General 1/28/2022 3:30:00 PM

Cougars Women's Tennis Picks Up 5-2 Win Over Eastern Illinois

Victory is the First of the Season

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The Chicago State women's tennis team picked up their first win of the season with a 5-2 victory over Eastern Illinois Friday afternoon at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club in Homewood. The Cougars dropped the doubles point, losing two of three matches but rallied to win five of the six singles matches. Complete match results below.

"We're really happy we were able to get our first win of the season," associate head coach Adesuwa Osabuohien said. "Our No. 3 doubles team (Cali Fuller and Diana Borodina) really executed at the net every game and did not give Eastern Illinois room to breathe. I expect this match give us momentum going forward. In our singles matches we stayed disciplined and waited for the right opportunity to attack. Our goal is to keep the momentum going forward from here."

Chicago State will be back in action Saturday, Jan. 29, traveling to Bloomington, IL to face Illinois State at 4:30 p.m. at the Evergreen Racquet Club.

Chicago State University 5, Eastern Illinois 2

January 28, 2022

(H-F Racquet & Fitness Club)

Singles competition

1. PAPAVASILOPOULOS, R. (EIU-W) def. Diana Borodina (CSUW) 6-2, 6-0

2. Cali Fuller (CSUW) def. BUKRABA-ULANOVA, E. (EIU-W) 6-4, 6-1

3. Kristina Pukhaeva (CSUW) def. GOUWS, Christine (EIU-W) 6-3, 6-3

4. Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. BROWN, Addison (EIU-W) 6-2, 6-1

5. Katarina Drazic (CSUW) def. PEREZ-KORINKO, C. (EIU-W) 6-2, 6-0

6. Katarina Dukic (CSUW) def. SNYDER, Kaitlyn (EIU-W) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. PAPAVASILOPOULOS, R./BUKRABA-ULANOVA, E. (EIU-W) def. Lizi Morgoshia/Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) 6-0

2. GOUWS, Christine/BROWN, Addison (EIU-W) def. Katarina Drazic/Kristina Pukhaeva (CSUW) 6-3

3. Cali Fuller/Diana Borodina (CSUW) def. SNYDER, Kaitlyn/PEREZ-KORINKO, C. (EIU-W) 6-0

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. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. 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, also making 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. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year.

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Players Mentioned

Katarina Drazic: Junior

Kristina Pukhaeva: Sophomore

Lizi Morgoshia: Sophomore

Diana Borodina: Sophomore

Katarina Dukic: Freshman

Cali Fuller: Senior

Sofiya Sedovich: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Katarina Drazic
: Junior

Kristina Pukhaeva
: Sophomore

Lizi Morgoshia
: Sophomore

Diana Borodina
: Sophomore

Katarina Dukic
: Freshman

Cali Fuller
: Senior

Sofiya Sedovich
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

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