Box Score
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women's tennis team took full advantage of playing its first home match of the season, taking a 4-3 victory over UT Martin on Friday evening at Tri-State Athletic Club.
Â
Doubles saw the Purple Aces sweep past the Skyhawks as all three teams picked up the win.Â
Kelsey Costales and
Natasha James took down Sarah Candeloro and Katie McCall by an 8-6 final. In the second group,
Marina Moreno and
Andjela Brguljan defeated Ivon Simic and Naito Hitomi, 8-6.
Â
Evansville completed the doubles sweep as
Marketa Trousilova and
Mina Milovic topped Burcu Tari and Jessica Silva by an 8-5 final.
Â
Three girls took singles wins as UE earned its first win of 2014. Trousilova got the job done in the second flight, making quick work of Naito. She won in two sets, 6-1, 6-2.
Â
Brguljan registered the first perfect night in her time with the Aces, taking a win in flight five, getting past Silva in dominant fashion, 6-0, 6-3. Milovic was victorious in the sixth spot, getting past McCall, 6-2, 6-0.
Â
At flight one, Simic earned a win over James, 7-5, 6-1; while Candeloro got past Moreno in the third slot, 6-2, 6-4. The lone 3-set match of the night saw Tari defeat Costales in a hard-fought match, 1-6, 6-3, 6-5 (6).
Â
On Saturday, the Aces will look to complete a perfect weekend as they play host to Murray State beginning at 7 p.m. inside the Tri-State Athletic Club.