Nebraska Invite (Results)

LINCOLN, Neb. – All eight Fighting Illini women's tennis student-athletes competed at the Nebraska Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska, from Sept. 26-28.

No. 32 Illinois faced competitors from No. 60 Wichita State, No. 65 Iowa State, No. 69 Kansas State, Missouri, and Nebraska.

On the singles courts, Schaefbauer, Isyanov, and Ueno went undefeated in singles play, 3-0. On the doubles courts, Bucher and Xu teamed up to go 4-0 working together across the weekend.

Friday Results

Doubles
McKenna Schaefbauer/Cara Mester (Illinois) def. Brumfield/Artimendi (Missouri), 7-5
Rosie Seccia/Ariel Madatali (Illinois) def. Ackman/Bedard (Missouri), 6-1
Nikolenko/Vimuktananda (Wichita St.) def. Lizzie Isyanov/Risa Ueno (Illinois), 6-4
Tess Bucher/Alice Xu (Illinois) def. San Martin Ramirez/Felix (Iowa St.), 6-2 

Tess Bucher/Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Rustemova/Smolinska (Kansas St.), 6-1
Lizzie Isyanov/Risa Ueno (Illinois) def. A. Renfro/M. Renfro (Kansas St.), 6-1 
Chantava/Kudryavtseva (Wichita St.) def. McKenna Schaefbauer/Cara Mester (Illinois), 6-2 
Rosie Seccia/Ariel Madatali (Illinois) def. Knuettel/Vimuktananda (Wichita St.), 6-1 

Singles
A - McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) def. Theodora Chantava (Wichita St.) 6-1, 6-4
B - Ariel Madatali (Illinois) def. MJ Brumfield (Missouri), 6-2, 6-1
C - Michelle Kleynerman (Missouri) def. Alice Xu (Illinois), 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
D - Alex Ackman (Missouri) def. Tess Bucher (Illinois), 6-2, 6-2
E - Korina Roso (Missouri) def. Cara Mester (Illinois), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
F - Lizzie Isyanov (Illinois) def. Andrea Artimendi (Missouri), 4-6, 6-7, ret.
G - Zoe Lazar (Missouri) def. Rosie Seccia (Illinois), 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 [6-1]
I - Risa Ueno (Illinois) def. Julie Bedard (Missouri) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 [7-1]

Saturday Results

Doubles
Lizzie Isyanov/Risa Ueno (Illinois) def. Lazar/Octa (Missouri), 7-5
McKenna Schaefbauer/Cara Mester (Illinois) def. Pretorius/Kellner (Iowa St.), 6-3
Tess Bucher/Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Raidt/Rizzetto (Nebraska), 7-5
Gagnon/Taranova (Nebraska) def. Rosie Seccia/Ariel Madatali (Illinois), 7-5

Silva/San Martin Ramirez (Iowa St.) def. Lizzie Isyanov/Risa Ueno (Illinois), 6-3
M. Kleynerman/Roso (Missouri) def. Rosie Seccia/Ariel Madatali (Illinois), 6-2
McKenna Schaefbauer/Cara Mester (Illinois) def. Knuettel/Nikolenko (Wichita St.), 6-2
Tess Bucher/Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Aubakirova/Vimuktananda (Wichita St.), 6-4

Singles
A - McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) def. Maria Taranova (Nebraska), 7-6 [7-5], 6-3
B - Conley Raidt (Nebraska) def. Ariel Madatali (Illinois), 7-5, 7-5
C - Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Emma Rizzetto (Nebraska), 6-4, 6-2
D - Tess Bucher (Illinois) def. Catherine Gagnon (Nebraska), 6-2, 6-3
E - Cara Mester (Illinois) def. Natalia Trigosso (Nebraska), 6-3, 6-3
F - Lizzie Isyanov (Illinois) def. Yuzu Miyoshi (Nebraska), 6-1, 6-2
G - Diana Smolinska (Kansas St.) def. Rosie Seccia (Illinois) 6-4, 6-1
I - Risa Ueno (Illinois) def. Sati Aubakirova (Wichita St.), 6-1, 6-3

Sunday Results

Singles
Risa Ueno (ILL) def. Mallory Renfro (KSU), 6-0, 6-0
McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) def. Diana Smolinska (KSU), 7-5, 6-1
Ariel Madatali (ILL) def. Anne Knuettel (WSU), 6-3, 6-4
Rosie Seccia (ILL) def. Gabriela Felix (KSU), 7-5, 6-0
Suzanie Pretorius (ISU) def. Tess Bucher (ILL), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Cara Mester (ILL) def. Valeska San Martin Ramirez (ISU), 6-3, 6-4
Lizzie Isyanov (ILL) def. Tatuana Nikolenko (WSU), 6-1, 6-2