LOS ANGELES – The Illinois State women's tennis team fell to No. 13 USC 4-0 on Saturday, May 4, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, ending the 2018-19 season with an impressive 20-7 overall record.
The Redbirds fought a hard battle early on, dropping the doubles point as USC captured wins in No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. All-Conference picks, Jana Kustkova and Laura Fitzgerald battled point for point against USC's Becca Weissmann/Danielle WIllson before their match was halted. Fitzgerald took that fight to the singles court as she took on Danielle Wilson and battled through a tie-breaker before the match was cut short.