The Chicago State's women's tennis team completed the second day of the Spartan Invitational Saturday afternoon in East Lansing, Michigan at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. Senior
Kristina Pukhaeva picked up a pair of victories today, earning a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory over Ella Franz from Cleveland State, and teamed with
Sofiya Sedovich for a 6-1 doubles win over Franz and Filippa Frogner from Cleveland State.
Katarina Dukic picked up her second singles win in as many days, beating Giulia Turconi from Marquette, 6-3, 6-1.
"We took a few steps forward in doubles execution today," head coach
Jack Barton said. "We still have to work on some things but our women are embracing the idea of change, even if it's uncomfortable at the moment. Singles is also promising. Katarina (Dukic) has really impressed me this weekend with her play. Tomorrow is another opportunity to get better and I think our student-athletes are determined to end on a high note."
Listed below are Saturday's Chicago State results at the Spartan Invitational. The event concludes Sunday with doubles and singles competitions.
2022 Spartan Invitational
Hosted by Michigan State University
September 30-October 2
Chicago State Results
Saturday's Results
Doubles
Singles
Hopman, Marquette defeated
Amina Taibi, Chicago State, 6-1, 6-3
Melnizki, Oakland, defeated
Ethel Li, Chicago State, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Montreuil, Oakland, defeated
Danina Hughes, Chicago State, 6-2, 6-2
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title, also making an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach
Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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