The Chicago State women's tennis team completed the final day of the Redbird Invitational hosted by Illinois State University Sunday. Kristina Puhkaeva lost in the championship match in singles Flight 3, 6-1, 6-1 to Marija Jovicic from DePaul while
Katarina Dukic also lost 1-6, 6-2, 12:10 in the singles Flight 8 championship match to Samantha Hayward of IUPUI. The doubles team of Lizi Morgoshi and
Diana Borodina withdrew due to injury playing in the third place match. Complete results listed below.
"We learned a lot this weekend," head coach
Jack Barton said. "They did a lot of good things. We competed very well. We just have to watch some film and tighten up some things before we go to ITA's."
REDBIRD INVITATIONAL - Sunday
Doubles-3rd Place Match
Doubles #3 Nobbs/Martin (DU) defeated Lizi Morgoshi/
Diana Borodina (CSU), w/o
Doubles-5th Place Match
Doubles #4 Jhaveri/McConnell (VU) defeated Dukic/Andres (CSU), 8-6
Doubles-7th Place Match
Doubles #1 Weise/Desmerais (MU) defeated
Katarina Drazic/
Kristina Pukhaeva (CSU), 8-7
Doubles #2
Sofiya Sedovich/
Cali Fuller (CSU) defeated Berdnard/Hayward (IUPUI), 8-6
Singles-Finals
Singles #3 Marija Jovicic (DU) defeated Kristina Puhkaeva (CSU), 6-1, 6-1
Singles #8 Samantha Hayward (IUPUI) defeated
Katarina Dukic (CSU), 1-6, 6-2, 12:10
Singles-5th Place Match
Singles #2 Alexandra Abyasova (ISU) defeated
Cali Fuller (CSU), 6-2, 7-5
Singles #9 Allison McConnell (VU) defeated
Susana Andres (CSU), 6-4, 6-2
Singles-7th Place Match
Singles #4
Sofiya Sedovich (CSU) defeated Jessica Stefan (SLU), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Singles #5 Demi Jhaveri (VU) defeated
Katarina Drazic (CSU), 5-4 retired
Singles #6 Elizabeth Ferdman (MU) defeated
Lizi Morgoshia (CSU), w/o
Singles #7 Eugenia Lee (UC) defeated
Diana Borodina (CSU), w/o
Singles #9 Ines Rivera (IUPUI) defeated Danina Hughes (CSU), 6-1, 6-2
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