Rosalind Senopoulos Assistant Athletic Trainer (M/W Tennis) | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Rosalind Senopoulos Assistant Athletic Trainer (M/W Tennis) | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
No. 45 Illinois secured a 4-1 victory over Oregon at the Atkins Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon, bolstered by strong performances in singles play. Despite losing the doubles point, Illinois rebounded by winning all ten completed singles sets. This marks their second consecutive win, bringing their season record to 8-8 and 3-2 in Big Ten matches. Meanwhile, Oregon fell to 7-7 overall and remains winless in league play at 0-5.
Oregon initially took the lead by securing victories in doubles matches at No. 2 and No. 3 positions. However, the Illini pair of Megan Heuser and Kida Ferrari managed a comeback win at No. 1 doubles with a score of 6-4 after trailing early in the match.
In singles competition, Heuser quickly turned things around for Illinois with a straight-set victory against Karin Young from Oregon at No. 2 singles, improving her conference record to 3-1 this season.
McKenna Schaefbauer followed suit with another straight-set win over Marjorie Souza at No. 1 singles, providing Illinois its first lead of the day.
Violeta Martinez contributed to the Illini's advantage with her first conference victory of the season against Tilde Jagare at No. 3 singles, closing out her match with scores of 6-2, 6-2.
The decisive point came from Kida Ferrari's performance at No. 5 singles against Bridget Mihulka, where she secured a hard-fought win with scores of 6-3, 7-5.
The final score was: NO. 45 ILLINOIS (8-8, 3-2 B1G) defeated OREGON (7-7, 0-5 B1G) by a margin of four points to one.
Next up for Illinois is a home match against No.20 Washington on Monday afternoon.
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