UE welcomes SIU on FridayÂ
 Another home Missouri Valley Conference match is up next for the University of Evansville women’s tennis team as they welcome Southern Illinois to Wesselman Park on Friday for a 2 p.m. match.
Despite falling in their last two matches, the Purple Aces have been on a nice roll, going 7-5 in their last 12 outings. Freshman Diana Tkachenko paces the squad with 15 singles wins. Most of her work has come in the second flight as she has registered 14 wins in that spot.
Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga has had a steady spring season, going 13-8. She has earned wins in the third through sixth flights. At the top of the lineup, Chieko Yamada has recorded eight victories, all coming in the top flight.
Southern Illinois comes into Friday’s match with an overall mark of 6-9. In their MVC opener last Saturday, the Salukis fell to Wichita State by a 5-2 final. Prior to that, they defeated Alabama State, 4-3, before dropping a 4-1 decision to Saint Louis.
Xiwei Cal paces SIU with 12 wins on the season. Athena Chrysanthou, Polina Dozortseva and Ana Sofia Cordero have notched 10 wins apiece.
