Aces to face Iowa and UIC
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Another long road trip awaits the University of Evansville women’s tennis team travels to the states of Iowa and Illinois for a pair of weekend matches.
It begins on Saturday when the Purple Aces take on the University of Iowa in a 10 a.m. match. On Sunday, UE heads to Chicago to take on UIC in another 10 a.m. match-up.
Evansville has gotten off to a 3-4 start in the spring while playing some of the top competition in the nation. Diana Tkachenko has been the top performer, going 5-1 in #2 singles. Just behind her are Andjela Brguljan and Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga, who have just two losses apiece in their respective flights. Brguljan is 1-0 at #5 singles and 3-2 in the sixth flight. Pascual-Larrinaga has seen work in flights 3, 4 and 5.
On Sunday, UE took on USI, winning by a final of 6-1. Full results from that match are below.
Iowa stands at a perfect 7-0 in the spring. Their victories include Iowa State, Marquette, Creighton and Central Florida. Kristen Thoms has a perfect 7-0 mark in singles, going 1-0 at #3 and 6-0 in the fourth flight. Just behind her is Anastasia Reimchen, who is 6-0 with wins in #2 and 3 singles.
The University of Illinois at Chicago has also had a nice start to the spring, going 4-2 so far. Their wins have come over Toledo, Chicago State, Bradley and Illinois State. Rachel Le Comber and Bianca Zuzu stand at 4-2 in their singles work. Le Comber is 4-2 in the sixth flight while Zuzu has played at #4.
