Box Score SPRINGFIELD, IL – The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) took a 5-2 victory against Lindenwood University on Wednesday.
 
"It was a big win for the program," UIS coach Samantha Schall said. "We had to step up and we rose to the challenge."
 
The Prairie Stars (8-2) kicked off the day by sweeping the Lions (1-5) in doubles. Jane Carter/Ana Boza Martin (7-2) topped Tereza Malicharkova/Anna Barbasheva (1-2) in an 8-5 decision in No. 1 doubles, Kena Bere/Kaitlyn Thornhill (6-2) claimed an 8-1 win against Laura Castro Milan/Haya Hamed (1-3) and Maegan Flight/Kate Dumsdorff (4-0) picked up an 8-3 victory against Alexis McCarthy/Savannah Martin (2-7) in No. 3 doubles.
 
Lindenwood scored two points in singles. Barbasheva (4-5) secured a 2-6, 7-6, 7-5 victory against Carter (12-3) in No. 1 singles and Hamed (2-2) put together a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win against Boza Martin (8-8) in No. 2 singles.
 
Flight (11-3) compiled a 7-6, 6-3 victory against Dana Minakova (7-5) in No. 3 singles while Bere (10-5) recorded a 6-0, 6-3 win against Martin (3-7) in No. 4 singles.
 
UIS clinched the match victory prior to the conclusion of No. 5 singles match and the start of the No. 6 singles match. Thornhill held a 6-2 lead against McCarthy in No. 5 singles.
 
UIS squares off with the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) (2-2) on Friday at 1 p.m. in St. Louis, MO at the UMSL Tennis Courts.