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Box Score 2 WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. – The Illinois College women's tennis team split a pair of matches during its opening weekend of play on Saturday at the Webster Groves Tennis Center.
The Lady Blues dropped a tight 4-3 match to Webster in the opener but rebounded to stop Southwestern Illinois College, 6-1, in the nightcap.
Webster 4 IC 3
In the opener, Webster won the doubles point by sweeping all three matches which would prove to be the difference in the decision as the teams split the singles play. The Lady Blues earned singles victories from
Alyssa Wise at No. 1,
Sophie Muir at No. 2, and
Chloe Plough at No. 6.
Doubles
No. 1 Kylie Chitwood/Journee White (W) d.
Alyssa Wise/
Sophie Muir, 7-5
No. 2 Maddie Mena/Lucy Paro (W) d. Maddi Eastin/
Lily Ingram, 6-3
No. 3 Chloe Daughtry/Bailee Pinedo (W) d.
Sabrina Ingram/Hanah Lueke, 6-1
Doubles Point: Webster
Singles
No. 1 Wise (IC) d. Chitwood, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Muir (IC) d. Mena, 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 Paro (W) d. Eastin, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Pinedo (W) d. L. Ingram, 7-6 (2), 6-2
No. 5 Daughrity (W) d. S. Ingram, 6-3, 7-5
No. 6
Chloe Plough (IC) d. Evie Schutz, 6-3, 6-4
IC 6 SWIC 1
The second dual saw IC take the doubles point with wins from Wise and Muir at No. 1 and Maddie Eastin and Plough at No. 3. IC won five of the six singles matches, as Wise (No. 1),
Lily Ingram (No. 3), Eastin (No. 4),
Hannah Lueke (No. 5) and
Sophi Barrow (No. 6) all earned victories.
Doubles
No. 1
Alyssa Wise/
Sophie Muir (IC) d. Kasey Bragg/Morgan Keefe, 6-2
No. 2 Rylan Gulley/Alyssa Garcia (SWIC) d.
Lily Ingram/
Hannah Lueke, 6-0
No. 3 Maddie Eastin/
Chloe Plough (IC) d. Maggie Lang/Mara Withers, 6-2
Doubles Point: Illinois College
Singles
No. 1 Wise (IC) d. Bragg, 2-6, 7-5, 10-7
No. 2 Keefe (SWIC) d. Muir, 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
No. 3 L. Ingram (IC) d. Gulley, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Eastin (IC) d. Garcia, 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 Lueke (IC) d. Withers, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6
Sophi Barrow (IC) d. Lang, 6-0, 6-0
Up Next
The Lady Blues make their home debut on Wednesday when they entertain Millikin. The first serve is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at the Bellatti Tennis Complex.
