Women's Tennis

Great matches mark end of Illinois women's tennis season

Some may have thought Illinois women's tennis head coach Michelle Dasso made too many vague promises on Friday.

She promised fans that they would see some good college tennis over the weekend, that her No. 34 team expected to upset No. 19 Vanderbilt on Saturday and that she has a group of fighters.

5/10/2009 - 8:17 PM    Post your comment
Illinois women's tennis season ends with close loss to Fresno State

It was another thriller for the No. 34 Illini women’s tennis team, but this time the Illini fell just short, 4-3, against No. 16 Fresno State on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Regionals in Champaign.

5/10/2009 - 5:36 PM    Post your comment
Women's tennis upsets Vanderbilt in first-round thriller

It was a breathtaking 4-3 win over No. 19 Vanderbilt for the No. 34 Illini women’s tennis team Saturday.

Both teams battled through a wind-biting afternoon as the fate of the NCAA first-round match came down to the No. 6 singles spot.

5/9/2009 - 7:41 PM    Post your comment
Illini women's tennis falls short to Wolverines in Big Ten semifinals

Two Illini freshmen couldn't produce the victories Illinois needed to pull an upset against No. 18 Michigan, as a late comeback gave the Wolverines a 4-3 win Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis., in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

4/27/2009 - 1:00 AM    Post your comment
Women's tennis falls to Michigan in Big Ten Tournament

Although up 3-1, the Illinois women’s tennis team couldn’t hold off Michigan as it dropped a 4-3 loss Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wisc., in the Big Ten Tournament.

4/26/2009 - 12:35 AM    Post your comment
Women's tennis defeats Purdue in Big Ten Tournament

The Illini will have a rematch with Michigan on Saturday.

4/24/2009 - 8:55 PM    Post your comment
Illinois women's tennis falls to Michigan and drops to No. 3

The No. 33 Illinois women's tennis team couldn't pull an upset against No. 18 Michigan on Sunday afternoon. The 6-1 loss dropped the Illini to third place in Big Ten standings, while the Wolverines clinched the No. 2 spot behind Northwestern.

4/20/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
Illini women’s tennis sweeps Spartans

Illinois’ 7-0 sweep over Michigan State and Michigan’s 5-2 win against Indiana on Saturday afternoon set up a final showdown for second place in the Big Ten standings Sunday at the Atkins Tennis Center.

4/18/2009 - 6:08 PM    Post your comment
Illini women's tennis wraps up home schedule

The Illini women's tennis team will cap off the home portion of their schedule this weekend.

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4/16/2009 - 5:00 PM    Post your comment
Weekend sweep puts Illini women's tennis in second-place tie in the Big Ten

It's only fitting that a weekend sweep for the No. 36 Illinois women's tennis team would set up a showdown with No. 20 Michigan next weekend for second place in the Big Ten.

4/13/2009 - 12:00 AM    Post your comment
Illinois women's tennis downs Buckeyes

After going down early by losing the doubles point, the No. 36 Illini women’s tennis team fought back to defeat No. 43 Ohio State, 5-2, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.

4/10/2009 - 9:39 PM    Post your comment
Illini women's tennis makes final Big Ten road stops

Locked in a race for second place in the Big Ten standings, the No. 36 Illinois women's tennis team must overcome a pair of conference foes this weekend.

4/10/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
Women's tennis faces Notre Dame, come up short

Even after a 6-1 loss against top-ranked Notre Dame on Tuesday, the Illini women's tennis team left the locker room with its head up.

4/8/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
Illini women's tennis takes two

Two wins last weekend brought some momentum to the No. 40 Illinois women's tennis team, in the form of a 7-0 sweep against No. 65 Minnesota on Saturday and 5-2 win over No. 69 Iowa on Sunday. The wins boosted Illinois to 14-4 and 5-1 in Big Ten play.

4/6/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
No. 40 Illini women's tennis returns home for first time in a month

The Illinois women's tennis team couldn't be happier to be back from the Aloha State.

4/3/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
Contrasting personalities help Fudge, Lambropoulos in doubles play

Megan Fudge and Marisa Lambropoulos may seem at first to be quite an odd doubles pairing, but that's what makes them so good.

4/1/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
No. 33 Illini women's tennis bounces back against Hawaii

After traveling for almost all of March, the Illini women's tennis team ended its road trip with a pair of matches in Hawaii. Illinois, ranked No. 33, traveled to Manoa, Hawaii, to play a pair of outdoor nonconference matches in windy conditions. The Illini lost a heartbreaker against No. 36 Washington, 4-3, on Friday but rebounded the next day with a win against the Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine, 5-2.

3/30/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
Women's tennis falls to Washington

The No. 32 Illini women's tennis team fell short against No. 36 Washington, 4-3, in Manoa, Hawaii, on Friday. Although the duo of junior Megan Fudge and sophomore Marisa Lambropoulos easily notched a win, 8-1, at the No. 2 doubles, the Illini couldn't grab the doubles point, as they lost at the No. 1 and 3 spots.

3/20/2009 - 12:00 AM    Post your comment
Women's tennis splits with No. 1 Northwestern and No. 72 Wisconsin

After a 6-1 loss against a tough Northwestern team, the No. 33 Illinois women's tennis team turned the tables with a 6-1 win against No. 72 Wisconsin. Despite the big loss to the No. 1 Wildcats, the Illini are the only Big Ten team Northwestern (13-1, 4-0 Big Ten) has not swept so far this conference season. Of its four conference matches, Northwestern has won 7-0 against Wisconsin, Michigan State and Indiana.

3/16/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
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