ELMHURST, Ill. - The Carthage College Firebirds women's tennis team swept Elmhurst on its home courts on Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Blue Jays 9-0. The win was Carthage's first since its season-opening battle with North Park University on September 1, and brings the team closer to a .500 record (2-3 on the year). 



 

• Final Score: Carthage 9, Elmhurst 0. 
• Location: Brune Tennis Courts- Elmhurst, Illinois. 
• Records: Carthage 2-3 overall, 2-3 in CCIW; Elmhurst 6-3 overall, 0-3 in CCIW. 

Singles Competition

1. Xingchen Liu (CAR) def. Jolene Neuhalfen (ELM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Giana Apostoli (CAR) def. Julia Kostadinova (ELM) 6-1, 6-2
3. Giovanna Mendes (CAR) def. Isabella Rahman (ELM) 0-6, 6-1, 10-0
4. Luana Da Silva (CAR) def. June Bering (ELM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Sierra Sonnemaker (CAR) def. Brynn Rubacky (ELM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Marie Weis (CAR) def. Silvia Barak (ELM) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles Competition

1. Apostoli/Liu (CAR) def. Kostadinova/Neuhalfen (ELM) 8-2
2. Manojlovic/Mendes (CAR) def. Bering/Rahman (ELM) 8-5
3. Sonnemaker/Weis (CAR) def. Rubacky/Engstrom (ELM) 8-3


Order of Finish: 

Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,5,3,4,2,6)



 

• Women's tennis will take a nine-day break from competitive matches before taking on Millikin in another conference dual match on Friday, October 7 starting at 3 p.m at Smeds Tennis Center.