EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time since 2009, the University of Evansville will host a fall women's tennis tournament. Teaming up with USI, the duo will host the UE/USI Fall Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Wesselman Park.
Joining Evansville and USI will be Austin Peay and Charleston (W.Va.). Here is the schedule for the two days:
Schedule:
FRIDAY: 2PM - Singles Rd. 1 – UE vs. UC (cts. 1-6), USI vs. APSU (cts. 7-12)
4:15PM – Doubles Rd. 1 – UE vs. USI (cts. 6-8), UC vs. APSU (cts. 9-12)
5:15PM – Doubles Rd. 2 – UE vs. APSU (cts. 6-8), USI vs. UC
SATURDAY: 9AM – Singles Rd. 2 – UE vs. APSU (cts. 7-12), USI vs. UC (cts. 1-6)
NOON – Singles Rd. 3 – UE vs. USI (cts. 7-12), UC vs, APSU (cts. 1-6)
2:30PM – Doubles Rd. 3 – UE vs. UC (cts. 6-8), USI vs. APSU (cts. 9-12)
Freshman
Kennedy Craig along with the duo of
Marketa Trousilova and
Marina Moreno won their respective flights as the Aces were strong in the opening weekend of play at SIU Edwardsville two weeks ago.
The University of Evansville swept past Western Illinois in doubles play as the flight two pair of Trousilova and Moreno won the tournament with their 6-2 victory over Arianna Demos and Courtney Lubbers. Moreno and Trousilova were a perfect 4-0 on the weekend.
In the top flight,
Natasha James and
Mina Milovic earned their second win of the weekend. They topped Jenna Wallace and Nicole Jones, 6-0. At flight three, it was
Andjela Brguljan and
Gaby Fifer earning a 6-1 win over Jamee Hale and Andriana Johnson.
Singles play for UE finished up on Sunday, Sept. 14 as the Aces faced off against Saint Louis. Highlighting the weekend was true freshman Kennedy Craig, who was a perfect 4-0 en route to the tournament championship at flight five. She finished the tournament with the win over Madison Cook, 7-6, 6-4.
As a team, Evansville earned wins in four of the seven flights over the Billikens. In the second flight, James defeated Natalia Yacaman, 6-0, 7-5 while Moreno was victorious in flight four, beating Brooke Urzendowski, 6-3, 7-6. Milovic picked up a win at No. 7 singles, earning the win over Taylor Monken, 6-1, 6-1.