In a rebound season, the University of Evansville women’s tennis team tied for second place in the Missouri Valley Conference and is ready for the league Team Tennis Championship this weekend in Normal, Ill.
Evansville is the #4 seed in the event and opens play versus Drake at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts as Illinois State will be hosting the event.
UE finished in a tie for second place in the conference, posting a 5-2 league mark. The Aces finished conference play on a high note last weekend, defeating the Bulldogs on Saturday before earning a 4-3 win at UNI on Sunday.
UNI started the day by taking the doubles points, but the Aces rallied to take four singles matches to finish off the win. Chieko Yamada defeated Jieke Stroobant in flight one, 6-4, 6-1. Diana Tkachenko got the job done at #2 singles, winning in three sets, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Daria Pentsova picked up another win, topping Sydney Wolfe in the fourth flight, 6-3, 6-2. Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga was the fourth to pick up a win, beating Savanna Hunt at #6, 6-0, 6-1.
Should the Purple Aces advance, they would take on the winner of the Wichita State match as the Shockers will face either Stony Brook or UNI on Friday afternoon.
