Southern Illinois University
Bradley
Salukis Move Match Indoors, Defeat Bradley 6-1
04/07/2007 | 12:00:00 | Women's Tennis
April 7, 2007
By Ryan Shaw
www.siusalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois women's tennis improved their record to 10-4, 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference yesterday with a 6-1 win over Bradley (5-12, 0-3 MVC).
The match was moved to the Salukis' indoor facility at Sports Blast due to cold weather.
The Salukis took a 1-0 lead early by winning two of three doubles matches. Jessica Flannery and Michela Cruise won at No. 1 doubles 8-4 over Elise Montrose and Jessica Buterbaugh. The Salukis' other win came in No. 3 action when Sabine Tsala Mvilongo and Agata Skorupska defeated Emily Regenold and Erin Krubeck 8-4.
The Salukis then moved on to singles play where they won five of the six matches. Tsala Mvilongo beat Montrose, 6-1, 6-2, in No. 1 singles action. Skorupska defeated Kelly Donohue in No. 2 action, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Flannery battled for a win over Buterbaugh, 7-6, 6-3, in No. 4 action. Vianna Ce knocked off Kim Braun in No. 5 play, 6-1, 6-2. Cruise beat Krubeck 6-2, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.
The Salukis will be back in action today at 2 p.m. when they host No. 66 Indiana State (8-7, 1-2 MVC). The match has been moved to Sports Blast due to the cold weather.
Doubles Results:
No. 1 - Jessica Flannery/Michela Cruise def. Elise Montrose/Jessica Buterbaugh, 8-4
No. 2 - Kelly Donohue/Kim Braun def. Martina Vianna Ce/AmandaTaillefer, 8-4
No. 3 - Sabine Tsala Mvilongo/Agata Skorupska def. Emily Regenold/Erin Krubeck, 8-4
Singles Results:
No. 1 - Sabine Tsala Mvilongo def. Elise Montrose, 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 - Emily Regenold def. Ame Blacketer, 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 - Agata Skorupska def. Kelly Donohue, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 - Jessica Flannery def. Jessica Buterbaugh, 7-6, 6-3
No. 5 - Martina Vianna Ce def. Kim Braun, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Michela Cruise def. Erin Krubeck, 6-2, 6-0
