Box Score
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky picked up a 7-0 win over the University of Evansville women’s tennis team on Saturday evening in Lexington.
In doubles play, the flight one pair of
Dora Kotsiou and
Natasha James were dealt their first loss at the hands of Jessica Stiles and Khristina Blajkevitch, 8-6. At the No. 2, Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff and Caitlin McGraw topped
Emily Richardson and
Kelsey Costales, 8-1, while the duo of Marni Venter and Cece Witten notched a win over
Aleks Dzakula and
Jessica Raatz, 8-2.
At the No. 1 spot in singles, Stiles defeated Kotsiou, 6-1, 6-4. Blajkevitch picked up a win over Dzakula in Flight 2, 6-4, 7-6 while Morin-Kougoucheff topped James, 6-3, 6-2. At the 4, Stephanie Fox grabbed a win over Richardson, 6-1, 6-0 while Witten defeated Mina Milovic at the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-3. Raatz fell in Flight 6 to Misha Testerman, 6-1, 6-1.
Next weekend, Evansville will return to the Tri-State Athletic Club for a pair of matches, beginning on Friday evening when the Aces play host to Butler. On Saturday, Eastern Illinois comes to town, with both matches set for 7 p.m. starts.