Results
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In a late-night matchup on Saturday, the University of Evansville women’s tennis team picked up a huge victory, taking down Northern Iowa by a 5-2 final.
The match was played at the Tri-State Athletic Club. Due to forecasted high wind on Sunday, tomorrow’s match against Drake has also been moved to the club and will be played at 7 p.m. on Sunday evening.
Evansville (11-6, 2-2 MVC) picked up yet another doubles point to start the evening as
Dora Kotsiou and
Natasha James grabbed a dominant 8-1 win over Cassandra Dix and Krissy Lankelma while
Aleks Dzakula and
Jessica Raatz took down Stefannia Sampaio and Chelsea Moore by an 8-2 final.
Emily Richardson and
Kelsey Costales fell to Nina Pfahler and Jessica Kunzelmann, 8-6.
In singles play, the Purple Aces took four out of six points to finish up with the 5-2 victory. Kotsiou (6-3, 6-3) won over Pfahler while fellow senior Dzakula took a win over Dix (6-2, 6-4). In the third flight, James topped Kunzelmann, 6-3, 6-0 while Costales picked up a win in the sixth flight, defeating Sampaio (6-3, 6-1).
Taking the singles losses were
Mina Milovic (6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-8) and
Gaby Fifer (6-3, 6-4).
Evansville 5, Univ. of Northern Iowa 2
Singles competition
1. Dora Kotsiou (EVAN) def. Nina Pfahler (UNI) 6-3, 6-3
2. Aleks Dzakula (EVAN) def. Cassandra Dix (UNI) 6-2, 6-4
3. Natasha James (EVAN) def. Jessica Kunzelmann (UNI) 6-3, 6-0
4. Chelsea Moore (UNI) def. Mina Milovic (EVAN) 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-8
5. Krissy Lankelma (UNI) def. Gaby Fifer (EVAN) 6-3, 6-4
6. Kelsey Costales (EVAN) def. Stefannia Sampaio (UNI) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Dora Kotsiou/Natasha James (EVAN) def. Cassandra Dix/Krissy Lankelma (UNI) 8-1
2. Nina Pfahler/Jessica Kunzelmann (UNI) def. Emily Richardson/Kelsey Costales (EVAN) 8-6
3. Aleks Dzakula/Jessica Raatz (EVAN) def. Stefannia Sampaio/Chelsea Moore (UNI) 8-2