's contest are below.
 
RESULTS
 
ND 7, UIC 0
 
Doubles – Notre Dame wins the doubles point
  1. Andreach/Beackman (ND) def. Gustafsson/Ushio (UIC) 6-1
  2. Yellayi/Matsuno (ND) vs. Malazonia/Belberka (UIC) 5-1, unfinished
  3. Ghosh/Pozder (ND) def. Ryan/Rodriguez Gregoris (UIC) 6-0
Singles
  1. Gustafsson (UIC) Yellayi (ND) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
  2. Ghosh (ND) def. Malazonia (UIC) 6-0, 6-2
  3. Pozder (ND) Ushio (UIC) 7-5, 6-2
  4. Matsuno (ND)  Belberka (UIC) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0
  5. Beckman (ND) def. Ryan (UIC) 6-1, 6-3
  6. Bellia (ND) def. Brion (UIC) 6-3, 6-2
UP NEXT
  • The Flames continue their season-long four match road trip next weekend in Bowling Green, Ky. as UIC takes on Wyoming Saturday and Western Kentucky in non-conference action.
  • Both matches will start at 1 p.m. and take place at the Michael O. Buchanon Park Indoor Tennis Facility.
  • The Cowgirls are 7-4 on the season while the Hilltoppers are currently 3-5 in 2024.
  • UIC has played both programs once before; the Flames defeated WKU in 2022 while the program fell to Wyoming in 2010.
FOLLOW THE FLAMES
  • For more information on the UIC women's tennis program, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UICWTEN and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_wten and @uicflames).
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