Women's Tennis Falls to SIUE to Close Busy Weekend

CHICAGO, Ill. - Chicago State University fell to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) 7-0 on Sunday. SIUE secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions and swept all six singles matches to complete the shutout.

SIUE secured the doubles point with victories on courts two and one. Jessica Li and Elena Palioura defeated Nikita Liyanage and Mackenzie King 6-0 on court two, followed by Margaux Guibal Britt and Stefaniya Anikina's 6-1 win against Camila Sanchez and Karolina Skowronska on court one. The match at No. 3 doubles, featuring Nadjema Morille and Danina Hughes against Cydney Rogers and Aliya Rector, was left unfinished with a score of 5-3 in favor of SIUE.

In singles play, Chloe Koons of SIUE opened with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Hughes at No. 5 singles. Morille's match against Emerson Metzger at No. 6 singles was left unfinished at 1-0. Sanchez fell to Palioura 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, which extended SIUE's lead.

Anikina of SIUE added another point with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Liyanage at No. 4 singles. King was defeated by Li 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. The final singles match concluded with a close contest at No. 1 singles, where Guibal Britt edged out Skowronska 6-3, 6-7(8), 10-6, completing SIUE's sweep.

Doubles  
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Guibal Britt,Margaux/Anikina, Stefaniya (SIUE) def. Sanchez,Camila/Skowronska,Karolina (CSU) 6-1  
Li, Jessica/Palioura, Elena (SIUE) def. Liyanage,Nikita/King,Mackenzie (CSU) 6-0  
Rogers, Cydney/Rector, Aliya (SIUE) vs. Morille,Nadjema/Hughes,Danina (CSU) 5-3 (unfinished)  

Singles  
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Guibal Britt,Margaux (SIUE) def. Skowronska,Karolina (CSU) 6-3, 6-7(8), 10-6  
Palioura, Elena (SIUE) def. Sanchez,Camila (CSU) 6-2, 6-0  
Li, Jessica (SIUE) def. King,Mackenzie (CSU) 6-3, 6-2  
Anikina, Stefaniya (SIUE) def. Liyanage,Nikita (CSU) 6-2, 6-2  
Koons, Chloe (SIUE) def. Hughes,Danina (CSU) 6-1, 6-0  
Metzger, Emerson (SIUE) vs. Morille,Nadjema (CSU) 1-0 (unfinished)

The next challenge for the Cougars is a matchup against Indiana University on Friday, Feb. 27 at XS Tennis Village in Chicago, Illinois.