FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Illinois Tech women's tennis defeated Marian (Wis.) 7-0 on Saturday afternoon in NACC play. The Scarlet Hawks swept all three doubles matches and all six singles matches.
The Scarlet Hawks are 4-3 overall and 4-1 in NACC play, with two conference matches remaining to secure a top 2 seed in the NACC women's tennis post-season tournament next spring. The Sabres are 0-9 overall and 0-5 in NACC play.
How It Happened
The Scarlet Hawks earned the doubles point by winning all three completed doubles matches.
Martyna Kalinowska and
Annaliese Kielmeyer defeated Monserrat Luquin and Jillian Traver 6-1 at No. 1 doubles,
Maia Lecuona Ramos and
Thea Salcedo beat Hannah Bade and Jennifer Pierga 6-2 at No. 2, and
Angelica Conwell and
Kira Lai won 6-0 over Savannah Clark and Angela Barrass at No. 3.
The Scarlet Hawks carried the 1-0 lead into singles and added straight-set victories throughout the lineup. Kalinowska defeated Luquin 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, Kielmeyer beat Traver 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 and Salcedo won 6-0, 6-0 over Bade at No. 3.
The sweep continued at the bottom three spots.
Paige Geiger defeated Pierga 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles, Conwell beat Clark 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 and Lai won 6-0, 6-1 over Barrass at No. 6 as the Scarlet Hawks finished a 7-0 victory over the Sabres.
Doubles
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Kalinowska/Kielmeyer (Illinois Tech) def. Monserrat Luquin/Jillian Traver (Sabres) 6-1
Lecuona Ramos/Salcedo (Illinois Tech) def. Hannah Bade/Jennifer Pierga (Sabres) 6-2
Conwell/Lai (Illinois Tech) def. Savannah Clark/Angela Barrass (Sabres) 6-0
Singles
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Kalinowska (Illinois Tech) def. Monserrat Luquin (Sabres) 6-2, 6-0
Kielmeyer (Illinois Tech) def. Jillian Traver (Sabres) 6-2, 6-1
Salcedo (Illinois Tech) def. Hannah Bade (Sabres) 6-0, 6-0
Geiger (Illinois Tech) def. Jennifer Pierga (Sabres) 6-0, 6-0
Conwell (Illinois Tech) def. Savannah Clark (Sabres) 6-0, 6-1
Lai (Illinois Tech) def. Angela Barrass (Sabres) 6-0, 6-1
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Martyna Kalinowska
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- Won No. 1 singles against Monserrat Luquin, 6-2, 6-0
- Teamed with Kielmeyer for a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles
Annaliese Kielmeyer
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- Won No. 2 singles against Jillian Traver, 6-2, 6-1
- Teamed with Kalinowska for a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles
Thea Salcedo
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- Won No. 3 singles against Hannah Bade, 6-0, 6-0
- Teamed with Lecuona Ramos for a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles
Angelica Conwell
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- Won No. 5 singles against Savannah Clark, 6-0, 6-1
- Teamed with Lai for a 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles
Kira Lai
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- Won No. 6 singles against Angela Barrass, 6-0, 6-1
- Teamed with Conwell for a 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles
Match Notes:
- The Scarlet Hawks improved to 8-1 lifetime against the Sabres, winning the last four consecutive matches.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to face Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10:30 a.m. in their final NACC road match of the regular season.
