Box Score St. George, Utah — The Chicago State women's tennis team, playing short-handed in their first conference match of the season, dropped a 6-1 decision to Tarleton Friday in their first Western Athletic Conference pod match of the season. The Cougars earned the doubles point despite not fielding a team on the third line and only playing five of the six singles matches.
The Cougars earned the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 2. Kristina Pukhaeva and Katarina Drazic won 6-4 at No. 1 and Sofiya Sedovich and Susana Andres won 6-4 at No. 2. The Cougars did not compete at No. 3.
"We were able to get the doubles point today which we hoped would start a positive trend, but we came up short in singles," associate head coach Wyatt Pauley said. "It was a tough conference loss but we'll be back it tomorrow against UTRGV. We're looking forward to another good match."
In singles, Kristina Pukhaeva dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision at No. 1 while Sofiya Sedovich won a set but lost a tiebreak in the third set to drop her match 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (11-9). At No. 3, Katarina Drazic lost 6-1, 6-4, Katarina Dukic lost 6-0, 6-4 and Susana Andres dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision. The Cougars did not compete at No. 6.
Chicago State will continue Western Athletic Conference play tomorrow against UTRGV in St. George, Utah.
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