The University of Illinois Springfield women's tennis starts a difficult road trip this week. The Prairie Stars travel to Indianapolis, the number one team in NCAA Division II, on Friday. That is followed by a Saturday contest at Lewis.
 
UIS takes a 7-1 overall record into play this week. The Prairie Stars started GLVC action last week with a 5-2 win over McKendree. That included wins in all six matches that were competed on the court.
 
UIS has won four straight matches. In that span, it has won 15 of 16 singles matches that were not defaults, and captured seven of eight doubles contests.
 
Neha Mokhasi is the hottest player for UIS with eight straight singles victories. She will hit double-figure wins on the season with a singles victory this week. In doubles, the team of Franca Bucco and Carol Quevedo is 8-0 together this year.

Each individual GLVC school will determine their own attendance policy for tennis. Please check the policies of the home teams if interested in attending a contest. (UIndy | Lewis)
 
UIS vs. Indianapolis
Date/Time/Location: Friday, April 9, 2:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. central) – Indianapolis, Ind.
All-Time Series (NCAA era): UIndy leads 7-0
 
Indianapolis is the top team in the nation after collecting an 11-0 overall record this season. Eight of those wins have come against nationally-ranked teams. Last week, the Greyhounds started GLVC play with a 7-0 shutout over Lewis.
 
Nikol Alekseeva and Anna Novikova are both 9-0 on the season at the top two singles positions. The pair is also 9-0 at No. 1 doubles.
 
Indianapolis is 7-0 all-time against UIS, including a 4-0 victory the last time they met, which was in the 2019 GLVC Tournament.

UIS vs. Lewis
Date/Time/Location: Saturday, April 10, 11:00 a.m. – Romeoville, Ill.
All-Time Series (NCAA era): Lewis leads 6-1
 
Lewis is currently 5-3 on the season, and 0-1 in GLVC action. The team had a two-game winning streak snapped in its 7-0 loss to Indianapolis last time out.
 
Rita Pedroso and Jovana Vujanic are both 5-2 this season in singles play. The top doubles team is Pedroso and Casey Smith who are 5-2 as well.
 
Lewis won the last meeting against UIS in 2019 by a narrow 4-3 score. The teams split the singles matches, and the Flyers won the doubles point with victories at the top two positions.
 
Up Next
UIS has its final home match on Saturday, April 17, with a GLVC contest against Southern Indiana.