Box Score The Chicago State women's tennis team beat Northern Kentucky 5-2 Sunday at the H-F Racquet and Tennis Center in Homewood, Illinois and with the victory earned the No. 3 seed in next week's Horizon League Tournament. The Cougars and Norse entered the day tied for third in the conference standings and CSU seized the moment, winning the doubles point and first three singles matches to clinch the victory and claim third place in the standings while NKU dropped to fourth. By virtue of the victory, the Cougars will play the No. 6 seed Friday, April 28 at 10 a.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan while Northern Kentucky, who will be seeded No. 4, will play the fifth seed. Milwaukee and Oakland will claim those seeds and results from later today will determine the final seeding.
In today's match, the Cougars came out strong on senior day and both seniors,
Cali Fuller and
Katarina Dukic, factored in the victory. Dukic teamed with
Ethel Li at No. 3 doubles and won 6-2 en route to clinching the doubles point, then both Fuller and Dukic, playing at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, picked up straight set wins and Fuller's win clinched the team victory.
"I could not be more proud of what these young ladies accomplished this season," head coach
Jack Barton said. "Our first year in a tough Horizon conference and we came in third with a 4-2 record behind two teams we were very competitive against at their home courts. They knew what was at stake today and they really took care of business. We are going to enjoy the season's accomplishments for the next couple days and then get back to work on Tuesday to prepare for whoever our first round opponent is."
Compete results listed below.
The Horizon League Tournament will be contested over three days, April 28-20, at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Friday's matches will feature quarterfinal matchups between No. 3 Chicago State and No. 6 Oakland or Milwaukee, and No. 4 Northern Kentucky and No. 5 Oakland or Milwaukee. The semifinals will be Saturday with the winner of the Chicago State match taking on No. 2 Cleveland State and the winner of the Northern Kentucky match facing No. 1 Youngstown State. The tournament championship is set for Sunday, April 30 at 10 a.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Northern Kentucky vs Chicago State
April 23, 2023 at Homewood, Illinois
(H-F Racquet and Fitness Club)
Chicago State 5, Northern Kentucky 2
Singles competition
1.
Cali Fuller (CSU-W) def. Elizabeth Rozin (NKU-W) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Katarina Dukic (CSU-W) def. Ashlee Fisk (NKU-W) 6-2, 6-3
3.
Sofiya Sedovich (CSU-W) def. Laura Sola Grau (NKU-W) 7-5, 6-2
4. Ananya Kothakota (NKU-W) def.
Manuella Eloundou (CSU-W) 6-7, 6-4, 13-11
5.
Kristina Pukhaeva (CSU-W) def. Mariajose Hernandez (NKU-W) 6-2, 6-0
6. Sylvia Gray (NKU-W) def.
Ethel Li (CSU-W) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1.
Manuella Eloundou/
Cali Fuller (CSU-W) vs. Mariajose Hernandez/Laura Sola Grau (NKU-W) 5-5, unfinished
2.
Kristina Pukhaeva/
Sofiya Sedovich (CSU-W) def. Ashlee Fisk/Elizabeth Rozin (NKU-W) 6-4
3.
Ethel Li/
Katarina Dukic (CSU-W) def. Angela Rinaldi/Ananya Kothakota (NKU-W) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,2,1,3,4,6)
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