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Women's Tennis

Illinois Drops Road Match at No. 18 Texas

Women's Tennis

Illinois Drops Road Match at No. 18 Texas

Box Score

AUSTIN, Texas - The Fighting Illini women's tennis team fell to the 18th-ranked Texas Longhorns, 6-1 on Tuesday at the Texas Tennis Center. Illinois moves to 6-8 overall this season and will wrap up its month-long road trip with a matchup against UCF on Sunday, March 24, at 11 a.m. CT.

Illinois got off to a strong start to the match, as the Illini took matches on No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to take the early one-point advantage. The pair of Switkes/Belaya swept past Granic/Markovic, 6-0, before Novak/Duong secured a 6-3 victory over UT's Poluta/Labrana to give Illinois the lead. Tuesday marked the third-straight match the Illini have taken the doubles point and the ninth time overall this season.  

The Orange and Blue couldn't carry the momentum into singles play, as UT picked up wins on all six courts to earn the 6-1 victory. No. 52 Petra Granic was first to finish with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Mia Rabinowitz on court three and Katie Poluta followed with an identical 6-0, 6-4 victory over Daniela Pedraza Novak on court six.

After No. 75 Bianca Turati secured a 6-3, 6-2 win on court one over No. 54 Asuka Kawai, the match was clinched on court two, as No. 45 Anna Turati claimed a 6-0, 6-4 win over Jaclyn Switkes. 

Final Results

#18 Texas 6, Illinois 1

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

1. Switkes/Belaya (Illinois) def. Granic/Markovic (Texas) 6-0
2. Turati/Turati (Texas) def. Kawai/Rabinowitz (Illinois) 6-0
3. Duong/Novak (Illinois) def. Poluta/Labrana (Texas) 6-3

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

1. #75 Bianca Turati (Texas) def. #54 Asuka Kawai (Illinois) 6-3, 6-2
2. #45 Anna Turati (Texas) def. Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) 6-0, 6-4
3. #52 Petra Granic (Texas) def. Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois) 6-0, 6-4
4. #105 Bojana Markovic (Texas) def. Sasha Belaya (Illinois) 6-4, 6-4
5. Fernanda Labrana (Texas) def. Emilee Duong (Illinois) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(10-5)
6. Katie Poluta (Texas) def. Daniela Pedraza Novak (Illinois) 6-0, 6-4

Records: Illinois (6-8, 1-2 B1G) | Texas (7-3)

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Players Mentioned

Sasha  Belaya

Sasha Belaya

Sophomore
Emilee Duong

Emilee Duong

Sophomore
Asuka  Kawai

Asuka Kawai

Sophomore
Daniela Pedraza Novak

Daniela Pedraza Novak

Senior
Mia  Rabinowitz

Mia Rabinowitz

Sophomore
Jaclyn Switkes

Jaclyn Switkes

Senior

Players Mentioned

Sasha  Belaya

Sasha Belaya

Sophomore
Emilee Duong

Emilee Duong

Sophomore
Asuka  Kawai

Asuka Kawai

Sophomore
Daniela Pedraza Novak

Daniela Pedraza Novak

Senior
Mia  Rabinowitz

Mia Rabinowitz

Sophomore
Jaclyn Switkes

Jaclyn Switkes

Senior