Chicago, Ill. - Although they did not walk away with the match victory, the Illinois Tech women's tennis team battled in their season-opening match against non-conference foe Wartburg at the XS Tennis Center. The Knights eventually secured the 5-2 match victory, but not before some spirited effort from the Scarlet Hawks. Illinois Tech starts the season 0-1. The Knights are 1-1.
The match was the first for the Scarlet Hawks under the new NCAA Divsion III scoring rules for the 2024-25 season. Doubles play now counts as one decision, with a single 6-point set. And match victory is based on a 7-point system, with the first team to 4 points(4 match victories) declared the winner.Â
For the Scarlet Hawks, first-year player
Martyna Kalinowska earned her first NCAA singles victory in her first collegiate match as the Scarlet Hawks number one singles player.
Paige Geiger battled back after dropping her first set in the number three singles to win her first singles match of the season.
Doubles Play - Wartburg 1(3) - Illinois Tech 0(0)
Singles Play - Wartburg 4 - Illinois Tech 2
- Kalinowska secured her first collegiate victory with her 6-2, 6-1 win over Wartburg's Natalie Kaiser in the number one singles match
- Geiger had a comeback victory in her number three singles match, dropping the first set 2-6 before winning the next two sets 7-6, 7-6
- Conwell earned seven game victories in her number five singles match
- Dame with four game victories in her number four singles match
- Markiewicz with three game victories in her number two singles match
Up Next
And just like that, non-conference season is over for the Scarlet Hawks, as they travel to Plymouth, Wisconsin next Saturday morning at 10:00am to take on NACC foe Lakeland University.
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