Box Score The Chicago State women's tennis team moved into a three-way tie atop the Horizon League standings following a 6-1 win at IUPUI Saturday afternoon at West Indy Racquet Club in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Cougars are tied with Cleveland State and Youngstown State with a 4-1 record and the regular season wraps up Sunday. Cleveland State plays later today at Oakland while Youngstown State faces the Golden Grizzlies Sunday.
Chicago State could be as high as a No. 1 seed with a win Sunday coupled with a Youngstown State loss. The Cougars would be the No. 2 seed with a win, a Youngstown State win and Cleveland State loss today. In the event of a three-way tie with Cleveland State and Youngstown State, CSU would be the No. 3 seed based on tiebreakers.
In today's match, the Cougars earned the doubles point when
Ethel Li and
Sofiya Sedovich won 6-4 at No. 2 doubles coupled with a default win at No. 3 for the early advantage. In singles, CSU earned straight-set wins at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 along with a three-set win at No. 3 and win by default at No. 6 for the 6-1 victory.
"This was our first outdoor match and we adapted pretty well," head coach
Jack Barton said. "We practiced outside in Chicago for the last two weeks and today we had to play in some pretty tough conditions with cool temperatures and wind, but these type of matches build character and confidence for the team. This was a good match going into tomorrow. IUPUI played very well so now we just need to talk out the kinks and we will be ready."
Compete results listed below.
The Cougars will wrap up the regular season at Northern Kentucky tomorrow, Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. Following the regular season, the top six teams advance to the Horizon League Women's Tennis Championship set for April 26-28 at the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Indiana. The top two teams receive a first-round bye and advance into the semifinals set for Saturday, April 27.
Chicago State vs IUPUI
4/20/2024 at Indianapolis, Indiana
(West Indy Racquet Club)
Chicago State 6, IUPUI 1
Singles competition
1. Chloe Bailey (IUPUIW) def.
Manuella Eloundou (CSUW) 7-5, 6-3
2.
Katarina Dukic (CSUW) def. Elle Kotre (IUPUIW) 6-2, 6-0
3.
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. Emma Dell (IUPUIW) 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
4.
Amina Taibi (CSUW) def. Gabbie Orlando (IUPUIW) 6-1, 6-3
5.
Ethel Li (CSUW) def. Sofia Castillo (IUPUIW) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Helin Alvarez (CSUW) def. No player (IUPUIW), by default
Doubles competition
1. Chloe Bailey/Emma Dell (IUPUIW) vs.
Manuella Eloundou/
Nia Cooper (CSUW) 5-5, unfinished
2.
Ethel Li/
Sofiya Sedovich (CSUW) def. Elle Kotre/Gabbie Orlando (IUPUIW) 6-4
3.
Amina Taibi/
Katarina Dukic (CSUW) def. Jordyn Pax/No player (IUPUIW), by default
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