The Chicago State women's tennis team completed semifinal action at the Redbird Invitational hosted by Illinois State University Saturday. Kristina Puhkaeva earned a 7-5, 1-6, 10-8 victory over Lauren Park of the University of Chicago in singles Flight 3 while
Katarina Dukic swept to a 7-5, 6-0 win over Naval Cheema of St. Louis University in singles Flight 8. Both Puhkaaeva and Dukic will play for tournament titles in their respective flights Sunday. The doubles team of Lizi Morgoshi and
Diana Borodina dropped an 8-2 decision in their semifinal match and will play for third.
"Today's focus was working on mental toughness and fighting on every single point," head coach
Jack Barton said. "We had better results today, but it wasn't about the wins and losses. It's about development and getting better each day. Today, we were much better than we were yesterday and that's a tribute to the ladies. I'm really proud of their efforts."
REDBIRD INVITATIONAL - Saturday
Doubles-Semifinals
Doubles #3 Mikos/Guo (UC) defeated Lizi Morgoshi/
Diana Borodina (CSU) 8-2
Doubles-Consolation Semifinals
Doubles #1 Grubb/Rivera (IUPUI) defeated
Katarina Drazic/
Kristina Pukhaeva (CSU), 8-4
Doubles #2 Turconi/Windbulcher (MU) defeated
Sofiya Sedovich/
Cali Fuller (CSU), 8-4
Doubles #4 Dukic/Andres (CSU) defeated Marjanovic/Martinez (BU) 8-3
Singles-Consolation Semifinals
Singles #3 Kristina Puhkaeva (CSU) defeated Lauren Park (UC), 7-5, 1-6, 10-8
Singles #8
Katarina Dukic (CSU) defeated Naval Cheema (SLU), 7-5, 6-0
Singles-Consolation Semifinals
Singles #2
Cali Fuller (CSU) defeated Gabrielle Ochalik (IUPUI) 0-6, 6-3, 8-3
Singles #4 Amanda Tabanera (VU) defeated
Sofiya Sedovich (CSU), 6-3, 6-1
Singles #5 Sarah Lounsbury (IUPUI) defeated
Katarina Drazic (CSU), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Singles #6 Penelope Abreu (SLU) defeated
Lizi Morgoshia (CSU), w/o
Singles #7 Laura Fitzgerald (ISU) defeated
Diana Borodina (CSU), w/o
Singles #9 Allison McConnell (VU) defeated Danina Hughes (CSU), 6-0, 6-1
Singles #9
Susana Andres (CSU) defeated Ines Rivera (IUPUI), 6-3, 6-4
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet.
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