Box Score (PDF)

CHICAGO – A battle that went down to the wire saw UIC earn a 4-3 win over the University of Evansville women's tennis team on Sunday morning at Evergreen Racquet and Fitness.
 
"This was a close match and it came down to a third set at #5 singles to decide it," Purple Aces coach Jayson Wiseman said.  "I'm very proud of how hard we played all weekend, it's just frustrating to give such a fantastic effort and all lose both matches on the weekend."
 
Evansville picked up the opening point in doubles with Theodora Soldatou and Chicko Yamada earning a 6-3 win over Melika Leblanc and Rachel Le Comber at flight one.  Diana Tkachenko and Nicoli Pereira were victorious at #3 doubles, defeating Georgia Sanders and Stefana Vasic, 6-4.
 
Tkachenko made the start at top singles and won the decision over Oana Manole, 6-1, 6-1.  Daria Pentsova was victorious at #4 singles as she topped Bianca Zuzu, 6-4, 6-7 (0-3), 6-0.  The biggest battle of the day was in flight five as Miranda Rodriguez got past Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
 
The Aces are back in action on March 3 at the University of Cincinnati.
 
Tennis Match Results
Evansville vs UIC
Feb 26, 2017 at Evergreen Park, Ill.
(Evergreen Racquet & Fitness)
UIC 4, Evansville 3
 
Singles competition
1. TKACHENKO, Diana (UE) def. MANOLE, Oana (UIC) 6-1, 6-1
2. SANDERS, Georgie (UIC) def. YAMADA, Chieko (UE) 6-2, 6-0
3. LEBLANC, Melika (UIC) def. PEREIRA, Nicoli (UE) 6-2, 6-0
4. PENTSOVA, Daria (UE) def. ZUZU, Bianca (UIC) 6-4, 6-7 (0-3), 6-0
5. RODRIGUEZ, Miranda (UIC) def. PASCUAL-LARRINAGA, A (UE) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
6. LE COMBER, Rachel (UIC) def. BRGULJAN, Andjela (UE) 6-0, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. SOLDATOU, Theodora/YAMADA, Chieko (UE) def. LEBLANC, Melika/LE COMBER, Rachel (UIC) 6-3
2. MANOLE, Oana/RODRIGUEZ, Miranda (UIC) vs. BRGULJAN, Andjela/PENTSOVA, Daria (UE) 4-5, unfinished
3. TKACHENKO, Diana/PEREIRA, Nicoli (UE) def. SANDERS, Georgie/VASIC, Stefana (UIC) 6-4
 

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