CHICAGO, Ill. - In its final dual match before heading down to Florida for Spring Break, the Carthage Firebirds women's tennis team made quick work of the Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks in Chicago. Carthage swept the match 9-0, losing only one game in all three doubles flights combined. In the six singles matches, the Firebirds only lost 12 total games, winning in dominant fashion. 



 

• Final Score: Carthage 9, Illinois Institute of Technology 0.  
• Location: XS Tennis Center - Chicago, Illinois. 
• Records: Carthage 5-5 (4-4 CCIW), Illinois Institute of Technology 2-7 (0-0 NACC).

Singles Competition 

    1. Xingchen Liu (CAR) def. Natalie Hamill (IIT) 6-1, 6-1
    2. Giana Apostoli (CAR) def. Mouna Chahin (IIT) 6-0, 6-1
    3. Luana da Silva (CAR) def. Ashley Dame (IIT) 6-4, 6-1
    4. Giovanna Mendes (CAR) def. Smrithi Shreedhar (IIT) 6-0, 6-1
    5. Sierra Sonnemaker (CAR) def. Maria Berroci (IIT) 6-1, 6-0
    6. Maddie Kearney (CAR) def. Caitrin Chismarich (IIT) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles Competition

    1. Liu/Apostoli (CAR) def. Hamill/Chahin (IIT) 8-1
    2. Mendes/Manojlovic (CAR) def. Dame/Shreedhar (IIT) 8-0
    3. Weis/Sonnemaker (CAR) def. Ros/Berroci (IIT) 8-0

Order of Finish: 

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



 

• The Firebirds flock down south to the warmth of Florida for their annual Spring Break trip, playing against five opponents over a five-day span. Their first match will be against Coe College on Monday, March 13 at 7 a.m. CT.