NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's tennis team finished second in the Redbird Invitational, after falling to champion Bowling Green, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Bloomington Tennis Center.
The Redbirds (5-5) fell 0-1 in the match after dropping the doubles point. Freshman Elana Jankulovska took down Marta Bettinelli 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 5 spot and junior Ivon Mihaleva defeated Laura Silveira at the No. 6 spot for the 'Birds to score the only points of the match for ISU. Unfortunately, the Redbirds weren't able to cut the deficit and Bowling Green took the match 4-2.