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O'FALLON, Ill. – Saint Louis women's tennis captured a fourth consecutive victory and improved to 6-1 on the season by defeating Eastern Illinois 5-2 Wednesday afternoon at St. Clair Tennis Club.
 
Elizabeth Mintusova and Ksenia Aleshina downed Brittany Steven and Madeline Monroy 6-2 at No. 2 doubles, but Eastern Illinois won at Nos. 1 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
Saint Louis was dominant in singles, however, winning five of the six contests. Mintusova topped Christine Gouws 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1; Fiorella Duran beat Jemma Booth 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3; Aleshina breezed past Monroy 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4; Mya Spencer was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Steven at No. 5; and Sandra Gines defeated Lauren Ellis 6-4, 6-0 at No. 6.
 
"We had to battle back after doubles today," head coach Justin Stuckey said. "EIU played very sound doubles and brought the energy to go along with that.
 
"I thought we responded very well in singles. Ksenia got our first point, which really helped us along. This is the first time we've lost the doubles point this year and had to fight back. I liked how we responded."
 
The Billikens play at Valparaiso Sunday, Feb. 19.