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University of Northern Iowa
Women's tennis extends winning streak to 5
04/24/2017 | 11:21:00 | Women's Tennis
CARBONDALE, ILL. - The Southern Illinois University women's tennis team grabbed two more wins this past weekend, stretching their winning streak out to five. The Salukis finished their regular season Missouri Valley Conference schedule with a 5-2 record, placing them second in the conference.Â
The Dawgs picked up two huge road this past week in Iowa. Their first match was against Northern Iowa, where Southern picked up a dominant 5-2 win, and then a 6-1 win against Drake University on Sunday. Each match started like the three before it, with SIU winning the doubles point. SIU won all three doubles matches against UNI, two of which were won by a margin of four points. The doubles duo of Polina Dozortseva and Athena Chrysanthou won at the No. 3 spot, 6-2, which was their third win in a row. The two Salukis finished the Missouri Valley Conference season undefeated, going a perfect 4-0, after picking up another win in Sunday's match at Drake University.
Ana Sofia Cordero and Xiwei Cai also picked up two more doubles wins this past weekend. The duo just missed the perfect season, going 6-1 in conference play. Their lone loss was to Evansville's No. 1 doubles team.Â
As a team, Southern finished their conference schedule winning every doubles point except one. The Salukis were swept by Evansville in their second MVC match of the season, and since then have only lost three doubles matches total. The team finished with a 14-6 doubles record, having five players on the roster end the season with one loss or less in MVC play.Â
In singles play the maroon and white were also strong. Over the weekend the Salukis won nine of 12 singles matches, giving them a winning percentage of .75. Southern had six players all record at least one win, and three that went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend. Chrysanthou was one of the players that went undefeated in the two matches, stretching her winning streak out to three in a row. The Saluki junior finished the conference season with six wins and only one loss. Joining Chrysanthou with six wins is senior Meagan Monaghan. Monaghan finished her senior conference campaign with a perfect singles record of 6-0.
The Salukis earned the No. 2 seed after their performance in Missouri Valley Conference play. SIU finished in a three way tie for third place with Evansville and Illinois State, all three teams with a 5-2 record. SIU won both tie breakers, making them the No. 2 in the conference tournament this coming weekend. Southern has now had a winning record in MVC play the past six seasons, going 33-9 in that span. Since seniors, Dozortseva and Monaghan, came to SIU back in 2014 the team has won 76% of their conference matches.
FINAL MVC STANDINGS
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The Dawgs picked up two huge road this past week in Iowa. Their first match was against Northern Iowa, where Southern picked up a dominant 5-2 win, and then a 6-1 win against Drake University on Sunday. Each match started like the three before it, with SIU winning the doubles point. SIU won all three doubles matches against UNI, two of which were won by a margin of four points. The doubles duo of Polina Dozortseva and Athena Chrysanthou won at the No. 3 spot, 6-2, which was their third win in a row. The two Salukis finished the Missouri Valley Conference season undefeated, going a perfect 4-0, after picking up another win in Sunday's match at Drake University.
Ana Sofia Cordero and Xiwei Cai also picked up two more doubles wins this past weekend. The duo just missed the perfect season, going 6-1 in conference play. Their lone loss was to Evansville's No. 1 doubles team.Â
As a team, Southern finished their conference schedule winning every doubles point except one. The Salukis were swept by Evansville in their second MVC match of the season, and since then have only lost three doubles matches total. The team finished with a 14-6 doubles record, having five players on the roster end the season with one loss or less in MVC play.Â
In singles play the maroon and white were also strong. Over the weekend the Salukis won nine of 12 singles matches, giving them a winning percentage of .75. Southern had six players all record at least one win, and three that went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend. Chrysanthou was one of the players that went undefeated in the two matches, stretching her winning streak out to three in a row. The Saluki junior finished the conference season with six wins and only one loss. Joining Chrysanthou with six wins is senior Meagan Monaghan. Monaghan finished her senior conference campaign with a perfect singles record of 6-0.
The Salukis earned the No. 2 seed after their performance in Missouri Valley Conference play. SIU finished in a three way tie for third place with Evansville and Illinois State, all three teams with a 5-2 record. SIU won both tie breakers, making them the No. 2 in the conference tournament this coming weekend. Southern has now had a winning record in MVC play the past six seasons, going 33-9 in that span. Since seniors, Dozortseva and Monaghan, came to SIU back in 2014 the team has won 76% of their conference matches.
FINAL MVC STANDINGS
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| STANDINGS | CONF. | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita State | 7-0 | 15-8 |
| Illinois State | 5-2 | 11-11 |
| Evansville | 5-2 | 16-13 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-2 | 11-11 |
| Drake | 2-5 | 10-10 |
| Bradley | 2-5 | 11-13 |
| UNI | 1-6 | 8-10 |
| Missouri State | 1-6 | 6-16 |
| Stony Brook | - | 6-10 |
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