Box Score 

URBANA, Ill.  – The No. 24 Fighting Illini women's tennis team defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 6-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Atkins Tennis Center. Illinois is now 6-1 overall this season and off to the program's best start since 1982.

In doubles play, freshman Sasha Belaya and junior Daniela Pedraza-Novak defeated Iowa's van Heuvelen and Crawford, 6-3 on court two. After dropping the doubles match on court three, the point came down to a tiebreaker on court one. Freshman Emilee Duong and junior Jaclyn Switkes topped No. 41-ranked Douglas and Long, 7-4, to clinch the point.

Belaya was first off the singles court with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Montana Crawford on court six. Simultaneously, Switkes gave Illinois a 3-0 advantage by defeating Zoe Douglas, 6-3, 6-0 on court two. Duong clinched the match for the Orange and Blue, 6-0, 6-4 on court five. The remaining singles matches played out with Illinois earning two more team points on courts one and four.

The Illini will complete their four-match home stand with a Top-25 matchup on Sunday with No. 22 Washington. First serve is set for 11 am at the Atkins Tennis Center.

Final Results

#24 Illinois 6, Iowa 1

Doubles-Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1*

1. Duong/Switkes (Illinois) def. #41 Douglas/Long (Iowa) 7-6(4)
2. Belaya/Pedraza-Novak (Illinois) def. van Heuvelen/Crawford (Iowa) 6-3
3. Reimchen/Huckleby (Iowa) def. Kawai/Rabinowitz (Illinois) 6-3

Singles-Order of Finish: 6, 2, 5*, 3, 1, 4  

1. Asuka Kawai (Illinois) def. Elise van Heuvelen (Iowa) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0(6)
2. Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) def. Zoe Douglas (Iowa) 6-3, 6-0
3. Yufei Long (Iowa) def. #92 Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois) 6-3, 6-3
4. Daniela Pedraza-Novak (Illinois) def. Anastasia Reimchen (Iowa) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(9)
5. Emilee Duong (Illinois) def. Adorabol Huckleby (Iowa) 6-0, 6-4
6. Sasha Belaya (Illinois) def. Montana Crawford (Iowa) 6-3, 6-1

Records: Illinois (6-1) | Iowa (4-3)

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