Chicago, Ill. — On Senior Night Saturday night at the XS Tennis Center for Illinois Tech women's tennis, the Scarlet Hawks faced a final NACC regular season battle against St. Norbert, with the #2 seed in the spring conference post-season tournament on the line. In the end, the Green Knights 3-0 sweep in doubles play gave St. Norbert the edge they needed, holding off an Illinois Tech rally in singles play for a 4-3 victory. Illinois Tech earned its points at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 singles.
Illinois Tech drops to 5-4 overall and finished 5-2 in NACC regular season play. The finish in 3rd place in the conference standings, and will face the #2 seed Green Knights next spring in De Pere, Wisconsin, on May 5th. St. Norbert improved to 6-2 overall, and finished 6-1 in the NACC.
After the match, the Scarlet Hawks celebrated the team's class of 2027,
Paige Geiger and
Angelica Conwell.
How It Happened
The Green Knights earned the doubles point with wins at all three positions. Allison Unverzagt and Jordan Domnick defeated
Martyna Kalinowska and
Annaliese Kielmeyer 6-1 at No. 1 doubles, Irene Multhauf and Anna Vechart beat
Maia Lecuona Ramos and
Thea Salcedo 6-2 at No. 2, and Molly Merrill and Madeline Diefenthaler defeated
Paige Geiger and
Angelica Conwell 6-4 at No. 3.
Illinois Tech entered singles down 1-0 and took three courts. Kalinowska defeated Jordan Domnick 6-7(3), 6-2, 1-0 (10-5) at No. 1 singles, Kielmeyer beat Allison Unverzagt 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2, and Salcedo defeated Irene Multhauf 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4.
The Green Knights added three singles points to their doubles point to finish the dual. Anna Vechart defeated Lecuona Ramos 7-5, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, Madeline Diefenthaler beat Geiger 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5, and Molly Merrill defeated Conwell 7-5, 6-3, leaving Illinois Tech with a 4-3 loss.
Doubles
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Allison Unverzagt/Jordan Domnick (SNC) def. Kalinowska/Kielmeyer (IITWT) 6-1
Irene Multhauf/Anna Vechart (SNC) def. Lecuona Ramos/Salcedo (IITWT) 6-2
Molly Merrill/Madeline Diefenthaler (SNC) def. Geiger/Conwell (IITWT) 6-4
Singles
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Kalinowska (IITWT) def. Jordan Domnick (SNC) 6-7(3), 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)
Kielmeyer (IITWT) def. Allison Unverzagt (SNC) 6-3, 7-5
Anna Vechart (SNC) def. Lecuona Ramos (IITWT) 7-5, 6-1
Salcedo (IITWT) def. Irene Multhauf (SNC) 6-0, 6-0
Madeline Diefenthaler (SNC) def. Geiger (IITWT) 6-3, 6-0
Molly Merrill (SNC) def. Conwell (IITWT) 7-5, 6-3
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Martyna Kalinowska
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- Won at No. 1 singles
- Defeated Jordan Domnick 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)
Thea Salcedo
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- Won at No. 4 singles
- Defeated Irene Multhauf 6-0, 6-0
Annaliese Kielmeyer
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- Won at No. 2 singles
- Defeated Allison Unverzagt 6-3, 7-5
Match Notes
- Illinois Tech falls to 3-3 lifetime against the Green Knights.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks will be idle until late winter, when they begin their spring competition on February 28th when they host Albion College at XS Tennis Center.
