Box Score
URBANA, Ill. - The Fighting Illini women's tennis team picked up its second win in three days, as Illinois took down Oregon, 4-3, Sunday afternoon inside Atkins Tennis Center. The Illini will welcome Texas A&M on Thursday for match three of a four-match homestand.Â
Kawai/Rabinowitz defeated Fujimori/Mulville 6-1 on court three in doubles play to get the Illini rolling, but the Ducks responded with wins on courts one and two to take the early one-point advantage.Â
An injury to Oregon's No. 6 singles got Illinois on the board and Sasha Belaya put the Illini ahead, as the sophomore swept Fujimori 6-0, 6-0 on court five. Senior Jaclyn Switkes put the Orange and Blue within one of clinching with a strong 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Kahfiani on court two.Â
Sophomore Mia Rabinowitz put the Ducks away, knocking off Oregon's Mulville 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 on court four to give Illinois its second win of the season. The teams played out the remaining matches and Oregon added two points to its score, picking up wins on courts one and three.Â
Final Results
Illinois 4, Oregon 3
Doubles-Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*
1. Sangwan/Kahfiani (Oregon) def. Belaya/Novak (Illinois) 7-6(6)
2. Wagner/Nasser (Oregon) def. Switkes/Duong (Illinois) 7-5
3. Kawai/Rabinowitz (Illinois) def. Fujimori/Mulville (Oregon) 6-1
Singles-Order of Finish: 6, 5, 2, 4*, 1, 3
1. #72 Daniela Nasser (Oregon) def. Asuka Kawai (Illinois) 6-7(9), 6-1, 6-4
2. Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) def. Riftanty Kahfiani 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Paiton Wagner (Oregon) def. Emilee Duong (Illinois) 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(2)
4. Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois) def. Allison Mulville (Oregon) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
5. Sasha Belaya (Illinois) def. Taryn Fujimori (Oregon) 6-0, 6-0
6. Shivani Ingle vs. #55 Shweta Sangwan, inj.Â
Records: Illinois (2-3) | Oregon (4-3)
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