Blue Demons Go for a Sunday Sweep

CHICAGO – Everything came up a winner for women's tennis on Sunday.

The Blue Demons swept to their second dual victory in as many matches with a 7-0 triumph over an Illinois State team that advanced to the NCAA tournament last year.

The Sunday sweep at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness began with a doubles dominance as the tandems of Lenka Antonijevic/Yuliya Kizelbasheva, Aspasia Avgeri/Alina Kuzmenkova and Hristina Djokic/Marija Jovicic won their matches.

Antonijevic and Kizelbasheva along with Djokic and Jovicic each won their doubles completion 6-3 and Avgeri and Kuzmenkova prevailed 6-4.

Kuzmenkova won at No. 1 singles 6-4, 7-5 and Avgeri toughed out a demanding win at No. 2 singles 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-6. In contrast, Kizelbasheva cruised at No. 3 by a score of 6-1, 6-2. The freshman from Russia has now won six matches in a row.

Jovicic won her first set at No. 4 7-6 (3) and was the awarded the match when her opponent Jelena Karla Vujicic could not continue because of an injury. At No. 5, Antonijevic upended her Redbird opponent 6-1, 6-3 and Djokic followed up at No. 6 with a 6-2, 6-3 result.

DePaul (2-0) and coach Marisa Arce will take on the Big Ten's Michigan State next Sunday at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness.

DePaul 7, Illinois State 0
Singles
1. Kuzmenkova def. Damnjanovic 6-4, 7-5
2. Avgeri def. Bravo 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-6
3. Kizelbasheva def. Fitzgerald 6-1, 6-2
4. Jovicic def. Vujicic 7-6 (3), injury
5. Antonijevic def. Mihaleva 6-1, 6-3
6. Djokic def. Jankulovska 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Antonijevic/Kizelbasheva def. Damnjanovic/ Vujicic 6-3
2. Avgeri/Kuzmenkova def. Fitzgerald/Bravo 6-4
3. Djokic/Jovicic def. Mihaleva/ Jankulovska 6-3

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Players Mentioned

Lenka Antonijevic

Aspasia Avgeri

Hristina Djokic

Marija Jovicic

Yuliya Kizelbasheva

Alina Kuzmenkova