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Doubles go undefeated on first day of MVC Championship

Day One Results/Draws

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – All three doubles teams picked up victories as the University of Evansville women's tennis squad completed the first day of the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships on Saturday at Wesselman Park.

Top doubles featured Diana Tkachenko and Nicoli Pereira defeating Drake's Joely Lomas and Summer Brills by a final of 8-6. They advance to take on Veronika Golanova and Marcia Tere-Apisah of Illinois State on Sunday. At #2 doubles, the duo of Chieko Yamada and Theodora Soldatou defeated Bradley's Aimee Manfredo and Ariel Dechter, 8-7 (6). They square off against Drake in the first doubles match of the day.