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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Sweeps Northern Iowa, 7-0

The Flames dominated the Panthers in Saturday’s conference victory

CHICAGO (April 6, 2024) – Dominating from start to finish, the UIC women's tennis program (7-10, 3-1 MVC) swept Northern Iowa (3-12, 0-4 MVC) to win its third Missouri Valley Conference match of the season.
 
The Flames won the doubles point for the fourth match in a row, while junior Mayu Ushio (Yamaguchi, Japan/Miami University) and senior Zara Ryan (Dublin, Ireland/Utah State) won their singles matches via 6-0, 6-0 sweeps.
 
 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ELIZABETH LUMPKIN ROBINSON
 
"Today was well executed and our team stayed focused and respected our opponent on every court. We are continuing to build the strategies and skills that will help us now and in the future and we are excited to compete again at home tomorrow."
 
MATCH RECAP
  • The Flames swept the doubles point with a 6-0 victory by UIC's No. 1 pair of Agnes Gustafsson (Paris, France/Akademi Båstad Gymnasium) Ushio and a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles by Tamara Malazonia (Birmingham, United Kingdom/St. Paul's School for Girls) and Camille Belberka (Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg, France Seward County Community College (Kan.). Northern Iowa forfeited the No. 3 doubles match due to the number of healthy players available.
  • In singles competition, Ryan made quick work of her opponent at No. 5 singles to sweep her opponent in straight sets. The senior has won seven of her last nine and four of her last five singles matches.
  • Ushio also swept her Panthers opposition at No. 3 singles. The junior has eight singles victories on the season and is tied with Ryan for the team-lead.
  • At No. 1 singles, Gustafsson had strong focus and execution as she cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory.
  • With the Flames already securing the match victory, Malazonia maintained good focus after dropping the first set and fought back to win her match at No. 2 singles in three sets.
  • Belberka won her match at No. 4 singles for her seventh singles victory of 2024.
  • The Panthers also forfeited at No. 6 singles to give the Flames the 7-0 match sweep.
  • Four of the five singles matches Saturday were decided in straight sets.
  • The victory is UIC's first 7-0 victory of the season and the team's first since it swept Bradley last April.
RESULTS
 
UIC 7, UNI 0

Doubles – UIC wins the doubles point
  1. Gustafsson/Ushio (UIC) def. Brkic/Dalecka (UNI) 6-0
  2. Malazonia/Belberka (UIC) def. Sudsaard/Sullivan (UNI) 6-3
  3. Ryan/Rodriguez Gregoris (UIC) def. UNI, forfeit
Singles
  1. Gustafsson (UIC) def. Brkic (UNI) 6-0, 6-1
  2. Malazonia (UIC) def. Dalecka (UNI) 2-6, 7-5, 10-7
  3. Ushio (UIC) def. Sudsaard (UNI) 6-0, 6-0
  4. Belberka (UIC) def. Sullivan (UNI) 6-3, 6-2
  5. Ryan (UIC) def. Mylavarapu (UNI) 6-0, 6-0
  6. Brion (UIC) def. UNI, forfeit
UP NEXT
  • The Flames are back on the court Sunday as the team takes on Belmont (9-7, 2-1 MVC) in Missouri Valley Conference action.
  • Sunday's match against the Bruins will take place at 10 a.m. at either the XS Tennis Village or Flames Outdoor Tennis Courts, depending on weather.
  • Both Belmont and UIC have conference wins against Bradley and losses against Illinois State. The team is currently 1-4 in road matches this season.
  • Sophomore Mariia Hlahola is 12-3 on the season at the No. 1 singles position and has an 8-2 record across her last ten matches.
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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