Box Score The Chicago State women's tennis team pulled out a 4-3 victory over Dixie State Friday afternoon at the GCU Tennis Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The win gives the Cougars an opportunity to earn a spot in the WAC women's tennis tournament but their fate will rely on the results of two other matches. If both Abilene Christian and Lamar lose, CSU will earn the No. 7 seed. If only one of those two schools lose, Chicago State would be the No. 8 seed. If both win, the Cougars would be eliminated. Abilene Christian plays Tarleton and Lamar faces UTRGV. Both matches are Saturday.
In today's match against Dixie State, CSU's
Katarina Drazic saved the best for last as she earned a 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 victory in the last match of the day with the teams tied 3-3. Dixie State earned the doubles point winning two of three matches, meaning the Cougars would need to win four singles matches to earn the win.
Sofiya Sedovich earned a straight-set victory at No. 3 before
Lizi Morgoshia lost to put Dixie State up 2-1. The Cougars bounced back with wins at No. 2 (
Kristina Pukhaeva) and No. 6 (
Katarina Dukic) needing to win one of the remaining two matches being contested to earn the team victory. CSU's
Diana Borodina lost at No. 4 leaving the fate of the match to Drazic who came up big for the Cougars. Complete match results listed below.
"It was a very crucial win for us today," associate head coach
Adesuwa Osabuohien said. "Our super senior Katrina Drazic performed well. She recovered after the first set and dominated the rest of the way to make sure we came out with a win. I am very proud of everyone's efforts today. Even after losing the doubles point, we didn't dwell, picked up our heads and came back to dominate.
"Hopefully this win places us in WAC Conference Championships next week."
Chicago State vs Dixie State
4/15/2022 at Phoenix, Ariz.
(GCU Tennis Facility)
Chicago State University 4, Dixie State 3
Singles competition
1.
Katarina Drazic (CSUW) def. Alexandra Hildreth (DSU) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
2.
Kristina Pukhaeva (CSUW) def. Ya-Chi Hsu (DSU) 6-2, 6-4
3.
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. Juliana Honczaruk (DSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Rachel Mellor (DSU) def.
Diana Borodina (CSUW) 6-4, 6-1
5. Sabrina Longson (DSU) def.
Lizi Morgoshia (CSUW) 6-3, 6-3
6.
Katarina Dukic (CSUW) def. Angelina Amelkina (DSU) 6-0, 7-6 (4-0)
Doubles competition
1. Juliana Honczaruk/Rachel Mellor (DSU) def.
Katarina Drazic/
Lizi Morgoshia (CSUW) 6-4
2. Alexandra Hildreth/Ya-Chi Hsu (DSU) def.
Susana Andres/
Katarina Dukic (CSUW) 6-3
3.
Diana Borodina/
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. Sabrina Longson/Jane Dorny (DSU) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,2,6,4,1)
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. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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