Murray State University Athletics
Sunday, February 12
Kenlake Tennis Center
5 p.m.
Murray State
5
vs
2
Southern Illinois
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Racers Split Home Matches With UCA and SIU
2/12/2017 10:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Murray State Racers came away with a split of a pair of matches Sunday at KenLake Tennis Center, in Aurora, Kentucky.
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After losing 4-2 to the Central Arkansas Bears in a morning match, they bounced back in the afternoon and beat the Southern Illinois Salukis 5-2.
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The Racers improved to 2-3, while SIU fell to 0-4.
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The match came down to the third set between Racers' newcomer Anja Loncarevic and SIU's Xiwea Cai. The Murray State freshman prevailed in the deciding set and took the match 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
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The Racers also scored singles wins for Claire Chang, Amina Hadzic and Sara Loncarevic.
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MSU started with taking two of three matches in doubles play. MSU's tandems of Sara Bjork & Jeanne Masson won 6-4 and Anja Loncarevic & Amina Hadzic won 7-5.
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The Racers are back in action this weekend with a Sunday match at East Tennessee State (Feb. 19) and Monday (Feb. 20) at Chattanooga.
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Tennis Match Results
Southern Illinois vs Murray St.
Feb 12, 2017 at Aurora, Kentucky
(Kenlake Tennis Complex)
Murray St. 5, Southern Illinois 2
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Singles competition
1. LONCAREVIC, Anja (MUR) def. Cai, Xiwea (SIU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2. CHANG, Claire (MUR) def. Cordero, Ana Sofia (SIU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. HADZIC, Amina (MUR) def. Monaghan, Meagan (SIU) 6-4, 7-5
4. LONCAREVIC, Sara (MUR) def. Klocoka, Tereza (SIU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Chrysanthou, Athena (SIU) def. SCHIBOL, Alina (MUR) 7-6, 6-0
6. Dozortseva, Polina (SIU) def. BJORK, Sara (MUR) 6-3, 6-3
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Doubles competition
1. Cordero, Ana Sofia/Cai, Xiwea (SIU) def. CHANG, Claire/SCHIBOL, Alina (MUR) 6-4
2. BJORK, Sara/MASSON, Jeanne (MUR) def. Monaghan, Meagan/Beirao, Victoria (SIU) 6-4
3. LONCAREVIC, Anja/HADZIC, Amina (MUR) def. Klocoka, Tereza/Dozortseva, Polina (SIU) 7-5
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Match Notes:
Southern Illinois 0-4
Murray St. 2-3
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After losing 4-2 to the Central Arkansas Bears in a morning match, they bounced back in the afternoon and beat the Southern Illinois Salukis 5-2.
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The Racers improved to 2-3, while SIU fell to 0-4.
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The match came down to the third set between Racers' newcomer Anja Loncarevic and SIU's Xiwea Cai. The Murray State freshman prevailed in the deciding set and took the match 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
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The Racers also scored singles wins for Claire Chang, Amina Hadzic and Sara Loncarevic.
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MSU started with taking two of three matches in doubles play. MSU's tandems of Sara Bjork & Jeanne Masson won 6-4 and Anja Loncarevic & Amina Hadzic won 7-5.
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The Racers are back in action this weekend with a Sunday match at East Tennessee State (Feb. 19) and Monday (Feb. 20) at Chattanooga.
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Tennis Match Results
Southern Illinois vs Murray St.
Feb 12, 2017 at Aurora, Kentucky
(Kenlake Tennis Complex)
Murray St. 5, Southern Illinois 2
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Singles competition
1. LONCAREVIC, Anja (MUR) def. Cai, Xiwea (SIU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2. CHANG, Claire (MUR) def. Cordero, Ana Sofia (SIU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. HADZIC, Amina (MUR) def. Monaghan, Meagan (SIU) 6-4, 7-5
4. LONCAREVIC, Sara (MUR) def. Klocoka, Tereza (SIU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Chrysanthou, Athena (SIU) def. SCHIBOL, Alina (MUR) 7-6, 6-0
6. Dozortseva, Polina (SIU) def. BJORK, Sara (MUR) 6-3, 6-3
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Doubles competition
1. Cordero, Ana Sofia/Cai, Xiwea (SIU) def. CHANG, Claire/SCHIBOL, Alina (MUR) 6-4
2. BJORK, Sara/MASSON, Jeanne (MUR) def. Monaghan, Meagan/Beirao, Victoria (SIU) 6-4
3. LONCAREVIC, Anja/HADZIC, Amina (MUR) def. Klocoka, Tereza/Dozortseva, Polina (SIU) 7-5
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Match Notes:
Southern Illinois 0-4
Murray St. 2-3
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