JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois College women's tennis squad spilt a pair of Midwest Conference duals on Saturday at the Bellatti Tennis Complex.
The Lady Blues opened the day with a 4-3 victory over Cornell and closed out the afternoon with a 7-0 loss to MWC champion Grinnell.
IC is now 10-3 overall and 3-2 in conference action.
IC 4 Cornell 3
The Lady Blues dropped all three doubles matches, falling behind 1-0 to start, but then rallied in singles.
IC got victories from
Clara Bach (6-3, 6-3) at No. 2,
Sophie Muir (6-4, 6-1) at No. 4,
Madison Eastin (6-1, WD) at No. 5, and
Morgan Keefe (7-5, 6-0) at No. 6 to seal the victory.
The victory moved the Lady Blues' winning streak to nine straight.
Grinnell 7 IC 0
The Pioneers clinched the MWC regular season title with the victory.
IC's top doubles team of
Alyssa Wise and Bach dropped a 6-4 decision as Grinnell won all three matches.Â
The Pioneers also swept the six singles matches. IC's top performer was Hayes, who dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision at No. 3.
Up Next
The Lady Blues will travel to St. Francis on Thursday. The first serve in Lockport, Ill., will be at Noon.
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