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Agnes Gustafsson
Evette Tamayo
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Milwaukee Panthers MKE (3-2)
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Winner UIC UIC (2-2)
Milwaukee Panthers MKE
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UIC UIC
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Wins Home Opener Against Milwaukee

The Flames defeated the Panthers 5-2 Friday afternoon at the XS Tennis Village

CHICAGO (Feb. 9, 2024) – Behind a solid effort in both doubles and singles competition, the UIC women's tennis team (2-2) cruised to a 5-2 victory over Milwaukee (3-2) in the Flames' home opener at the XS Tennis Village.

The victory was UIC's 11th in a row against Milwaukee and the 24th in the Flames' last 25 contests against the Panthers. Friday's contest was the 50th all-time meeting between the two programs. COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ELIZABETH LUMPKIN ROBINSON
 
"It was great to compete at home in front of our fans and support system. We enjoyed a competitive battle today and are excited for another great opportunity Saturday." MATCH RECAP
  • The Flames clinched the doubles point behind a dominant win from UIC's No. 3 pair of Zara Ryan (Dublin, Ireland/Utah State) and Paula Rodriguez Gregoris (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands/International School of Berne) and a victory by the UIC's No. 1 tandem of Agnes Gustafsson (Paris, France/Akademi Båstad Gymnasium) and Mayu Ushio (Yamaguchi, Japan/Miami University). Friday's doubles match was Rodriguez Gregoris' first action of the 2024 season.
  • In singles competition, Gustafsson made quick work of her opponent, winning in straight sets. With the win the senior moves to 3-1 on the season at No. 1 singles.
  • At No. 3 singles, Ushio moved to 3-1 on the year following a straight set victory over her Panthers counterpart.
  • After winning an exciting first set, Anaïs Brion (Neuilly Sur Seine, France/Texas A&M - Corpus Christi) won her second set at No. 6 singles to secure her second singles victory of the year and a match victory for the Flames. The sophomore has clinched team victories for the Flames in both of their wins this season.
  • With the team match already decided, Camille Belberka (Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg, France Seward County Community College (Kan.) won her No. 4 singles contest in three sets to give UIC its fifth team point of the afternoon.
Full match results are below.
 
RESULTS
 
UIC 5, MKE 2
 
Doubles – UIC wins the doubles point
  1. Gustafsson/Ushio (UIC) def. Konieva/Razet (MKE) 7-5
  2. Burgersdijk/Simonova (MKE) def. Malazonia/Belberka (UIC) 6-4
  3. Ryan/Rodriguez Gregoris (UIC) def. Stejskalova/Durska (MKE) 6-1
Singles
  1. Gustafsson (UIC) def. Burgersdijk (MKE) 6-2, 6-3
  2. Konieva (MKE) def. Malazonia (UIC) 6-3, 6-4
  3. Ushio (UIC) def. Durska (MKE) 6-3, 6-2
  4. Belberka (UIC) def Razet (MKE) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)
  5. Simonova (MKE) def. Ryan (UIC) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
  6. Brion (UIC) def. Anastasi (MKE) 7-5 (5), 6-3
UP NEXT
  • The Flames host Miami University Saturday in their second contest of the weekend.
  • The match will start at 1 p.m. at XS Tennis Village.
  • Saturday's competition will be the first contest between the two programs in UIC's storied women's tennis history.
  • Heading into Friday, the RedHawks sport a 3-5 record on the season. Miami lost to DePaul 4-3 Friday afternoon. All three of Miami's victories in 2024 have been 7-0 shutout wins.
  • Saturday's contest will match Mayu Ushio against her former program. Ushio played at Miami (Ohio) for two seasons (2021-23) and was the recipient of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award.
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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