Aces pick up 4-3 triumph
 A full team effort saw the University of Evansville women’s tennis team pick up a big Missouri Valley Conference win over Southern Illinois on Friday as UE took a 4-3 triumph.
“This was a battle from start to finish and we had to fight for everything today,†Purple Aces head coach Jayson Wiseman said. “We were fortunate to get a fast start at both #1 & #2 doubles as clinching that point made all the difference.”
“We had a couple chances to clinch the victory, first at #6 which we came up short in the 3rd set tie-breaker, then at #1 singles,†Wiseman continued. “Chieko showed tremendous heart coming back from down a set and down 5-2 to win 11 of the final 13 games to take the win and clinch the match.”
Evansville opened the day with success in doubles as Theodora Soldatou and Chieko Yamada won a 6-1 decision at flight one with Diana Tkachenko and Nicoli Pereira picking up a 6-2 win in the second flight to clinch the point.
Singles play saw Daria Pentsova and Tkachenko each earn 2-set wins. Tkachenko picked up the win in a tiebreaker in the second flight while Pentsova was victorious in the fourth. Clinching the victory was Yamada at top singles. She fell in the first set before rallying for the win.
Home play continues for UE next weekend as the squad welcomes Bradley and Taylor University to Wesselman Park on Saturday, April 8. The match versus the Braves starts at 11 a.m. before the second contest begins at 3 p.m.
