NORMAL, Ill. – Warm temperatures and sunny skies greeted nine teams Friday morning in Normal, as Illinois State hosted the first day of the Redbird Invite at the Gregory Street Courts. ISU got off to great start, winning all four of its doubles matches in the morning before moving onto singles action.
"I really like how we competed today, especially in doubles where we were getting to the net more, which is something we have been working on," ISU head coach Maja Kovacek said. "It was very challenging day a physically, so what I'm looking for next is for us to continue to push ourselves in singles and play better each day the rest of the weekend.