BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis continued its 2022 season Saturday morning. The Lady Toppers fell to the Illinois Chicago Flames by a score of 4-2 in Indianapolis. The Lady Toppers move to 13-8 on the season while UIC improved to 9-3.
WKU lost the doubles point for the first time since playing C-USA opponent, UAB.
The Flames took both matches on Court 1 and Court 2. Winning 6-4 on Court 1 and 6-3 on Court 2. The match on Court 3 went unfinished.
Going into singles play, the Tops were able to even the score as soon as it started. Alexis Cramer claimed the win on Court 6 by default. WKU continued momentum, taking the lead by winning on Court 4. Samantha Martinez held the lead, 6-0, 3-0, when her opponent retired due to injury. This gave WKU the 2-1 edge.
The next three matches to finish went in favor of UIC, giving them the dual match win. The match on court 3 went unfinished.
"We played a really good match today. I can see why UIC plays in the NCAA tournament every year. They are a very deep and talented team." head coach Greg Davis said. "I thought we did everything we could to get back in the match. I was very proud of the freshman and how they competed."
WKU continues its season next weekend on the road at Dayton on Saturday, April 2. The match will begin at 1 p.m. ET.
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 6,4,1,2,5)
1: Agnes Gustafsson (UIC) def. Paola Cortez (WKU) 6-4, 7-5
2: Tamara Malazonia (UIC) def. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
3: Dominika Hrabalova (UIC) vs. Sofia Blanco (WKU) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
4: Samantha Martinez (WKU) def. Marina Hermanny (UIC) 6-0, 3-0, retirement
5: Lea Forste-Dinell (UIC) def. Mariana Zegada (WKU) 6-4, 6-3
6: Alexis Cramer (WKU) def. No Player (UIC) by default
Doubles (Order of finish 2,1)
1: Gustafsson/Jover (UIC) def. Cortez/von Dungern (WKU) 6-4
2: Malazonia/Hrabalova (UIC) def. Blanco/Martinez (WKU) 6-3
3: Hermanny/Forste-Dinell (UIC) vs. Hermanova/Zegada (WKU) 4-3, unfinished
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