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Box Score 2 The Chicago State women's tennis team picked a pair of non-conference victories today, earning a 4-2 victory over St. Thomas at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club in Homewood in the morning, then picked up a 5-0 win over St. Francis at Challenge Fitness in Lockport in the afternoon.
Against St. Thomas, the Cougars dropped the doubles point but earned singles victories at No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 to for the win.
Katarina Drazic earned a three-set victory (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) at No. 2 to clinch the team victory.
Cali Fuller,
Sofiya Sedovich and
Lizi Morgoshia also won. Drazic and Sedovich went 2-0 on the day, winning at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, at St. Francis, and
Katarina Dukic (No. 4) and
Susana Andres (No. 5) also earned wins against the Saints. Complete results listed below.
"Our doubles teams are playing better. We were close against St. Thomas but just missed that opportunity," associate head coach
Adesuwa Osabuohien said. "We're making improvements but still have some work to do. We were able to find our focus to pull out two victories today. We will use this experience to move forward and strive to be better each day."
The women will be back in action Friday, Feb. 11 at Western Illinois taking on the Leathernecks at 2 p.m. in Galesburg, Illinois
St. Thomas vs Chicago State University
2/6/2022 at Homewood, IL
(H-F Racquet & Fitness Club)
Chicago State University 4, St. Thomas 2
Singles competition
1.
Cali Fuller (CSUW) def. Olivia Paradise (STTHOM) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Katarina Drazic (CSUW) def. Jannah El Nemr (STTHOM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
3.
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. Nicole Snezhko (STTHOM) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Lizi Morgoshia (CSUW) def. Abigail Bremel (STTHOM) 6-4, 6-1
5.
Susana Andres (CSUW) vs. Monterey Knewtson (STTHOM) 6-4, 5-7, 2-1, unfinished
6. Regina Talavera (STTHOM) def.
Danina Hughes (CSUW) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Olivia Paradise/Madeline Bremel (STTHOM) def.
Cali Fuller/
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) 6-3
2.
Katarina Drazic/
Lizi Morgoshia (CSUW) def. Abigail Bremel/Brooke Hapuku (STTHOM) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Nicole Snezhko/Jannah El Nemr (STTHOM) def.
Katarina Dukic/
Susana Andres (CSUW) 7-5
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,1,3,4,2)
Chicago State vs St. Francis (Ill.)
02/06/2022 at Lockport, IL
(Challenge Fitness)
Chicago State 5, St. Francis (Ill.) 0
Singles competition
1. Denisse Lizano (USF) vs.
Cali Fuller (CSUW) 0-6, unfinished
2.
Katarina Drazic (CSUW) def. Nikkie Christiansen (USF) 6-0, 6-2
3.
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. Maria Kuzminskaya (USF) 6-0, 6-1
4.
Katarina Dukic (CSUW) def. Viyaleta Hordzich (USF) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Susana Andres (CSUW) def. Kiana Sikich (USF) 6-2, 6-2
6. Yashleen Kheterpal (USF) vs.
Danina Hughes (CSUW) 7-6 (7-4), unfinished
Doubles competition
1.
Cali Fuller/
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. Denisse Lizano/Kiana Sikich (USF) 6-2
2.
Katarina Drazic/
Lizi Morgoshia (CSUW) def. Nikkie Christiansen/Maria Kuzminskaya (USF) 6-0
3.
Susana Andres/
Katarina Dukic (CSUW) def. Yashleen Kheterpal/Grace Monahan (USF) 6-0
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,3,2,5,6,1)
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