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Kansas City Splits Weekend in Illinois
2/25/2024 3:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Roos swept past Eastern Illinois before dropping a close match at Bradley
PEKIN, Ill. - Kansas City Women's Tennis (2-6) got back into the win column against Eastern Illinois but could not pull out a tightly contested match against Bradley, going 1-1 in Illinois this weekend. The Roos had little trouble taking care of the Panthers on Saturday morning, earning a 7-0 win behind a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles from Catherine Chrobak. Today, Kansas City earned three points from the lower part of the lineup, but could not move past Bradley, falling, 4-3. Maria Bylina was took two singles victories on the weekend, moving her to 5-2 in the spring season including wins in each of the past three matches.
DOUBLES RESULTS VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS
1. Joana Miralles Cardona/Maria Bylina (KC) def. Michelle Kostadinova/Charleigh Fay (EIU), 6-4
2. Laura Munoz-Baroja/Anastassiya Timofeyeva (KC) def. Aleyla Wooten/Luisa Ren-Salazar (EIU), 6-2
3. Amal Gati/Tuana Tinaztepe (KC) wins via withdraw
SINGLES RESULTS VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS
1. Catherine Chrobak (KC) def. Michelle Kostadinova (EIU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Laura Munoz-Baroja (KC) def. Charleigh Fay (EIU), 7-5, 6-2
3. Anastassiya Timofeyeva (KC) def. Luisa Ren-Salazar (EIU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Maria Bylina (KC) def. Em Pilipovic-Kljajic (EIU), 6-0, 6-0
5. Amal Gati wins via withdraw
6. Tuana Tinaztepe wins via withdraw
DOUBLES RESULTS VS. BRADLEY
1. Andra Sirbu/Kirstin Hailey (BU) def. Maria Bylina/Joana Cardona (KCR) 6-1
2. Maria Bezmenova/Mariia Pukhina (BU) def. Ana Timofeyeva/Laura Munoz-Baroja (KCR) 6-4
3. Amal Gati/Tuana Tinaztepe (KCR) def. Alexandra Hildreth/Anna Belogliadova (BU) 6-3
SINGLES RESULTS VS. BRADLEY
1. Maria Bezmenova (BU) def. Joana Cardona (KCR) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 7-5
2. Catherine Chrobak (KCR) def. Anna Belogliadova (BU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Laura Munoz-Baroja (KCR) def. Kirstin Hailey (BU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Andra Sirbu (BU) def. Ana Timofeyeva (KCR) 6-3, 6-4
5. Maria Bylina (KCR) def. Mariia Pukhina (BU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Amal Gati (KCR) def. Alexandra Hildreth (BU) 6-2, 7-5
UP NEXT
Kansas City opens up league play on the road next week, taking on North Dakota on Sunday at 10:15 a.m.
DOUBLES RESULTS VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS
1. Joana Miralles Cardona/Maria Bylina (KC) def. Michelle Kostadinova/Charleigh Fay (EIU), 6-4
2. Laura Munoz-Baroja/Anastassiya Timofeyeva (KC) def. Aleyla Wooten/Luisa Ren-Salazar (EIU), 6-2
3. Amal Gati/Tuana Tinaztepe (KC) wins via withdraw
SINGLES RESULTS VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS
1. Catherine Chrobak (KC) def. Michelle Kostadinova (EIU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Laura Munoz-Baroja (KC) def. Charleigh Fay (EIU), 7-5, 6-2
3. Anastassiya Timofeyeva (KC) def. Luisa Ren-Salazar (EIU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Maria Bylina (KC) def. Em Pilipovic-Kljajic (EIU), 6-0, 6-0
5. Amal Gati wins via withdraw
6. Tuana Tinaztepe wins via withdraw
DOUBLES RESULTS VS. BRADLEY
1. Andra Sirbu/Kirstin Hailey (BU) def. Maria Bylina/Joana Cardona (KCR) 6-1
2. Maria Bezmenova/Mariia Pukhina (BU) def. Ana Timofeyeva/Laura Munoz-Baroja (KCR) 6-4
3. Amal Gati/Tuana Tinaztepe (KCR) def. Alexandra Hildreth/Anna Belogliadova (BU) 6-3
SINGLES RESULTS VS. BRADLEY
1. Maria Bezmenova (BU) def. Joana Cardona (KCR) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 7-5
2. Catherine Chrobak (KCR) def. Anna Belogliadova (BU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Laura Munoz-Baroja (KCR) def. Kirstin Hailey (BU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Andra Sirbu (BU) def. Ana Timofeyeva (KCR) 6-3, 6-4
5. Maria Bylina (KCR) def. Mariia Pukhina (BU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Amal Gati (KCR) def. Alexandra Hildreth (BU) 6-2, 7-5
UP NEXT
Kansas City opens up league play on the road next week, taking on North Dakota on Sunday at 10:15 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
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