JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois College women's tennis team wrapped up the Fall portion of the season by splitting a pair of Midwest Conference duals on Saturday at the Bellatti Tennis Complex.
The Lady Blues dropped the morning match to Lake Forest, 7-0, before bouncing back in the afternoon to top Lawrence, 6-1.
IC is now 12-4 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
LF 7 IC 0
IC took one doubles match as
Campbell Hayes and
Sophie Muir posted a 6-3 win at No. 2; however, Lake Forest was able to capture the remaining two contests and earn the doubles point.
In singles play, the Foresters took all six matches. Â Muir, at No. 4, dropped a hard-fought 6-3, 7-5 contest.Â
IC 6 LU 1
The Lady Blues captured two of the three doubles matches to earn the initial point of the contest. IC got a 6-0 shutout win from Hayes and Muir at No. 2 while
Madison Eastin and
Morgan Keefe were 6-2 winners at No. 3.
IC won five of the six singles matches to secure the victory.
Clara Bach posted a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 2, while Hayes was victorious by scores of 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3. Muir had a dominating 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4 while Eastin posted a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 5. Keefe rounded out the Lady Blue winners with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 6.
Up Next
The Lady Blues will be off until March 8th when they face Anderson in Gulf Shores, Ala.
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