KENOSHA, Wis. – The Carthage College women's tennis team won their first non-conference dual match of the season on Monday at the Smeds Tennis Center, as the Lady Reds defeated the Scarlet Hawks of the Illinois Institute of Technology, 7-2.
The win improves the Lady Reds 2017-18 record to 5-3 on the season following their third straight win, while IIT falls to 6-5 with the loss.
The Lady Reds opened the day with a pair of wins in the doubles competition by
Casey Frommer and
Natalie Favia in number-two doubles [8-0], and
Lauren Woznicki and
Hannah Haeberle in number-three doubles [8-1] to take an early 2-1 lead.
Carthage wrapped the match up with a strong performance in singles, as
Max Mella,
Angelica Emmanouil, Favia, Woznicki and
Maria Salerno claimed the singles two-through-six matches in straight sets.
Carthage 7, IIT 2
Doubles Competition
1. Colbert, Morgan/Halicka, Weronika (IIT) def.
Angelica Emmanouil/
Max Mella (CARTHAGE) 9-8 (3)
2.
Casey Frommer/
Natalie Favia (CARTHAGE) def. Nelson, Sophia/Trang, Allison (IIT) 8-0
3.
Lauren Woznicki/
Hannah Haeberle (CARTHAGE) def. Shah, Shailee/Paulina Kulyavstev (IIT) 8-1
Singles competition
1. Halicka, Weronika (IIT) def.
Casey Frommer (CARTHAGE) 6-0, 7-5
2.
Max Mella (CARTHAGE) def. Colbert, Morgan (IIT) 7-5, 6-4
3.
Angelica Emmanouil (CARTHAGE) def. Nelson, Sophia (IIT) 6-0, 6-1
4.
Natalie Favia (CARTHAGE) def. Trang, Allison (IIT) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Lauren Woznicki (CARTHAGE) def. Shah, Shailee (IIT) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Maria Salerno (CARTHAGE) def. Kulyastev, Paulina (IIT) 6-0, 6-0
Carthage will wrap-up their fall regular season on Saturday, October 14th as the Lady Reds head to North Central College for a match with the Cardinals at noon.
